Civil War Store Card
date: label: date made
content: 1863
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Civil War store card token
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1863
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Images: Profile of Indain head wearing feathered headdress and surrounded by thirteen (13) stars.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 1863 / L Roloff
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: An eye with rays, a hand with a heart in its plam within a bow with two arrows, and three links of a chain.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Edge: Smooth
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Paul Gilkes of Coin World wrote in his article "Researchers relocate origin of Civil War token" first published in September 25, 2011, U.S. Collectibles section of CoinWorld.com, "The token was signed by L. Roloff, a prolific New York city designer and engraver. Originally listed as NY 630Q in U.S. Civil War Store Cards by George and Melvin Fuld, the token will now be listed under Connecticut as CT 345aA, after the change was approved by the Civil War Store Cards Book Revision Committee"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0023.004
label: accession number
content: 2013.0023
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0023.004
objectType: label: Object Name
content: token
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.5 cm; 31/32 in