(c.1872) Copper Civil War Store Card F-NC-OH-T, H. Ransick OH

Coin Details

Auction Record

$25 VF Details 09-02-2021 Stack's Bowers

Description

Civil War store card issued by H. Ransick of Non-Contemporary. This piece is classified as a non-contemporary Civil War token, meaning it was produced after the Civil War era, typically as a restrike, copy, or collector-oriented reproduction of original Civil War store card designs. Non-contemporary pieces were produced after the Civil War era as restrikes, copies, or collector-oriented reproductions. They document continued numismatic interest in Civil War tokens but lack the historical immediacy of wartime originals. This copper piece (Fuld NC-OH-T) is common among the known varieties for this issuer. Civil War tokens circulated alongside postage currency, fractional currency notes, and encased postage stamps as substitutes for the federal coins that had disappeared from commercial channels. Civil War tokens are collected by denomination type, state, city, and metal composition, with scarcer metals commanding significant premiums.

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 1 cataloged varieties, H. Ransick was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld NC-OH-T