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(1864) Copper Civil War Store Card F-100A-2a, R.S. Torrey, Bangor ME

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
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$123
Sold
Grade
AU55
Auction house
Stack's Bowers

Description

R.S. Torrey's die pair 2, in copper (a), is Fuld ME-100A-2a from Bangor, Maine, dated 1864; PCGS records the edge as plain. Bangor holds Fuld town number 100; A is Torrey. A dealer's description reads "R. S. Torrey Inventor Of The Maine State Bee Hive" with 1864, Bangor, ME and "Union" around an eagle on a shield. Die pair 1 of the same merchant carries 1863 instead.

Cross References

Fuld 100A-2a

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