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(1864) Copper Civil War Store Card F-530A-1a, U.S. Sanitary Commission, Nantucket MA

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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
Silver
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Description

Fuld MA-530A-1a is a copper (a) piece from the Nantucket, Massachusetts fair held for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, dated 1864. Nantucket is Fuld town 530, the fair is issuer A, and the card is die pair 1. The legends, in one dealer's reading of a copper example, are "God Loveth A Cheerful Giver" and "Great Fair In Aid Of The U.S. Sanitary Commission", with Nantucket, August 1864 and "George Washington President". The Commission was a civilian relief body that gathered money and supplies for Union soldiers.

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