(1864) White Metal Civil War Store Card F-131, /K-100 Mule D-AL-1864-34 Campaign Rev

Coin Details

Description

Civil War token cataloged as Fuld 131, featuring obverse die 131 — a portrait of Abraham Lincoln — with a muled die combination (/K-100 Mule D-AL-1864-34 Campaign Rev). Lincoln obverse dies are prized for their direct connection to the wartime president. These tokens served as both emergency currency and portable political endorsements of the Union cause. The Fuld catalog's Location Unknown section encompasses die combinations that bear no identifiable merchant attribution. These tokens circulated on the strength of their patriotic designs alone. Struck in white metal (a tin-based alloy), a scarce composition. Surviving white metal examples often show more wear than copper or brass counterparts due to the soft metal. Dated 1864, near the end of the Civil War token era. The introduction of fractional currency and the Act of April 22, 1864 soon made private tokens obsolete.

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 2 cataloged varieties, /Brockage Abraham Lincoln was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 131