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(1863) Brass Civil War Store Card F-115E-2b, Jos. H. Merriam, Boston MA

Strike Type
1863 Store Cards coin

Coin Details

Year
1863
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
Bronze
Weight
4.5g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$552
Sold
Grade
MS65
Auction house
Stack's Bowers

Description

Fuld MA-115E-2b is brass, coded b, from die pair 2 of Jos. H. Merriam, Boston, Massachusetts; PCGS lists a plain edge and the date is 1863. Decoding the remainder: MA is the state and 115 the Boston town number, with E as Merriam's merchant letter. On the copper card from these dies a dealer records a "Not One Cent" side naming Merriam and Boston with the year, opposite his trade side for medals, dies and lettering, which bears the words "Established 1850".

Rarity Notes

With 6 cataloged varieties, Jos.

Cross References

Fuld 115E-2b

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