1835 Token W-OH-040-40a Copper Furman B. Stage

Coin Details

Auction Record

$1,560 AU50BN 08-20-2019 Stack's Bowers

Description

This 1835 copper token, cataloged as W-OH-040-40a, was issued by Furman B. Stage for use in Ohio, indicating the merchant operated in multiple states or had business connections extending from New York to Ohio. The W-OH catalog prefix identifies this within the Ohio section of the Rulau-Fuld merchant token reference. Ohio in 1835 was a rapidly growing state benefiting from canal construction and westward migration, with commercial centers like Cincinnati and Cleveland emerging as important regional hubs. The existence of tokens for both New York and Ohio under the Furman B. Stage name indicates either a merchant with establishments in both states or a traveling tradesman who distributed tokens across a wide territory. This dual-state presence is unusual for merchant tokens of the 1830s and adds historical interest to the piece.

Rarity Notes

Copper, W-OH-040-40a. Ohio variant of Furman B. Stage tokens. Cross-state merchant token is unusual.

Cross References

PCGS #776640; W-OH-040-40a; Furman B. Stage, Ohio, Copper