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Hard times token from the panic of 1837, with Andrew Jackson in a trunk. Hard Times Tokens are American large cent or half-cent-sized copper or brass tokens, struck from about 1833 through 1843, serving as unofficial currency.
The widespread use of the tokens was a result of the scarcity of government-issued cents during the Civil War. Civil War tokens became illegal after the United States Congress passed a law on April 22, 1864, prohibiting the issue of any one or two-cent coins, tokens or devices for use as currency. On June 8, 1864, an additional law was passed ...
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African-American Civil War soldiers, author unknown (edited by Durova) Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and John A. McClernand in 1862 by Alexander Gardner
After the large mintage of just under twenty million in the first year, according to numismatist Q. David Bowers, "enthusiasm and public acceptance waned". [38] After the war, bank demand for the denomination dropped, [26] while demand for the new five-cent nickel increased; mintages of the two-cent piece were smaller every year. [39]
A plate showing the uniform of a U.S. Army first sergeant, circa 1858, influenced by the French army. The military uniforms of the Union Army in the American Civil War were widely varied and, due to limitations on supply of wool and other materials, based on availability and cost of materials. [1]
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