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(1864) Civil War Store Card F-700D-2a, Providence RI

Strike Type
1864 Store Cards coin

Coin Details

Year
1864
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

Civil War store card of H. Dobson, Providence, Rhode Island, cataloged as Fuld RI-700D-2a in copper. The obverse reads EAST BOSTON 1837 between six-petaled rosettes inside a beaded border, a die carried over from the Hard Times era; the reverse reads H. DOBSON / UNION / 1864 above a wreath. The same pair of dies was struck in other metals, including copper-nickel (F-700D-2d) and German silver (F-700D-2j). PCGS lists this variety with the state written "RH"; it is the Rhode Island series.

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Fuld 700D-2a

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