1866 Token NT S-FKb-50B, S.W. Beall Sutler

Coin Details

Description

This 1866 sutler token, cataloged as NT S-FKb-50B, is the fifty-cent denomination issued by S.W. Beall, the same military post sutler who produced the twenty-five cent brass token. The higher denomination indicates the range of goods and services available at the sutler's store, which typically stocked tobacco, candy, writing materials, clothing, and other personal items that supplemented the standard military rations and equipment provided by the Army. The fifty-cent value represented a substantial portion of an enlisted soldier's daily pay during the 1860s. Sutler tokens are collected as part of the broader military numismatics specialty, documenting the unique economic systems that operated within Army posts on the American frontier. The NT catalog reference places this within the standard numbering system for military post trader and sutler tokens.

Rarity Notes

NT S-FKb-50B. Fifty-cent denomination sutler token. Higher denominations are generally scarcer than lower values.

Cross References

NT S-FKb-50B; PCGS #918499; S.W. Beall Sutler Token, 50 Cents