(1844) Brass Civil War Patriotic Token F-481/486b, Hope/V.T. Militia

Coin Details

Description

Civil War patriotic token combining Fuld obverse die 481, an allegorical figure of Hope depicted as a woman with an anchor, a neoclassical motif on English-made dies dated 1844 but used during the Civil War era, with reverse die 486 bearing a Vermont Militia inscription. The English-made Hope dies stand apart from domestically produced patriotic tokens in both artistic style and subject matter. Their allegorical imagery — figures representing Hope, Fortune, and other classical virtues — reflects the British tradition of finely engraved token dies. Produced in brass, giving this token a distinctive golden appearance. Produced in 1844. The token era ended in 1864, when Congress authorized a bronze cent and two-cent piece and outlawed private tokens.

Rarity Notes

Fuld 481/486b. Die pairing: obverse 481, reverse 486. The Fuld rarity scale runs from R-1 (over 5,000 known) to R-10 (believed unique).

Cross References

Fuld 481/486b