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1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63

1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63
1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63
1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63
1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63

1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63    1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63
1863 Brass Civil War Token Graded MS63 by NGC. Here is an 1863 Civil War Token, created during America's Civil War when coinage was scarce. These tokens were privately made and traded as currency until coins became readily available to the public again. The subjects of the tokens included patriotic themes or merchant advertising.

This token is a brass merchant token, also called a Store Card, for the store Robinson & Ballou Grocers in Troy, New York. This store was located on the corner of Division and Second Street.

One side has the store name and city, the other side has the words "Redeemed At Our Store" with the date of issue. The reference number for this token is F-890E-5b.

The "b" in the reference number tells you this token is one of the less-commonly-seen brass varieties. The token has been certified authentic by NGC and is graded MS63 or Mint State 63.

Store at olympusgold for a large inventory of World Gold Coins, Rare Type. The item "1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63" is in sale since Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Exonumia\Tokens\ Civil War". The seller is "olympusgold" and is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.

  • Denomination: Token
  • Reference Number: F-890E-5b
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Grading Agency: NGC
  • Grade: MS 63
  • Material: Brass


1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63    1863 Brass Civil War Merchant Token Robinson & Ballou, Troy New York, NGC MS63