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(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-910A-3B, MO

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Coin Details

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
Bronze
Weight
4.5g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Description

Fuld 910A-3B — store card of Drovers Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi and a vital Union stronghold, controlling river commerce and serving as a major military staging area. 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. Federal coins vanished from circulation in 1862 as people hoarded silver and then cents, leaving merchants to fill the gap with tokens.

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