(1861) Copper Civil War Store Card F-610A-2Aa, Isaac Beers. MI

Coin Details

Auction Record

$192 AU Details 09-21-2022 Stack's Bowers

Description

Isaac Beers. of Marshall issued this token as emergency currency during the Civil War coin shortage. Michigan's merchants across numerous cities actively produced tokens to combat the small change shortage affecting Northern commerce. With 2 known varieties, Isaac Beers. produced a modest number of token types. The copper composition of this variety (Fuld 610A-2Aa) is common for this merchant. Professional die sinkers like John Stanton, Benjamin True, and William Bridgens supplied dies to merchants across the Northern states. The Civil War small change crisis generated the largest private coinage movement in American history, with merchants and die sinkers producing tokens for circulation. The Fuld catalog documents thousands of distinct die combinations for Civil War store cards, making this one of the most complex series in American numismatics.

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, Isaac Beers. was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 610A-2Aa