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(1861-65) Civil War Store Card F-220-M-1a, Fond du Lac; Wright/Wright WI

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Coin Details

Year
1861
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
Bronze
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm

Description

Civil War-era store card from Fond du Lac; Wright/Wright of Wisconsin. Wisconsin was a growing frontier state with Milwaukee as its largest commercial center, and its merchants issued tokens as practical solutions to the coin shortage. Professional die sinkers like John Stanton, Benjamin True, and William Bridgens supplied dies to merchants across the Northern states. Congress banned private tokens in 1864. The Fuld catalog lists over 10,000 die and metal varieties of Civil War store cards.

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Fuld 220-M

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