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(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-555C-8a, J. Wightman, Newark NJ

Strike Type

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-555C-8a is copper, letter a, from J. Wightman's die pair 8 in Newark, New Jersey (town 555, merchant C), and NGC brackets it 1861-65. A dealer's description of a copper piece from these dies reads Wightman's name and Newark on one side and "Our Country" in a wreath on the other. Brass and white-metal cards were struck from the same pair.

Cross References

Fuld 555C-8A

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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