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(1863) Copper Civil War Store Card F-115D-2a, Merriam & Co., 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
Copper
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$11,400
Sold
Grade
MS63BN
Auction house
Stack's Bowers

Description

Fuld MA-115D-2a is die pair 2 of Merriam & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, a copper (a) card of 1863 whose edge PCGS calls plain. Boston is town 115 in the Fuld listing and D is the merchant letter. Writing up the brass card from these dies (2b), a dealer calls one side a pictorial salamander press, adding that the creature may be a toad, and pairs it with the dog die reading "Good For A Scent" and 1863.

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Fuld 115D-2a

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