(1860-65) Copper Civil War Patriotic Token F-113/114Aa, George Washington

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Description

Civil War patriotic token combining Fuld obverse die 113, a bust of George Washington, invoking the founding ideals of the republic to frame the Union cause as a continuation of the American Revolution, with reverse die 114A bearing a portrait of George Washington. Washington obverse dies connected the Union cause to the nation's founding principles. The first president's portrait on Civil War tokens reminded Northerners that the republic Washington helped create was worth fighting to preserve. Struck in copper, the most practical metal for tokens intended to fill the gap left by hoarded federal cents. Bearing the date 1860-65. The token era ended in 1864, when Congress authorized a bronze cent and two-cent piece and outlawed private tokens.

Rarity Notes

Fuld 113/114Aa. Die pairing: obverse 113, reverse 114A. The Fuld rarity scale runs from R-1 (over 5,000 known) to R-10 (believed unique).

Cross References

Fuld 113/114Aa