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(No Date) Copper Civil War Store Card F-220A-5a, Bassett's, Glen Easton WV

Strike Type
Store Cards coin

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

Undated, this copper card issued by Bassett's of Glen Easton, West Virginia, is Fuld WV-220A-5a; PCGS gives the edge as plain, and NGC assigns the span 1861-65. Decoding it: WV for the state, 220 for Glen Easton, merchant A, die pair 5, and the letter a for copper. Per a dealer's listing of these dies, the merchant legend is "Bassett's Cheap Dry Goods" with the town name, and the card itself carries no date.

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Fuld 220A-5a

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