(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-527F-1B, MI

Coin Details

Description

Merchant token from D.A. Wisner & Son of Jonesville, Michigan, cataloged as Fuld 527F-1B. Michigan's merchants across numerous cities actively produced tokens to combat the small change shortage affecting Northern commerce. With 2 known varieties, D.A. Wisner & Son produced a modest number of token types. The brass composition of this variety (Fuld 527F-1B) is common to somewhat scarce for this merchant. Undated Civil War tokens like this one circulated alongside dated issues during the 1862-1864 period. The token trade was competitive, with die sinkers in New York, Cincinnati, and other cities vying for merchant orders across the region. The token era ended when Congress authorized new federal small-denomination currency and criminalized private token production in 1864. Brass tokens are moderately available, with their yellowish color distinguishing them from the standard copper issues.

Rarity Notes

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

Cross References

Fuld 527F-1B