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<p>[QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 667696, member: 2100"]Hi Pete,</p><p><br /></p><p> Civil War tokens were created to alleviate the coin shortage that occurred when the Civil War broke out. There was not enough change in circulation for merchants to conduct business, so they made their own. There are two basic types, the generic, or "patriotic" types, and ones made special for a merchant is known as a "store card". They were so well accepted that the Feds decided to pattern the U.S. cent after them for the size and metal. Thousands of varieties were issued in just a few short years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 667696, member: 2100"]Hi Pete, Civil War tokens were created to alleviate the coin shortage that occurred when the Civil War broke out. There was not enough change in circulation for merchants to conduct business, so they made their own. There are two basic types, the generic, or "patriotic" types, and ones made special for a merchant is known as a "store card". They were so well accepted that the Feds decided to pattern the U.S. cent after them for the size and metal. Thousands of varieties were issued in just a few short years.[/QUOTE]
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