(1861-65) Brass Civil War Sutler Token S-1-10B, J.J. Benson
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $384
- Sold
- Grade
- AU50
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
Civil War sutler token issued by J.J. Benson, sutler to the 1st Mounted Rifles, New York. Struck in brass, this 10-cent token circulated as private camp currency redeemable for merchandise from the sutler. Sutler to the 1st Mounted Rifles. Issued tokens in multiple denominations. The Mounted Rifles served primarily in the Eastern Theater of operations. Operated as mobile infantry capable of fighting mounted or dismounted. Sutlers held official military licenses to operate as the designated civilian merchants within specific regiments, selling everything from tobacco to writing paper. An 1866 act of Congress abolished the office of sutler; licensed post traders took over their trade.
Rarity Notes
Schenkman S-1-10B. The CWTS estimates 4,000 to 6,000 sutler tokens survive of all varieties.
Cross References
Schenkman S-1-10B
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