(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-630BX-1G, NY

Coin Details

Auction Record

$100 NGC Genuine 01-12-2022 Stack's Bowers

Description

Civil War store card from New York, cataloged as Fuld 630BX-1G. New York state generated the second-largest body of Civil War token issues, concentrated in New York City but extending to Albany, Troy, Buffalo, and smaller commercial centers. This gold striking (Fuld 630BX-1G) is extremely rare among the known varieties. Civil War tokens rarely bear dates. This piece was struck during the 1862-1864 coin shortage, when merchants needed emergency small change. Professional die sinkers like John Stanton, Benjamin True, and William Bridgens supplied dies to merchants across the Northern states. The hoarding of federal coinage created an acute shortage of small change, prompting thousands of merchants to issue tokens as practical substitutes. Gold strikings are among the rarest metal variants, produced in tiny quantities for presentation purposes.

Rarity Notes

Gold strikings of Civil War tokens are among the rarest of all metal variants, produced in tiny quantities for presentation purposes or the collector market. With 8 cataloged varieties, this merchant was a minor token issuer.

Cross References

Fuld 630BX-1G