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(1850) Copper Civil War Store Card F-630BZ-5ao, Peter Warmkessel, New York NY

Strike Type
1850 Store Cards coin

Coin Details

Year
1850
Denomination
Store Cards
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Civil War Store Cards
Designer
Various private die sinkers including John Stanton, William Bridgens, and others
Composition
Copper
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$120
Sold
Grade
MS63BN
Auction house
Stack's Bowers

Description

Fuld NY-630BZ-5ao is a copper (a) Peter Warmkessel card from die pair 5, struck over another Civil War token according to PCGS, which also records a plain edge; the o marks the overstrike. The 1850 date is the Established A.D. 1850 line of the merchant die, as a dealer reads die pair 5, and NGC brackets the card 1861-65. New York is coded 630, and BZ names which merchant issued the card.

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Fuld 630BZ-5ao

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