(1864) Copper Civil War Store Card F-131A, /K-277a Mule Lincoln-4 Line Rev.

Coin Details

Description

Civil War token cataloged as Fuld 131A, featuring obverse die 131 — a portrait of Abraham Lincoln — with a muled die combination (/K-277a Mule Lincoln-4 Line Rev.). Abraham Lincoln obverse dies are among the most valuable in the Civil War token series. Lincoln tokens command significant premiums for their combined political, historical, and numismatic significance. This die combination carries no merchant attribution, placing it in the Location Unknown section of the Fuld catalog. Such tokens circulated alongside merchant-identified store cards. Struck in copper, the standard metal for Civil War tokens chosen because cent-sized copper pieces passed as substitute federal cents in everyday commerce. Dated 1864, the final year of Civil War token production before Congress banned private coinage in April.

Rarity Notes

Copper strikings are generally the most common metal variant for Civil War store cards, as copper was the standard planchet material mimicking the federal cent. With 4 cataloged varieties, /K-277b Mule Lincoln-4 Line Rev. was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 131A