Civil War Merchant Token - William Wagner Merchant Taylor Ann Arbor, Michigan

Features

Issuer	United States
Type	Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year	1863
Composition	Copper
Weight	4.15 g
Diameter	19.9 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 372513
References	Fuld# MI-040-E-1a, MI-040-E-2a George Fuld, Melvin Fuld, John Ostendorf. U.S. Civil War Store Cards. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States (2 volumes).

Obverse

Bust Left 13 Stars

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1863

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WM. WAGNER
MERCHANT
TAILOR
DEALER IN
CLOTHING.
ANN ARBOR, MICH.

Edge

Plain

Comments

Variety 1 (MI-040-E-1a) (Dies 1095/24590)
On reverse L in DEALER located directly below I in TAILOR
Variety 2 (MI-040-E-2a) (Dies 1095/24600)
On reverse L in DEALER located below and between IL in TAILOR (Pictured above)

William Wagner, born 1817 in Stuttgart, Germany, was a merchant in Ann Arbor, MI. His shop at 21 South Main St. in Ann Arbor, MI sold ready made clothing cloths, cassimere and vesting, hats, caps, trunks, carpet bags, etc. During the Civil War, Wagner's shop issued tokens.

Fuld has MI-040-E-1a - R-6 and MI-040-E-2a - R-3

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1863												Variety 1
1863												Variety 2

Get this coin

No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.

Numista Rarity index: 97 Search tips

This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.