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36.

750T-1b. GRANVILLE STOKES, PHILADELPHIA.

R6.

NGCAU 50. The largest of the Civil War storecard tokens. (H)

WISCONSIN

37.

510I-1a. D. J. DORNICK. MILWAUKEE.

R5. NGC MS 63

BN. Single merchant town. (F-G)

LOCATION UNKNOWN

38.

LU-5-4a. TOWN BRANCH STORE.

R8. Very Fine. This

store card was originally cataloged as being from East Saginaw

Michigan. More modern scholarship has disproved this and the

Third Edition Store Card book lists it as Location Unknown

with the suggestion that it belongs in Lexington, Ky, (G)

SUTLER TOKENS

39.

NY-1-10b; NY A10B. J.J. BENSON. 1ST MTD RIFLES.

R6. 24mm. Brass. VF. The 1st Mounted Rifles were a well-

known Civil War cavalry unit. The Benson tokens are among

the least expensive cavalry issues. (F)

40.

OH-34-5C; OH-05C. 34

TH

REG. O.V.M. ZOUAVE.

R7.

22mm. Copper. XF/AU with some red lustre still adhering.

John Stanton backstamp. This regiment was known as “Platt’s

Zouaves.” (I)

41.

OH-46-10B; OH R10B. B. HOWELL. 46. REG. O.V.U.S.A.

R9.

XF.

A rare token from the 46th Regiment Ohio Volunteers

United States Army. (H)

42.

OH-81a-10C; OH AF-10C. J.W. CRUIKSHANK. 81ST

Lot 41

Civil War Storecard Tokens

Co of Louisville. The #1431 die is also paired with 9 other store

cards all attributed to Louisville merchants. ($1200-1500)

MASSACHUSETTS

33.

115-Aa-1e. HENRY COOK, BOSTON

, Rulau MaBo 19A.

42mm. White Metal. Geo rge Love t t , Sc . Br i l l i an t

Proof-like Unc. w i t h a s m a l l d i g a b o v e t h e R

i n F R I E N D o n t h e r e v e r s e . This is a wonderful

political store care issued by Bostonian Henry Cook, who,

among a variety of pursuits, w a s a m o n g t h e f i r s t t o

advertise himself as a dealer in coins and medals. At obverse

center is a scroll labeled CONSTITUTION and below, THE

GIFT OF OUR PATRIOT SIRES/ WE WILL NEVER/

SURRENDER/ TO/ TRAITORS & REBELS. Within a band

around the rim is 13 starts and the legend, NO SURRENDER

OF THE FORT SUMTER OF THE NORTH. ($1000+)

OHIO

34.

165Q-1b. FREDERICK BILLOIDS, BREWER.,

CINCINNATI.

R8. Very Fine. Slightly bent with Stanton’s

typical thin planchet showing some “wrinkles.” ($800-1000)

PENNSYLVANIA

35.

750B-1d. M. B. ALLENBACH. PHILADELPHIA.

R5.

NGC AU 55. (F-G)

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