Civil War token
Classification:
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Object Number:
INV.13855.69a
Marks:
Die struck: Obverse: `UNITED STATES 1863''
Die struck: Reverse: `ARMY & NAVY''
Gallery Label:
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent").
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
45862
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Civil War token
Classification:
Date:
1863-1865
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Varies
Object Number:
INV.13855[dup]
Gallery Label:
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent").
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
45861
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Civil War token
Classification:
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Object Number:
INV.13855.47
Marks:
Die struck: Obverse: ``FOR OUR COUNTRY A COMMON CAUSE''
Die struck: Reverse: ``NOW/AND FOR/EVER''
Gallery Label:
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent"). The obverse type may have meant to represent Martha Washington.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
45860
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Civil War token
Classification:
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 19.3 mm
Object Number:
INV.13855.27a
Gallery Label:
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent"). Although the obverse is unsigned, the type resembles George Lovett's Civil War store card. Patriotic Civil War tokens often bear inscriptions calling on the deity's aid.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
45859
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Civil War token
Classification:
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 19.9 mm
Object Number:
INV.13855.27b
Marks:
Die struck: Obverse: ``1863''
Die struck: Reverse: ``GOD PROTECT THE UNION''
Gallery Label:
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent"). Although the obverse is unsigned, the type resembles George Lovett's Civil War store card. Patriotic Civil War tokens often bear inscriptions calling on the deity's aid.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
45858
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Civil War token
Classification:
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
19.5mm
Object Number:
INV.13855.73[dup]
Gallery Label:
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent"). This token was engraved by Emil Sigel of 177 William Street, New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
45857
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Civil War token
Classification:
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Description:
(2) identical tokens - Recto: Drugs / Dry Goods / Groceries / Hardware & Notions; verso: United We Stand / Divided We Fall
Object Number:
INV.13855.59ab
Gallery Label:
Although attributed to engraver Charles D. Horter of 178 William Street, New York City, the obverse die is signed ``B''.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
45856
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Civil War token
Classification:
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 13/16 in. ( 2 cm )
Description:
Token, die struck copper; obverse depicts a central star with an American sheild at center, text around edge reads "PRO BONO PULICO /1863"; small initials "E.S." below; revearse reads "NEW YORK" inside a laural weath.
Object Number:
INV.13855.73
Marks:
Die struck: Obverse: ``NEW YORK''
Die struck: Reverse: ``PRO BONO PUBLICO 1863''
Gallery Label:
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent"). This token was engraved by Emil Sigel of 177 William Street, New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
45855
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fugio cent
Classification:
Date:
1787
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.8 cm )
Description:
Copper cent struck on obverse with resplendant sun and sundial and legend: "FUGIO 1787 / MIND YOUR BUSINESS"; Reverse has chain of thirteen circular links with legends "WE ARE ONE" and "UNITED STATES."
Object Number:
INV.13669b
Marks:
Struck: Obverse: "FUGIO 1787/MIND YOUR/BUSINESS"
Struck: Reverse: "UNITED STATES/WE ARE ONE"
Gallery Label:
The design and inscriptions on the "Fugio" cent, the first coin issued by the United States, were suggested by Benjamin Franklin. The obverse of the one-cent coin features a sun and sundial with the legends "FUGIO" (I fly) and "MIND YOUR BUSINESS," while the reverse depicts thirteen linked chains , representing each of the thirteen colonies, with the legend "WE ARE ONE."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1787
eMuseum Object ID:
45748
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fugio cent
Classification:
Date:
1787
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.8 cm )
Description:
Obverse: a sundial above which is the sun resplendant; Reverse: a circular chain of thirteen links.
Object Number:
INV.13867g
Marks:
Struck: Obverse: "FUGIO 1787/MIND YOUR/BUSINESS"
Struck: Reverse: "UNITED STATES/WE ARE ONE"
Gallery Label:
The designs and inscriptions on these cents were suggested by Benjamin Franklin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1787
eMuseum Object ID:
45747
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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