(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-65B-4G, OH

Coin Details

Description

Civil War store card issued by P. Brady of Bellevue, Ohio. Ohio produced more varieties of Civil War store cards than any other state, driven by Cincinnati's role as the largest inland city and a Union Army supply hub. The 11 cataloged varieties for P. Brady indicate a notable level of token production. The gold composition of this variety (Fuld 65B-4G) is extremely rare for this merchant. Like the majority of Civil War store cards, this token is undated, produced during the acute 1862-1864 small change crisis. 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. 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 11 cataloged varieties, P. Brady was a notable token issuer.

Cross References

Fuld 65B-4G