© George Schoendorff (CC BY-NC-SA)
© George Schoendorff (CC BY-NC-SA)
Civil War Merchant Token - William Wagner Merchant Taylor Ann Arbor, Michigan
1863 year| Copper | 4.15 g | 19.9 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Year | 1863 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 4.15 g |
| Diameter | 19.9 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#372513 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
WM. WAGNER
MERCHANT
TAILOR
DEALER IN
CLOTHING.
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
Edge
Plain
Comment
Variety 1 (MI-040-E-1a) (Dies 1095/24590)
On reverse L in DEALER located directly below I in TAILOR
Variety 2 (MI-040-E-2a) (Dies 1095/24600)
On reverse L in DEALER located below and between IL in TAILOR (Pictured above)
William Wagner, born 1817 in Stuttgart, Germany, was a merchant in Ann Arbor, MI. His shop at 21 South Main St. in Ann Arbor, MI sold ready made clothing cloths, cassimere and vesting, hats, caps, trunks, carpet bags, etc. During the Civil War, Wagner's shop issued tokens.
Fuld has MI-040-E-1a - R-6 and MI-040-E-2a - R-3
