(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-765Q-10d, PA

Coin Details

Description

Merchant token from John W. Pittock of Pennsylvania, cataloged as Fuld 765Q-10d. Pennsylvania was the Union's industrial heartland, with Philadelphia as a manufacturing center and Pittsburgh as an iron and steel producer. The 15 cataloged varieties for John W. Pittock indicate a notable level of token production. The copper-nickel composition of this variety (Fuld 765Q-10d) is somewhat scarce for this merchant. Undated Civil War tokens like this one circulated alongside dated issues during the 1862-1864 period. Merchants typically ordered tokens from die-sinkers who maintained inventories of patriotic and advertising dies for rapid production. Store cards circulated as emergency currency after wartime hoarding removed federal coins from commercial channels. The copper-nickel composition gave these tokens the closest resemblance to federal coinage of any metal variant.

Rarity Notes

Copper-nickel strikings are moderately scarce compared to pure copper or brass versions. With 15 cataloged varieties, John W. Pittock was a notable token issuer.

Cross References

Fuld 765Q-10d