Original 1863 copper Civil War merchant store card issued by Coe & Hayden, proprietors of The Regulator in Winona, Minnesota. The firm operated at No. 2 Simpson Block on Second Street, selling dry goods, crockery, boots, shoes, and groceries. The token is attributed to Fuld MN-980B-1a, the copper variety, pending definitive metal confirmation.
- Date: 1863; dated issue. - Merchant: Coe & Hayden, The Regulator. - Location: No. 2 Simpson Block, Second Street, Winona, Minnesota. - Catalog attribution: Fuld MN-980B-1a; R-6 rarity classification. - Composition: Copper; visually identified, not analytically tested. - Diameter: 19.6 mm; weight: 3.41 g. - Edge: Plain; coin alignment; severe irregular central hole damage.