Sutler Tokens- Considered to be the rarest, of the Civil War Tokens, the Sutler Tokens are similar to the Store Cards.A patriotic die was used for the other side. If a business was thriving, they could afford to use a 2-sided die for their cards but most businesses could only afford to strike one side of the card. Store Cards- Contain the name and/or location of privately owned businesses.John Adams Dix was the US Secretary of Treasury in 1861 and a famous quote of his is found on the Dix token: "If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." Of course, some wording might be replaced depending on the token. Some examples, of Patriotic Tokens, are, "The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved," "Union For Ever," and "Old Glory." Among the numerous varieties of Union tokens, the Dix token is the most well-known. Since most Patriotic tokens were minted in Union states, these tokens reflect pro-Union patriotic logos, sayings, and symbols. Patriotic Tokens-Their namesake reveals the theme of these tokens.2.) French Liberty Head paired with God Protect The Union F-5/288. He chose the latter to keep the Copperheads (sympathizers with the South) from revolting. 1.) Federal Union it Must and Shall be Preserved paired with Army and Navy - F-219-320 VF/XF. The costs of the war left Abraham Lincoln with one of two choices: higher taxes or the issuance of unsecured paper money. This new one-cent piece's composition was very similar to the tokens and thus, appeasing the public. The first two years of the Civil War were going bad for the Union and many in the North were opting for peace. Although the striking of "In God We Trust" is what the Coinage Act of 1864 is mainly known for, this act also deceased the usage of Civil War Tokens and allowed the production of a new one-cent piece. On April 22, 1864, the US Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864. From 1862-1864, over 25,000,000 Civil War Tokens were produced and at least 8,000 varieties are currently known. These businesses decided to take matters into their own hands and turned to private mints. This devastated local businesses, who were struggling to conduct transactions with little to no income. Some tokens had advertisements on them while others bore patriotic symbols or sentiments, but so many were designed to fool people into.
Private die sinkers made the most of this coin shortage by making copper tokens for merchants. Citizens, anticipating the possible increase in value of all metals, commenced hoarding gold, silver and even. In 1862, with the Civil War raging, coins were withdrawn from circulation in the northern states.
Civil War Store Cards by George and Melvin Fuld : 'Early in 1862 all metallic currency was gradually withdrawn from circulation. Americans were hoarding any coinage they could get their hands on, particularly coins containing gold/silver, and copper-nickel coins. A brief history of the Store Card can be found in the introduction of U.S. Martin James McGrath Morris Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co.Entering the second year of the Civil War, US currency was rapidly vanishing. Margaret Atwood Freddie Bitsoie Sandra Cisneros Lynn Cline William deBuys Ashley Ford John Grisham Roshi Joan Halifax Joy Harjo Anne Hillerman Cheryl Alters Jamison Craig Johnson Asma Khan Phil Klay Jon Krakauer Valeria Luiselli Deborah Madison Emily St. Purchase your books by festival authors directly from CW below: So if you missed the festival but are looking for a signed copy of one of their books, please call us or come in to browse. Bestselling, prizewinning authors and literary legends like Margaret Atwood, Joy Harjo, Colson Whitehead, Sandra Cisneros, Jon Krakauer, amongst others, spent time in our mini-bookstore in the lobby of the Convention Center and signed hundreds of books, which we now have in stock. The Inaugural Santa Fe Literary Festival was a huge success!Ĭollected Works was very proud to have been on-site all weekend as the official bookstore of the Santa Fe Festival.
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