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(1863) Copper Civil War Store Card F-35A-2a, E.W. Atwood, Bridgeport CT

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
$144
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Grade
MS65BN
Auction house
Stack's Bowers

Description

E.W. Atwood's second die pair at Bridgeport, Connecticut gives Fuld CT-35A-2a, a copper card bearing 1863; PCGS lists a plain edge. Bridgeport is number 35 in the Fuld town list; Atwood holds merchant letter A; the final letter a means copper. As one dealer records it, this pair reads simply E. W. Atwood, Books, with Bridgeport. Brass pieces from die pair 2 are listed as 2b.

Cross References

Fuld 35A-2A

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