(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-NL-11a
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Description
Civil War store card cataloged as Fuld NL-11a in the Location Unknown section. This token is listed as "NL" (not listed) in the Fuld store card reference: it was not in the edition used to catalog it. The copper composition ensured this token closely matched the weight, size, and color of federal Indian Head cents, facilitating acceptance in daily transactions. This undated piece was produced circa 1862-1864 during the wartime coin shortage. Civil War tokens circulated as emergency cent substitutes throughout the Northern states during 1862-1864, filling the gap left by hoarded federal coinage. Token production peaked in 1863, when the shortage was most acute. Americans had hoarded federal coins since the suspension of specie payments in December 1861.
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Fuld NL-11a
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