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(1863) Copper Civil War Store Card F-890F-1a, J.W.C. Smith, Wheeling WV

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Coin Details

Year
1863
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

Fuld WV-890F-1a is a copper card of J.W.C. Smith of Wheeling, West Virginia, from die pair 1, dated 1863. Inside the code, the state shows as WV, Wheeling as town 890 and Smith as merchant F, and (a) for copper closes it. A dealer's listing of these dies reads the merchant die as J. W. C. Smith, with the words leather and findings and the town name.

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Fuld 890F-1a

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