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Civil War Merchant Token - Robinson and Ballou Grocers Troy, New York

Civil War Merchant Token - Robinson and Ballou Grocers (Troy, New York) - obverseCivil War Merchant Token - Robinson and Ballou Grocers (Troy, New York) - reverse

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Features

Issuer United States
Type Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year 1863
Composition Mosiądz
Weight 3.05 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 1.4 mm
Shape Okrągły
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Number
N#
374861
References Fuld# NY-890-E-3b, NY-890-E-4b, etc.
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).

Obverse

Francuskie przewijanie w poluAutomatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ROBINSON & BALLOU
GROCERS
TROY N.Y.

Reverse

Francuskie przewijanie w terenieAutomatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
REDEEMED
AT
OUR STORE
1863

Edge

ZwykłyAutomatically translated

Comments

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Several different varieties based on the number of vertical bead combinations on dies 31000A-F for obverse and dies 31010A-H for the reverse and the bead placement on each side
Other combinations exist in Copper
NY-890-E-1b - Dies 31000A/31010A
12 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT(beads aligned between A and T) and 8 beads below OUR STORE (Beads aligned directly below S) on reverse
NY-890-E-3b - Dies 31000A/31010B
12 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT(beads aligned above and left of T) and 8 beads below OUR STORE (Beads aligned below and to the right side of S) on reverse
NY-890-E-4b - Dies 31000B/31010C
14 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 4 beads above AT and 6 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
NY-890-E-6b - Dies 31000B/31010E
14 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT and 3 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
NY-890-E-7b - Dies 31000C/31010B (Pictured Above)
16 beads above GROCERS and 11 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT(beads aligned above and left of T) and 8 beads below OUR STORE (Beads aligned below and to the right side of S) on reverse
NY-890-E-8b - Dies 31000D/31010F
13 beads above GROCERS and 12 beads below on obverse, 7 beads above AT and 11 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
NY-890-E-9b - Dies 31000E/31010G
11 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 4 beads above AT and 7 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
NY-890-E-10b - Dies 31000E/31010C
11 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 4 beads above AT and 6 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
NY-890-E-12b - Dies 31000F/31010E
12 beads above GROCERS and 8 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT and 3 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
NY-890-E-13b - Dies 31000F/31010F
12 beads above GROCERS and 8 beads below on obverse, 7 beads above AT and 11 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
NY-890-E-15b - Dies 31000E/31010H
11 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 4 beads above AT and 5 beads below OUR STORE on reverse

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC References
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-1b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-3b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-4b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-6b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-7b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-8b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-9b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-10b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-12b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-13b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).
1863  Fuld# NY-890-E-15b
George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).

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