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    Posted 9 years ago

    SpiritBear
    (813 items)

    J. W. Peirce of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

    In 1862, due to the Civil War, the U.S. Mint began to cut minting of new coinage. In response to this, many stores created these as advertisements and, essentially, cash: Civil War Store Tokens. By 1864, the U.S. Congress not only banned these tokens, but they also made all private minting illegal.

    I got this coin for a dollar in a box of coins a couple years ago. It's worth over $25 in this condition, according to sold listings.

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      The federal gov't. just didn't have any money to circulate ! Before the end of the war (North winning), Confederate money was close to equal until the blockade destroyed the base worth.

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