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(1863) Brass Civil War Store Card F-555B-1b1, Charles Kolb, Newark NJ

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

1863

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

Bronze

Weight

4.5g

Diameter

19mm

Edge

Plain

Description

A trailing 1 marks Fuld NJ-555B-1b1 as a sub-variety of Charles Kolb's brass card from die pair 1. The rest of the code is NJ for New Jersey, 555 for Newark, B for Kolb, and a closing b for brass. NGC lists the year 1863, the same date a dealer reads on Kolb's Market Street restaurant die in a white-metal piece. Market Street runs through the heart of downtown Newark.

Cross References

Fuld 555B-1B

External References

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Other Strike Types in This Series

(1860-65) Brass Civil War Store Card F-885A-1b, B.W. Titus, Trenton NJ

(1860-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-555A-5a, J.L. Agens & Co., Newark NJ

(1861-65) Brass Civil War Store Card F-555C-12b, J. Wightman, Newark NJ

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