(1863) Token F-106/432a GW-655 No Compromise With Traitors Patriotic

Coin Details

Description

This Civil War patriotic token cataloged as Fuld-106/432a and GW-655 bears the defiant inscription "No Compromise With Traitors," produced circa 1863. Civil War patriotic tokens were privately produced copper pieces that circulated as emergency currency when federal coins were hoarded during the war. The Fuld catalog system (F-106/432a) identifies the obverse die (106, featuring Washington) and reverse die (432a, with the "No Compromise" slogan). These tokens served dual purposes as circulating currency substitutes and political propaganda, expressing the hard-war sentiment that demanded unconditional defeat of the Confederacy rather than any negotiated settlement. Washington's portrait on the obverse lent the weight of founding-era authority to this uncompromising position. Millions of Civil War tokens were produced between 1861 and 1864, when Congress banned private coinage. The GW-655 designation in the Washington catalog connects this piece to the broader tradition of Washingtoniana while the Fuld number anchors it within Civil War token collecting.

Rarity Notes

Fuld-106/432a, GW-655. Civil War patriotic token. Moderate availability — patriotic tokens were produced in large quantities.

Cross References

PCGS #785172; Fuld-106/432a; GW-655; No Compromise With Traitors