Cent - Civil War Merchant Token - Walker and Napier Barbers (Nashville, Tennessee) 1864 front

Cent - Civil War Merchant Token - Walker and Napier Barbers (Nashville, Tennessee) 1864 back

Cent - Civil War Merchant Token - Walker and Napier Barbers (Nashville, Tennessee) 1864 photo

Cent - Civil War Merchant Token - Walker and Napier Barbers Nashville, Tennessee

1864 year


Copper	-	19 mm

Description

Location	United States
Type	Medals › Advertising medallions
Year	1864
Value	1 Cent (0.01&nbspUSD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Copper
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-11-12

References

Numista	N#120909
Rarity index	100%

Reverse

Indian Head Left

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1864

Edge

Reeded

Comment

1864 Walker & Napier, Nashville, TN, Fuld-690E-6a, R9 Reeded edge. Nelson Walker and Elias Napier were African-American barbers. Their tokens are both costly and rare.