(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-920A-1B, OH

Coin Details

Description

West Jefferson Wms Co., a West Jefferson merchant, issued this Civil War store card during the 1862-1864 coin shortage. The breadth of Ohio's Civil War token production reflects the state's diverse economy, from Cincinnati's river trade to Cleveland's Lake Erie shipping to interior manufacturing towns. With 4 known varieties, West Jefferson Wms Co. produced a modest number of token types. Struck in brass, this die combination (Fuld 920A-1B) is common to somewhat scarce. The absence of a date is typical for Civil War tokens produced during the 1862-1864 emergency currency period. The token trade was competitive, with die sinkers in New York, Cincinnati, and other cities vying for merchant orders across the region. 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 was the second most common planchet material after copper, giving tokens a golden appearance.

Rarity Notes

Brass strikings are among the more available metal variants, though typically less common than copper. With 4 cataloged varieties, West Jefferson Wms Co. was a limited producer of Civil War tokens.

Cross References

Fuld 920A-1B