(No Date) Copper Civil War Store Card F-740B-3a, J.S. Queeby IN

Coin Details

Description

Fuld 740B-3a — store card of J.S. Queeby, Peru, Indiana. Indiana was an important agricultural and manufacturing state, with merchants producing store cards as emergency currency when federal coinage was hoarded. J.S. Queeby issued 8 die varieties, more than most Civil War merchants. Struck in copper, this die combination (Fuld 740B-3a) is common. Although undated, this token was produced during the 1862-1864 period when federal coins disappeared from commerce. Many Civil War tokens share common reverse dies, as die sinkers paired merchant-specific obverses with stock patriotic or advertising reverses. Store cards circulated as emergency currency after wartime hoarding removed federal coins from commercial channels. Civil War store cards are collected both as numismatic items and as historical documents of wartime American commerce.

Rarity Notes

Copper strikings are generally the most common metal variant for Civil War store cards, as copper was the standard planchet material mimicking the federal cent. With 8 cataloged varieties, J.S. Queeby was a minor token issuer.

Cross References

Fuld 740B-3a