USA Civil War token KNICKERBOCKER CURRENCY
$25.00
USA, Civil War token, no date, Obverse: KNICKERBOCKER CURRENCY, Reverse: GOOD FOR 1 CENT, copper, 20mm, dies 255/393, VF
1 in stock
Description
The thousands of tokens made in the North during the Civil War were only made during 1863 and part of 1864, after which they were made illegal.
A token is used like a coin but is not a coin. Rather, it stands for a coin without the value of the coin. Maybe its copper, but says its value is the same as a silver coin. Usually tokens were made privately, but sometimes governments got involved.
