Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Luce Center
Civil War token
Object Number:
INV.13855.61b
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
Die struck: Reverse: "IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE WAR OF 1861 '62 '63"
Description:
Obverse. Bust of Liberty facing left, date 1863 below.
Reverse. Inscription.
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.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
