(1863) Civil War Store Card F-630V-7a, C. Doscher

Coin Details

Auction Record

$204 MS64BN 11-18-2019 Stack's Bowers

Description

Civil War token cataloged as Fuld 630V-7a, featuring the merchant C. Doscher. The Fuld catalog's Location Unknown section encompasses die combinations that bear no identifiable merchant attribution. These tokens circulated on the strength of their patriotic designs alone. Dated 1863, the peak year of Civil War token production when the coin shortage was most acute. Civil War tokens circulated freely throughout the Northern states from mid-1862 through 1864. Merchants accepted them alongside genuine federal cents, and many show heavy wear from commerce. Collectors classify Civil War tokens by the Fuld numbering system, which catalogs each unique die combination. Some token dies were used so extensively that late strikes show significant die wear, providing collectors with a chronological sequence of the production run from fresh to deteriorated states. Rarity ratings range 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 1 cataloged varieties, C. Doscher was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 630V-7a