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(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-555A-4a, J.L. Agens & Co., Newark NJ

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Coin Details

Denomination
Store Cards
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Civil War Store Cards
Designer
Various private die sinkers including John Stanton, William Bridgens, and others
Composition
Copper
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Description

Fuld NJ-555A-4a is copper, letter a, from die pair 4 of J.L. Agens & Co. in Newark, New Jersey; NGC places it in the bracket 1861-65. The number 555 is Newark's town code in Fuld's list, and A is the Agens firm. A dealer catalogued a brass piece struck from the same dies and read the Agens newspapers die with General McClellan on the reverse. McClellan, who had commanded the Army of the Potomac, ran for president against Lincoln in 1864.

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Fuld 555A-4A

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