(1861-65) Civil War Store Card F-150D-1B, Chicago IL
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Description
Civil War store card from Illinois, cataloged as Fuld 150D-1B. Illinois was a critical Union state with Chicago rapidly becoming one of America's largest commercial centers, driving token production across the state. This undated token was struck circa 1862-1864 during the wartime coin shortage. The dies for merchant tokens were usually cut by professional die sinkers. Until Congress banned private tokens in 1864, tokens like this one circulated freely as cent substitutes in Northern commerce. Collectors were buying Civil War tokens from the makers during the war itself, including rare die pairings and off-metal strikes.
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Fuld 150D-1B
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Other Strike Types in This Series
(1860) Brass Civil War Store Card F-150J-14b, Childs, Chicago IL
(1860) Civil War Store Card F-150J-14C, Chicago IL
(1860) Copper Civil War Store Card F-150AT-8a, W. G. Peck, Chicago IL
(1860) Copper Civil War Store Card F-150AZ-4a, F.E. Rigby, Chicago IL
(1860) Copper Civil War Store Card F-150BC-6a, C & S. Stein, Chicago IL
(1860) Copper Civil War Store Card F-150I-4a, A. Candler, Chicago IL
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