No Date Token F-730A-8a Copper PE Drs. Brown & Dills OH

Coin Details

Auction Record

$180 AU55BN 12-16-2020 Stack's Bowers

Description

This undated Civil War era store card, cataloged as Fuld 730A-8a, is a copper patriotic edition token issued by Drs. Brown & Dills of Ohio. The issuer's title indicates a medical practice, making this one of the relatively few Civil War tokens issued by healthcare professionals rather than retail merchants or manufacturers. Ohio was one of the most prolific sources of Civil War tokens, with Cincinnati serving as a major die-sinking center second only to New York in production volume. The medical partnership of Brown & Dills used this token for both emergency currency and professional advertising, a practice that would be considered unusual for physicians today but was common in the less regulated medical marketplace of the 1860s. The copper composition is the standard for Civil War tokens designated with the "a" suffix.

Rarity Notes

Civil War store card, Fuld 730A-8a. Copper patriotic edition. Drs. Brown & Dills, OH. Unusual medical practice issuer.

Cross References

PCGS #665846; Fuld 730A-8a; Drs. Brown & Dills, OH