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(1864) Civil War Store Card F-LU-C-1a, Consulere

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
Copper
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Reeded

Description

Civil War token cataloged as Fuld LU-C-1a, featuring a Latin inscription. This token carries a Location Unknown "LU" Fuld designation, indicating a specific issuer in an unidentified location. Produced in 1864, the twilight of the Civil War token era. By year's end, new federal bronze cents and fractional currency had largely replaced private tokens in commerce. Civil War tokens circulated freely throughout the Northern states from mid-1862 through 1864. Die sinkers in major cities competed fiercely for merchant orders, offering stock reverses that could be paired with custom obverse dies featuring the merchant's name and business information. Merchants accepted them alongside genuine federal cents, and many show heavy wear from commerce.

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Fuld LU-C

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