No Date Token F-165H-4a Copper PE Jos. Zanone OH
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Coin Details
Auction Record
$1,440 MS65RB 10-14-2020 Stack's Bowers
Description
This undated copper Civil War store card cataloged as Fuld 165H-4a features a patriotic die (PE) issued by Jos. Zanone of Ohio. The name Zanone reflects the Italian immigrant presence in Ohio's commercial communities during the Civil War era. Italian immigrants, while less numerous than German and Irish immigrants in this period, established businesses across Ohio and participated in the emergency currency system alongside merchants of all backgrounds. Jos. Zanone's patriotic token expressed both Union loyalty and commercial enterprise, the combination that defined Civil War store cards as a numismatic category. The copper composition and cent-sized format ensured that this token could circulate interchangeably with other Civil War tokens and the diminishing supply of federal Indian Head cents that remained in everyday commerce.
Rarity Notes
Copper Civil War store card. Fuld 165H-4a. Jos. Zanone, Ohio. Italian-American merchant issue.
Cross References
PCGS #626741; Fuld 165H-4a; Jos. Zanone, OH
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