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Been doing some research to begin putting together a Store Card exhibit and created this chart. Thought I'd share...  |
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Very nice, Bill. Have you added any more MI tokens to your collection lately?
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I might recommend giving credit to your source(s).
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Very nice, Bill. Have you added any more MI tokens to your collection lately? Haven't found any more Jackson tokens. The ones I need are Rarity 9's and 10's so I've been focusing on my Michigan towns and cities. I'm down to needing two of those. Quote:
I might recommend giving credit to your source(s). The bibilography at the end of my exhibit will list all the references used. That is a work in progress as the research is on-going. The MSNS exhibit rules require it. Edited by Penny Guy
12/30/2017 8:14 pm
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Looking good.  |
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Hey Penny Guy ...
Keep your eyes out for a Texas CWT .... a G.W. CAPRON counterstamp. He was a jeweler/silversmith in Houston, late in 1862. Around twenty specimens have been recorded to date.
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01/01/2018 08:49 am
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I tried to limit my CWT to only patriot tokens, so I only have 1 OH, and 7 NY store cards. Seeing that chart shows that I missed falling into a rabbit hole with store cards.  |
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ExoGuy: Interesting about that Texas merchant, CW. Capron, it might be included in a future Fuld Store Card book. With 20 known it would be a Rarity 6. A good find
Fuzzy317: When I got into CWT's I quickly saw how big it could be. I focused on a Michigan towns & cities collection, and Jackson County and its four merchants, where I live. Still can't find pieces to complete either collection.
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01/01/2018 9:43 pm
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Clicked this thread curious what a 'store card' is. Could someone enlighten me? Thanks in advance.
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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During the US Civil War, US government coins were hoarded and it became harder for companies to make change for purchases of goods. Private companies started to fill that coin gap by selling Civil War Tokens that many businesses accepted as cent coins. Many were with a patriotic theme, but if a business wanted to pay a little more, the tokens could have their name or logo on the token. They mostly appeared in the south, and when the war ended I believe they were then deemed no longer legal tender. EDIT - my explanation is not the textbook definition, but you get the idea. example of Patriotic Token:  example of Store Card:  |
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Thank you. Very cool.
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