(1861-65) Civil War Store Card F-320A-1B, Galveston IN
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Description
Civil War store card from Indiana, cataloged as Fuld 320A-1B. Hoosier merchants in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and smaller towns issued Civil War tokens reflecting Indiana's diverse commercial landscape. Like the majority of Civil War store cards, this token is undated, produced during the acute 1862-1864 small change crisis. The token trade was competitive, with die sinkers in New York, Cincinnati, and other cities vying for merchant orders across the region. The hoarding of federal coinage created an acute shortage of small change, prompting thousands of merchants to issue tokens as practical substitutes. Token production peaked in 1863, when the coin shortage was most acute.
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Fuld 320A-1B
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Other Strike Types in This Series
(1860-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-500T-1a, W.S. Thomas, Kendallville IN
(1861) Brass Civil War Store Card F-350D-1Bb, Wm. H. Lash & Co. IN
(1861) Brass Civil War Store Card F-350F-1b, Lawrence & Noble, Goshen IN
(1861) Civil War Store Card F-260D-1A, Elkhart IN
(1861) Copper Civil War Store Card F-260A-3a, Wm. Brooks, Elkhart IN
(1861) Copper Civil War Store Card F-260A-4a, Wm. Brooks, Elkhart IN
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