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(1864) Brass Civil War Store Card F-530A-1b, Great Fair MA

Strike Type
1864 Store Cards coin

Coin Details

Year
1864
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
Bronze
Weight
4.5g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Description

In brass (b) with a plain edge per PCGS, Fuld MA-530A-1b is the Great Fair card of Nantucket, Massachusetts, struck for the U.S. Sanitary Commission in 1864. The 530 is Nantucket's town number, A the issuer and 1 the die pair. As a dealer gives the dies, one side quotes the line that God loves a cheerful giver, while the other names the August 1864 fair and George Washington as president.

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