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(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-150X-1a, P. Gaffney, Chicago IL

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

Description

As one listing transcribes it, the merchant die of Fuld IL-150X-1a reads "P. Gaffney Grocer & Tea Dealer 150 North Halstead Street, Chicago", and the other side is a business card style die. The card is a copper piece (letter a) of die pair 1, with the plain edge PCGS records, and its title and NGC bracket it 1861-65. In Fuld's code, 150 is the town number for Chicago, a figure that happens to match Gaffney's street number, and X is the merchant letter.

Cross References

Fuld 150X-1a

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