CVC & Collectables presents this exceptional 1863 Civil War token issued by William H. Bridgens of New York City, cataloged as F‑630J‑2b. This brass store card token, graded NGC MS63, ranks as R‑7 rarity—meaning fewer than 12 known examples exist. It represents one of the few surviving high-grade specimens of this rare design.
Token Highlights:
- Date: 1863
- Issuer: William H. Bridgens, NYC
- Fuld Number: F‑630J‑2b
- Material: Brass
- Diameter: ~19 mm
- Grade: NGC MS63
- Rarity: R‑7 (approx. 4-12 known)
- Population: Top-certified population on NGC
- Edge: Plain
Collectibility:
- Extremely rare high-grade example—one of the few NGC-certified MS63 specimens of this R‑7 type
- Even scarcer at PCGS in MS64, making this among the top-pop tokens
- Visually attractive token with bold, original surfaces and reflectivity
- Highly collected by those interested in Civil War exonumia, New York merchant tokens, and die-sinker attribution
- Listed in the standard reference Fuld’s U.S. Civil War Store Cards and acknowledged in Patriotic Civil War Tokens catalog
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