(1863) Copper Civil War Store Card F-890A-2a, Bassett's, Wheeling WV
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Description
Fuld WV-890A-2a decodes as WV for West Virginia, 890 for Wheeling, A for Bassett's, then die pair 2, with the copper letter (a). It is dated 1863. The brass striking of these dies, 2b, is described in a dealer's catalog entry as a Bassett's dry goods card of Wheeling dated 1863, and the dealer gives its reverse as die 1089. Wheeling became the first capital of the new state of West Virginia in 1863.
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Fuld 890A-2a
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Other Strike Types in This Series
(1861-65) Brass Civil War Store Card F-890D-2b, R.C. Graves, Wheeling WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-100A-5a, Lorena Furnace WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-100B-1a, Snow Hill WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-100a-3a, Lorena Furnace WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-890B-4a, John Eckhart, Wheeling WV
(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-890B-5a, John Eckhart, Wheeling WV
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