Collection Highlights
Four Portraits of North American Indians; verso: sketch of brave riding a horse and shooting a bow and arrow
1859
1941.1209
Oil on gray marbleized prepared heavy textured paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War token
Object name
Civil War token
Date
1863
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.4 mm
Description
The front shows a Union eagle with inscriptions around. The back bears further portions of the advertising message.
Object Number
INV.13718.28
Marks
Die struck: Obverse: "JAMES G. MOFFET/121 PRINCE STt/BRASS FOUNDERS NEW YORK
Die struck: Reverse: "SHEET & PLATERS BRASS/GOLD.SILVER/GERMAN SILVER/ROLLED/TO ORDER/BRASS COUNTERRAILING
Gallery Label
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent").
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
