(1863) Copper Civil War Store Card F-890A-8a, Bassett's, Wheeling WV
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Bassett's die pair 8 at Wheeling, West Virginia, gives this 1863 copper card, Fuld WV-890A-8a. Decoding runs state (WV), town 890 for Wheeling, merchant letter A, die pair 8 and letter a for copper. In a dealer's catalog entry, the obverse names Bassett's Cheap Dry Goods at 35 Main St., Wheeling, with 1863, and the reverse shows an eagle, a different device from the Mercury head a dealer notes on die pair 3.
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Fuld 890A-8a
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Other Strike Types in This Series
(1861-65) Brass Civil War Store Card F-890D-2b, R.C. Graves, Wheeling WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-100A-5a, Lorena Furnace WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-100B-1a, Snow Hill WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-100a-3a, Lorena Furnace WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-890B-4a, John Eckhart, Wheeling WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-890B-5a, John Eckhart, Wheeling WV
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