http://www.cwtsociety.com The widespread use of the tokens was a result of the scarcity of government-issued cents during the Civil War. 1864 INDIAN PRINCESS / UNION FOREVER SHIELD PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKEN 50/342, FINE, R1 $ 20.00 DRUMS CANNON CAP / OUR COUNTRY PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKEN 352A/231 VERY FINE, R1 $ 30.00 1863 ARMY NAVY / SHALL BE PRESERVED PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKEN 223/328, EXTRA FINE, R2 $ 50.00 1850'S JENNINGS WHEELER & CO NEW YORK CITY MERCHANT TOKEN $ 10.00 estimated to exist. One of the most prolific engravers was John Stanton of Cincinnati, whose specialty was an Indian Head token that bore an uncanny resemblance to an actual Indian Head cent. Only actual sales should be included. 818 NORTH CASCADE AVENUE This worked quite well. A Civil War token CWT discussion board. This is a thread that is designed to draw attention to that niche of the hobby so many of us already find alluring, tokens and medals that were issued during the American Civil War. Civil War Store Cards. Collectors.com | This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The Civil War Token Mega Thread. The first token should be disqualified. $1.00 shipping. Numismatists of the time couldnt get enough of his designs. Contemplating buying a "forever" token For those of you that typed on envelopes, do you miss it? What was the worst Battle of the Civil War? I searched for some and was surprised to run by this one. Mike here. Stanton, who lived and operated in Cincinnati, was the largest producer of Store Cards. 4,125.00 US$ free shipping. Very few try to get one of each die combination and metal composition. The armies made contact near Gettysburg on June 30 and fought the largest battle of the war on July 13, 1863. They were used mainly in the Northeast and Midwest. Plain Edg (1861-65) CIVIL WAR TOKEN F-248/432 a NO COMPROMISE W/ TRAITORS. The Third Avenue Railroad company of New York, which had willingly accepted a large quantity of the Lindenmueller tokens in lieu of actual currency, asked Lindenmueller to redeem them. So I hope your not mad at me. Regular issue US coinage was hoarded during the 5 out of 5 stars (2,072) $ 50.00. As coins started to disappear in the camps, Sutlers began minting tokens, which they used to fill the gap created by coin shortages. Now the less they maded the more expensive they became.a factor of 7 was 20 to 11. An // -->