(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-485A-1B, OH

Coin Details

Description

This Civil War token was issued by F. Schuch, operating in Loudenvill, Ohio. Ohio's extensive commercial networks across dozens of cities generated an unparalleled body of merchant token issues during the 1862-1864 coin shortage. With 2 known varieties, F. Schuch produced a modest number of token types. The brass composition of this variety (Fuld 485A-1B) is common to somewhat scarce for this merchant. Although undated, this token was produced during the 1862-1864 period when federal coins disappeared from commerce. Many Civil War tokens share common reverse dies, as die sinkers paired merchant-specific obverses with stock patriotic or advertising reverses. Congress banned private token issuance in April 1864, but before that, tokens like this one circulated freely as cent substitutes in Northern commerce. Brass strikings are among the more available variants, though less common than copper.

Rarity Notes

Brass strikings are among the more available metal variants, though typically less common than copper. With 2 cataloged varieties, F. Schuch was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 485A-1B