This made some Sutlers extremely unpopular at times.. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy. Token 1860 1860 No Submission to the North Civil War F-315/514 a MS64 BN NGC. if(MSFPhover) { MSFPnav15n=MSFPpreload("_derived/ohio.htm_cmp_copy-of-blank010_hbtn.gif"); MSFPnav15h=MSFPpreload("_derived/ohio.htm_cmp_copy-of-blank010_hbtn_a.gif"); } When taking a look at the Civil War, a group of tradesman who are often overlooked is the Sutlers. Among these is one of the most popular varieties of Patriotic Civil War Tokens-the DIX Token. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. There was an error signing you up to our newsletter. $4.99. Silver McClellan Knickerbocker Civil War tokens. Coinflation. I can put one on Ebay for a "Buy it now" price of 4 million dollars! This auction has 731 tokens in it! { If you ordered the least expensive tokens you would receive a combination of two existing dies, usually of a patriotic nature or similar to a US cent, these are called cataloging of these tokens the composition is indicated by a lower case letter This Hero of Pea Ridge token (type 2 - no slogan) is currently offered at $4,500. July 8, 2020 3:44PM edited July 11, 2020 5:40PM in U.S. // --> , Last new tokens added: March Add to Favorites Union Oval Flask Bottles, History Nerd Husband Dad Gift, 1800s Old Bottle Decor, Old Bottles, Civil . Today they are avidly collected. The Battle of Leyte Gulf raged from October 23 through 25, 1944. (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 ))); 1 bid. CLICK ON CONTACT US AT THE TOP OF ANY PAGE ON THE SITE, Historical Firearms Stolen From The National Civil War Museum In Harrisburg, Pa , Theft From Gravesite Of Gen. John Reynolds , Cs 4.52" Relic 12 Pounder Spherical Shell , Handsomely framed and mounted in a 35 x 25 frame, painted dark brown with applied gilt detailing around the outside edge, and on the edge around the inside of the UV filtered glass. So if you don't have it I would consider picking it up. If you are a student of American monetary history you know that beginning in December 1861, when the outcome of the war was uncertain, gold coins began to be hoarded and were no longer available at face value. There is an auction coming up at the end of the month by Mr.Steve Hayden. The reason I started collecting these tokens was simple. The Civil War Token Society publishes the Civil War Token Society Journal and is well worth investigating. An amazing Civil War relic - a sutler counterstamping tool Zoins 858 views 38 comments 28 points Most recent by Herb_T November 7, 2021 12:49PM U.S. Stanton, who lived and operated in Cincinnati, was the largest producer of Store Cards. By 1862, the second year of the Civil War, government-issued coinage began vanishing from circulation. I have no interest in most of them because they were mostly made for collectors back in the day, and not for general circulation. Below is a list of the top ten most expensive wars. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. http://home.comcast.net/~bluitje104189mi/ Harmer Rooke's 'A Million Dollar Sale' of November 17, 1969, The "1844" Hope Civil War Token Research Thread. Mike Burn here! Nine ment they made2 to 4 and 10 ment ony 1. In a given town these notes were interchangeable throughout commerce, so long as they were imprinted with the name of a business that would eventually redeem them. I have recently bought an Indian head Cent dated 1864 which as a counter stamp on it by G. K. Morris. Add to Wish List Add to Compare. Store Cards, the first and most widely circulated type of Civil War Tokens, soon became the currency of a coin-less America. Watch for announcements as soon as it becomes available! Who made the George Washington "Union" Civil War dog tag (Baker-620, Musante GW-565)? Keep up the good writing! Collectors.com | with information specific to your business (i.e. Copyright Stacks-Bowers Numismatics, LLC 2016.