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© Steve972
Civil War Store Card Token - D.L. Wing and Co. Union Flour Albany, New York ND
| Copper | 2.8 g | 19.40 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Years | 1861-1865 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.8 g |
| Diameter | 19.40 mm |
| Thickness | 1.35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 22 April 1864 |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#173461 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Wheat stalk on both left and right side
UNION FLOUR in middle of coin surrounded by wheat stalks
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNION
FLOUR
Edge
Plain
Comment
These were privately minted in the USA during the Civil War to make change due to coin shortages. 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. Businesses that could afford it had two custom dies made, with both advertising the business. Otherwise, only one side displayed the business's information.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_token
