Cwt/Store Card Help Needed: Wm. Jackson Groc, Jackson MI / 525c Undated Die

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 12/02/2018 10:14 pm CWT's are not an area I am very well versed in, although I do have a couple. I picked this one up because it was from Jackson, MI, and I had an ex-girlfriend who lived in Jackson, MI. Seller listed it as a Fuld MI-525C-1A, but I can't find a photo of this particular die pair to confirm, and I don't have the book. NGC shows 6 such attributed CWT's graded but no photos. Almost every single thing I can find on Google shows this coin with a different die on one side. This particular one has JACKSON HALL BLOCK / JACKSON, MICH. and no date, but most of the ones I can find for 525C have a different die with "JACKSON HALL, JACKSON, MICH. 1863" instead. There appear to be lots of die pairings (I see Fuld numbers up to 16A) but even the ones I find listed as "1A" all have the 1863-dated die on one side. If anyone knows the correct Fuld attribution for this token, it would be greatly appreciated. The only "hit" I can find for the die with the "BLOCK" text is in a CWTS journal archive (Summer 2012) and references an October 28, 1865 issue of the Jackson Citizen Patriot newspaper wherein this token was described accurately. It's listed as 1A in that journal. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff

scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 07:03 am Although you will likely have a reply by tonight from others, I will look at my reference materials when I get home. I have also emailed an Civil War Token expert I know. So hopefully either I find it or he replies with an answer. Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 08:34 am I received reply via email. This info is is provided by the editor of the reference book listed below. Item referenced is in the U.S. Civil War Store Cards, 3rd edition as MI525C-1a. The die paring is 27040/27050. (paralyse - if you need a photo of the plate photos of the dies used I can send them to you) BLOCK was often used back then in smaller towns that did not have robust address system yet. So it would mean the store was in the block or close proximity to Jackson Hall for example. Edited by scopru 12/03/2018 08:36 am Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 09:27 am @Scopru, excellent information. Thank you. It makes sense that this would be the first die pair used by Jackson. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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