Georgia’s agricultural output was critical to the Confederate war effort, and because Georgia was a transportation and industrial center for the Confederacy, both sides struggled for control of the state. Items are normally shipped out the same or next business day after your payment is made.Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division I do combine shipping on multiple purchases. Please ask questions if you have any in regard to this item. View high resolution pics for condition / Pictured coin ships USPS with tracking number provided. The collectible value of the tokens is determined chiefly by their rarity. All three types were utilized as currency, and are differentiated by their designs. Civil War tokens are divided into three types-store cards, patriotic tokens, and sutler tokens. On Jan additional law was passed that forbade all private coinage. Civil War tokens became illegal after the United States Congress passed a law on Approhibiting the issue of any one or two-cent coins, tokens or devices for use as currency.

The widespread use of the tokens was a result of the scarcity of government-issued cents during the Civil War. They were used mainly in the Northeast and Midwest. 1863 Patriotic Civil War Token CWT Liberty Head / Army & Navy 11/298a Civil War tokens are token coins that were privately minted and distributed in the United States between 18.

Item: 165506844059 1863 Patriotic Civil War Token CWT French Liberty Head Army & Navy 11/298a.

1863 army and navy civil war token