Union - Army & Navy

Item TOK-11976

Description

Union / Army & Navy. Fuld 164 / 312 (Copper)

Civil War tokens were privately minted and distributed in the United States between 1861 and 1864. The widespread use of tokens was a result of the scarcity of government-issued cents during the war.  On April 22, 1864, the United States Congress passed a law prohibiting tokens or devices for use as currency.