No Date Token F-165FXa-14a Copper PE Elliot, Vinson & Co. OH

Coin Details

Description

This undated copper Civil War store card cataloged as Fuld 165FXa-14a features a patriotic die (PE) issued by Elliot, Vinson & Company of Ohio. The partnership firm name indicates a well-established business operation, as partnerships were the dominant business structure for larger commercial enterprises in the mid-nineteenth century. The 165FX Fuld series places this within a specific Ohio community, and the "a-14a" designation identifies one of numerous die combinations produced for this series. Elliot, Vinson & Company's token documents the firm's commercial presence during the Civil War and its participation in the emergency currency system that arose when federal coinage vanished from circulation. Ohio's diverse manufacturing and commercial economy generated one of the largest bodies of Civil War token varieties of any Union state.

Rarity Notes

Copper Civil War store card. Fuld 165FXa-14a. Elliot, Vinson & Co., Ohio. Partnership firm issue.

Cross References

PCGS #649628; Fuld 165FXa-14a; Elliot, Vinson & Co., OH