exist, Extremely Rare 2 to 4 Learn More , 67th ANNUAL BALTIMORE ANTIQUE ARMS GUN SHOW; March 18 - 19, 2023 Learn More , THE UNION IS DISSOLVED! AN ICONIC IMAGE OF THE CIVIL WAR - CHARLESTON MERCURY BROADSIDE OF DECEMBER 20, 1860. $200.00. Item Code: 998-831. PSE | PSA | In response, many merchants turned to private minters to fill the void left by the hoarded coins. Battle Summary: The Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1July 3, 1863), was the largest battle of the American Civil War as well as the largest battle ever fought in North America, involving around 85,000 men in the Unions Army of the Potomac under Major General George Gordon Meade and approximately 75,000 in the Confederacys Army of. var a=new Image(); a.src=img; return a; Civil War store cards differ from patriotic tokens in that one or both sides displays the name and/or location of a privately owned business. Some merchants had tokens made to give out as change in their stores. They simply paid for die engravers and minters to produce custom coins for distribution. Because of this, a law was passed in 1864 stating that privately minting coins for circulation was illegal. The Civil War caused severe shortages of coins of all denominations. 1863 Token F-254/255a Money makes the Mare go. That is especially true for off-metals, especially when the asking price is over the price for a "normal" piece in copper, brass or bronze. With between 46,000 and 51,000 casualties on both sides, the Battle of Gettysburg is the costliest battle in US history. The token with the missing design looks like the letters were filled. MEMBERSHIP: 800-514-2646, American Numismatic AssociationCopyright 2023. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. 1863 CIVIL WAR TOKEN SPOOT ERROR COIN, FREE SHIPPING. Fuld 127 - A bust of Lincoln surrounded by 13 stars and the date, 1864, at the bottom. if(MSFPhover) { MSFPnav15n=MSFPpreload("_derived/ohio.htm_cmp_copy-of-blank010_hbtn.gif"); MSFPnav15h=MSFPpreload("_derived/ohio.htm_cmp_copy-of-blank010_hbtn_a.gif"); } Bronze was a softer metal and easier to strike, and was less expensive to produce. Sutler tokens are somewhat mysterious and little is known about them. Add to Wish List Add to Compare. In a given town these notes were interchangeable throughout commerce, so long as they were imprinted with the name of a business that would eventually redeem them. Can't Email or Call Right Now? // -->
