(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-587A-1B, MI

Coin Details

Description

This Civil War token was issued by Bauder & Button, operating in Lyons, Michigan. Michigan was a significant industrial state during the Civil War, with Detroit emerging as a major manufacturing center and merchants across the state producing tokens. With 3 known varieties, Bauder & Button produced a modest number of token types. This brass striking (Fuld 587A-1B) is common to somewhat scarce among the known varieties. The absence of a date is typical for Civil War tokens produced during the 1862-1864 emergency currency 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 was the second most common planchet material after copper, giving tokens a golden appearance.

Rarity Notes

Brass strikings are among the more available metal variants, though typically less common than copper. With 3 cataloged varieties, Bauder & Button was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 587A-1B