Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War token
Object name
Civil War token
Date
1863
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Description
The front and back both bear inscriptions advertising a hair restorative
Object Number
INV.13855.50a
Marks
Die struck: "USE/MILLER'S/25/CENTS/HAIR/INVIGORATOR"
Die struck: "USE MILLER'S/50/CENTS/N.Y./HAIR DYE"
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.