Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Cent - Civil War Merchant Token - Frank L. Gay Bookseller Providence, Rhode Island
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Year | 1863 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Fuld#RI-700-E-2j |
| Obverse description | The obverse bears a circular legend reading the merchant's name and business details arranged around the field, with the text filling the entire coin face in a spiraling typeset arrangement. The legend identifies the issuer as Frank L. Gay, Bookseller and Stationer, located at 140 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I. A small five-pointed star device appears near the center of the field, and the coin is bordered by a beaded rim. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |