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(1863) Copper-Nickel Civil War Store Card F-640A-5d, J. Butcher's, Newport KY

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-Nickel
Weight
4.2g
Diameter
19mm

Description

PCGS dates Fuld KY-640A-5d 1863, names J. Butcher's on its label and records a reeded edge. The card is copper-nickel (d), die pair 5 of merchant A in Newport, Kentucky, Fuld's town 640. As a dealer transcribes die pair 3, the store's die advertises dry goods at Newport, with the same 1863 date. Butcher's 1864 cards come from die pair 4, in copper and copper-nickel.

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Fuld 640A-5d

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