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(1863) Brass Civil War Store Card F-555B-1b, 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

Fuld NJ-555B-1b is brass, coded b, from die pair 1 of Charles Kolb at Newark, New Jersey; NGC dates it 1863. In Fuld's scheme NJ is the state, 555 the Newark town number and B the letter for Kolb. As one dealer transcribes the merchant die, it reads "Charles Kolb Restaurant 102 Market Street 1863". The same pair was struck in several other metals, from copper to silver.

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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