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1872 Allegheny City Wood Engraving

Allegheny City and Its Tokens – Gone But Not Forgotten

2014-11-06
By: Wayne Homren
On: November 6, 2014
In: Ghost Town Tokens
With: 4 Comments

Allegheny City was located just across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh, PA. It is now known simply as “the North Side” (See figure 1). Allegheny was long ago absorbed by the growing city of Pittsburgh, but its memory lives on…

Johann “John” Marr – Civil War Token Engraver

2011-07-19
By: Aaron Packard
On: July 19, 2011
In: Engraving
With: 0 Comments

Born in Germany on September 9th 1832, Johan “John’ Marr entered the engraving business at a very young age.  Young, destitute, and barely a teenager, Marr found himself forced to live with a jeweler and engraver. In exchange for room and board, Marr was hired to care for the jeweler’sContinue Reading

Fuld 160-471b Liberty For All, America

An Introduction to Patriotic Civil War Tokens

2011-07-01
By: Aaron Packard
On: July 1, 2011
In: FAQs & Guides
With: 3 Comments

Early in 1862 all United States coins disappeared from circulation. The general public, concerned about possible increases in values of all metals, began hoarding their change. First gold and silver coins disappeared from circulation.

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