Civil War Token, A Little Info Please

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Liverpool Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 12:23 pm I've just recently picked up what I believe is a civil war token, its in pretty rough shape. Were there many of these? (not issue but different "coins" from different............) Who made them, merchants? local governments? thanks in advance. Liverpool * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4468 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 12:39 pm Post a photo of your coin. The civil war tokens were issued by merchants because of a shortage of circulation coins. There were also civil war political tokens issued by private manufacturers for profit. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 12:40 pm Does this help any? http://indiancent.wikispaces.com/Civil+War+Tokens John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew99 CCF Advertiser United States 1533 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 1:44 pm There was a shortage of small change, so this became a thing. Same thing with Hard Times tokens. There are many different types. Report this Post to the Staff
Liverpool Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 2:09 pm Thank you to staff for the move, as always you guys are great. John1: I had a quick look at your link, I had no idea, I'll find some time soon to do some learning. thanks all Liverpool Edited by Liverpool 01/31/2017 2:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 6:05 pm There are several very good books on the subject and a large club. Report this Post to the Staff
Penny Guy Pillar of the Community United States 531 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 6:38 pm With records not surviving from that time exact numbers are not known. Generally it is believed there are in excess of 5,000 varieties. Total tokens produced was " probably was on the long side of 50 million." Quote from U.S. CIVIL WAR STORECARDS, by George and Melvin Fuld, Third Edition, 2014, John Ostendorf, Editoe. Report this Post to the Staff
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