(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-830A-2B, IN

Coin Details

Description

Civil War-era store card from J.F. Johnson, a Seymour, Indiana business. Indiana was an important agricultural and manufacturing state, with merchants producing store cards as emergency currency when federal coinage was hoarded. With 3 known varieties, J.F. Johnson produced a modest number of token types. The brass composition of this variety (Fuld 830A-2B) is common to somewhat scarce for this merchant. Undated Civil War tokens like this one circulated alongside dated issues during the 1862-1864 period. Professional die sinkers like John Stanton, Benjamin True, and William Bridgens supplied dies to merchants across the Northern states. The Civil War small change crisis generated the largest private coinage movement in American history, with merchants and die sinkers producing tokens for circulation. Brass tokens are moderately available, with their yellowish color distinguishing them from the standard copper issues.

Rarity Notes

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

Cross References

Fuld 830A-2B