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(1861-65) Brass Civil War Store Card F-150Y-1b, F. Gall, Chicago IL

Strike Type

Coin Details

Denomination
Store Cards
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Civil War Store Cards
Designer
Various private die sinkers including John Stanton, William Bridgens, and others
Composition
Bronze
Weight
4.5g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Description

Brass, coded b, is the metal of Fuld IL-150Y-1b, struck from the same die pair 1 that F. Gall of Chicago used for the copper 1a. Title and NGC bracket it 1861-65. In a dealer's catalog entry for the copper striking, the merchant side names Gall's New York Meat Market in Chicago, and the reverse, stock die 1286, shows a bull with horns carrying two flags. Fuld numbers Chicago 150 and gives Gall the letter Y.

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Fuld 150Y-1B

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