THIS IS FOR WHAT I FEEL IS AN EXCELLENT SCARE
1863 Cincinnati Ohio Civil War Token I Rees Flying Eagle
Description | Obv: Various lines of text from with the top and bottom lines along the coin edge with three stars along left and right edge; I. REES / 401 / CENTRAL / AVE. / CINCINNATI |
Rev: Flying eagle R with year below and twelve stars along border above; 1863 |
These tokens were minted as private emergency currency. During the American Civil War, citizens hoarded government-issued gold, silver, and even copper-nickel cents due to economic uncertainty. To combat the severe coin shortage and keep daily business moving, merchants in the Midwest and Northeast commissioned private die-sinkers to strike these cent-sized tokens