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(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-NL-4li

Strike Type

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
Zinc
Weight
4g
Diameter
19mm
Edge
Reeded

Description

Civil War store card cataloged as Fuld NL-4li 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. Struck in lead, a scarce composition. Lead pieces were often trial strikes or produced when harder metals were unavailable. The absence of a date is common for Civil War tokens, which were produced during the 1862-1864 coin shortage era. Civil War tokens circulated as emergency cent substitutes throughout the Northern states during 1862-1864, filling the gap left by hoarded federal coinage.

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Fuld NL-4li

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