(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-125B-2B, OH

Coin Details

Description

Merchant token from C. Oberly of Ohio, cataloged as Fuld 125B-2B. Ohio produced more varieties of Civil War store cards than any other state, driven by Cincinnati's role as the largest inland city and a Union Army supply hub. With 4 known varieties, C. Oberly produced a modest number of token types. This brass striking (Fuld 125B-2B) is common to somewhat scarce among the known varieties. The absence of a date is typical for Civil War tokens produced during the 1862-1864 emergency currency period. The token trade was competitive, with die sinkers in New York, Cincinnati, and other cities vying for merchant orders across the region. The Civil War small change crisis generated the largest private coinage movement in American history, with merchants and die sinkers producing tokens for circulation. Brass was the second most common planchet material after copper, giving tokens a golden appearance.

Rarity Notes

Brass strikings are among the more available metal variants, though typically less common than copper. With 4 cataloged varieties, C. Oberly was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 125B-2B