(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-165FQ-3B, OH

Coin Details

Description

Fuld 165FQ-3B — store card of Wm. E. Sinn, Ohio. 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 3 known varieties, Wm. E. Sinn produced a modest number of token types. This brass striking (Fuld 165FQ-3B) 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. Merchants typically ordered tokens from die-sinkers who maintained inventories of patriotic and advertising dies for rapid production. Federal coinage vanished from circulation after 1861 as citizens hoarded silver and copper for their metal value, leaving merchants to fill the void with tokens. 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 3 cataloged varieties, Wm. E. Sinn was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 165FQ-3B