(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-510AK-2b, WI

Coin Details

Description

Fuld 510AK-2b — store card of C.T. Stamm & Son, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee was Wisconsin's largest city and a major brewing and manufacturing center, with its large German immigrant population strongly supporting the Union cause. With 3 known varieties, C.T. Stamm & Son produced a modest number of token types. Struck in brass, this die combination (Fuld 510AK-2b) is common to somewhat scarce. The absence of a date is typical for Civil War tokens produced during the 1862-1864 emergency currency period. The token trade was competitive, with die sinkers in New York, Cincinnati, and other cities vying for merchant orders across the region. Between 1862 and 1864, Northern merchants produced millions of private tokens to compensate for the disappearance of federal coinage. 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, C.T. Stamm & Son was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 510AK-2b