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(1863) Copper Civil War Store Card F-890A-11a, Bassett's, Wheeling WV

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

Description

Fuld WV-890A-11a is an 1863 copper card from Bassett's die pair 11 at Wheeling, West Virginia; PCGS describes the edge as plain. Break the number down and WV gives the state, 890 the town of Wheeling, A the merchant; a is copper, the metal of this striking. Going by one dealer's note on die pair 3, the Bassett's die there faces a Mercury head.

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Fuld 890A-11a

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