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(1861-65) Copper Civil War Store Card F-95B-3a, D. Ford, Cairo IL

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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
Copper
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Plain

Description

Fuld IL-95B-3a is D. Ford's die pair 3, copper (a), from Cairo, Illinois (Fuld town 95, merchant B). NGC brackets the date 1861-65. These dies also struck brass (3b) and copper-nickel (3d) cards, the widest spread of metals among Ford's pairs. Ford's die pair 1 in copper is read by one dealer as a watch maker's card naming Cairo, his town.

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Fuld 95B-3A

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