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(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-175A-2a, Congdon Brothers, Chelsea MI

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

Description

Fuld MI-175A-2a, die pair 2 of Congdon Brothers, Chelsea, Michigan, is copper (a) and bracketed 1861-65 by NGC; PCGS records a plain edge. Fuld numbers Chelsea 175, with A for Congdon. A dealer's description reads "Congdon Brothers Dry Goods, Groceries & Hardware Chelsea Mich." and also the line "A. Gleason Hillsdale", naming a second Michigan town on the card. Chelsea lies in Washtenaw County, west of Ann Arbor.

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Fuld 175a-2a

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