(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-740A-1a, Glazier's Pharmacy MI

Coin Details

Description

This Civil War token was issued by Glazier's Pharmacy in Michigan. Michigan was a significant industrial state during the Civil War, with Detroit emerging as a major manufacturing center and merchants across the state producing tokens. With 2 known varieties, Glazier's Pharmacy produced a modest number of token types. Struck in copper, this die combination (Fuld 740A-1a) is common. Token production was a specialized trade — die sinkers maintained catalogs of stock dies that merchants could pair with custom obverses. Store cards circulated as emergency currency after wartime hoarding removed federal coins from commercial channels. Collectors classify Civil War tokens by the Fuld numbering system, which catalogs each unique die combination with rarity ratings from R-1 (over 5,000 known) to R-10 (unique).

Rarity Notes

Copper strikings are generally the most common metal variant for Civil War store cards, as copper was the standard planchet material mimicking the federal cent. With 2 cataloged varieties, Glazier's Pharmacy was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 740A-1a