(1863) Copper Civil War Store Card F-6a, Full Brockage

Coin Details

Auction Record

$1,136 MS64BN 05-25-2021 eBay

Description

Civil War token cataloged as Fuld 6a, featuring obverse die 6 — a French-style Liberty head facing left surrounded by thirteen stars — with a brockage (mirror-image error). The French Liberty obverse belongs to the largest die family in the Civil War token series. The classical design echoed contemporary French coins and medals. The absence of merchant information on this die combination places it in the Fuld catalog's Location Unknown section, among tokens produced as patriotic cent substitutes rather than as advertising pieces. Produced in copper, the dominant metal of Civil War token production. Copper tokens survive in greater numbers than any other composition, reflecting their enormous production volumes. Dated 1863, the peak year of Civil War token production when the coin shortage was most acute.

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, Full Brockage was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 6a