(1863) Zinc Civil War Store Card F-1860B-1a, (mpl) -Plated Blowney & Johnson IN

Coin Details

Description

Fuld 1860B-1a — store card of (mpl) -Plated Blowney & Johnson, Indiana. Indiana was an important agricultural and manufacturing state, with merchants producing store cards as emergency currency when federal coinage was hoarded. This zinc striking (Fuld 1860B-1a) is scarce among the known varieties. The token trade was competitive, with die sinkers in New York, Cincinnati, and other cities vying for merchant orders across the region. The Civil War small change crisis generated the largest private coinage movement in American history, with merchants and die sinkers producing tokens for circulation. Zinc strikings are uncommon and prone to corrosion, making preserved examples desirable. The Fuld catalog documents thousands of distinct die combinations for Civil War store cards, making this one of the most complex series in American numismatics.

Rarity Notes

Zinc strikings are relatively uncommon and prone to corrosion, making well-preserved examples particularly desirable. With 1 cataloged varieties, (mpl) -Plated Blowney & Johnson was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 1860B-1a