(1864) Copper Civil War Store Card F-500K-1a, Jones & Mosher's IN

Coin Details

Description

This Civil War token was issued by Jones & Mosher's, operating in Kendallville, Indiana. Indiana was an important agricultural and manufacturing state, with merchants producing store cards as emergency currency when federal coinage was hoarded. With 3 known varieties, Jones & Mosher's produced a modest number of token types. Struck in copper, this die combination (Fuld 500K-1a) is common. Many Civil War tokens share common reverse dies, as die sinkers paired merchant-specific obverses with stock patriotic or advertising reverses. Store cards circulated as emergency currency after wartime hoarding removed federal coins from commercial channels. Collectors classify Civil War tokens by the Fuld numbering system, which catalogs each unique die combination with rarity ratings from R-1 (over 5,000 known) to R-10 (unique).

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 3 cataloged varieties, Jones & Mosher's was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 500K-1a