No Date Token F-NC-OH-L-2a Copper RE Henking, Allemong & Co. OH

Coin Details

Description

This undated Civil War era store card, cataloged as Fuld NC-OH-L-2a, is a copper reverse edition token issued by Henking, Allemong & Co. of Ohio. The three-name partnership indicates a substantial commercial enterprise, and the "RE" designation indicates store card dies on both sides rather than patriotic imagery. Henking, Allemong & Co. was an Ohio firm whose token was cataloged in the Fuld supplementary section. The copper composition is the standard for Civil War tokens and indicates this piece was intended for general circulation as emergency currency. The study of American tokens bridges numismatics and local history, as individual pieces often provide the only surviving evidence of specific businesses, events, or commercial practices in their communities. Ohio's extensive manufacturing and commercial economy generated hundreds of Civil War token varieties, each one preserving the name and often the trade of a specific business that operated during America's greatest domestic crisis.

Rarity Notes

Civil War store card, Fuld NC-OH-L-2a. Copper reverse edition. Henking, Allemong & Co., OH. Supplementary catalog listing.

Cross References

PCGS #658151; Fuld NC-OH-L-2a; Henking, Allemong & Co., OH