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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1217788, member: 22729&quot;]Basically Civil War tokens were privately minted to fulfill a need of merchants to make change. During the war regular coins were hoarded, and because of this it was difficult for retailers to conduct their business. There are basically two types of CWT&#039;s, patriotic tokens and store cards. Patriotics had a patriotic theme of some sort and were generic in nature, while store cards were issued for a particular business. They would have the name of the business, their address or city, what they sold, and any other information the merchant deemed important. The patriotics were cheaper to buy because they were generic and could be used by anyone. The store cards were pricier because the merchant had to have a special die cut to produce his cards. Although never legal tender, they were widely accepted by people because of the shortage of regular issue coins.</p><p>I have found my references Dilly, and will get back to you later when I have some information to pass on in regard to your particular tokens.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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