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(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-630A-2a, H.D. Higgins, Mishawaka IN

Strike Type
1861 Store Cards coin

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
Copper
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$432
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Grade
MS63BN
Auction house
Stack's Bowers

Description

H.D. Higgins of Mishawaka, Indiana used die pair 2 for this copper card, Fuld IN-630A-2a, which NGC brackets 1861-65. Mishawaka is town 630 and A is Higgins's letter; the closing a means copper. A dealer's description of the pair gives the merchant die as optician and manufacturer of barometers, Mishawaka, Indiana, with reverse die 1327 showing a monocle and eyeglasses.

Cross References

Fuld 630A-2a

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