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(1861) Copper-Nickel Civil War Store Card F-360A-1do, W. Bell's, Erie PA

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-Nickel
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$528
Sold
Grade
AU55
Auction house
Stack's Bowers

Description

Fuld PA-360A-1do is W. Bell's card from Erie, Pennsylvania, dated 1861. The code reads PA, town 360 for Erie, merchant A, die pair 1, the letter d (copper-nickel) and a final o for an overstrike: PCGS records it struck over an 1859 cent, and a dealer describes the host as an 1859 copper-nickel cent with its reverse planed down. The legend, per that dealer, is W. Bell For Bargain Dry Goods, Erie. PCGS notes a plain edge.

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