No Date Token F-145A-1b Brass RE G.W. Nash IN

Coin Details

Description

This undated brass Civil War store card cataloged as Fuld 145A-1b features a reverse die (RE) issued by G.W. Nash of Indiana. Indiana, as a Union state bordering the Ohio River and the border state of Kentucky, was deeply involved in the Civil War effort, providing approximately 200,000 soldiers to the Union army. G.W. Nash's store card circulated as emergency currency in his Indiana community when federal coinage disappeared from circulation. The brass composition and the "1b" Fuld designation identify this as a specific die combination and metal variety. Indiana Civil War store cards document the commercial life of Hoosier communities during the war and the entrepreneurial response of local merchants to the monetary crisis that disrupted everyday commerce across the Union states from 1862 through 1864.

Rarity Notes

Brass Civil War store card. Fuld 145A-1b. G.W. Nash, Indiana. Midwestern CWT pieces are moderately available.

Cross References

PCGS #636748; Fuld 145A-1b; G.W. Nash, IN