James E. Wolff - Petersburg, Va

[CheetahCats]

Below please find two James E. Wolff emissions.

 

Mr. Wolff owned a mercantile in Petersburg, Virginia prior to the outbreak of the Civil War.

 

He had several emissions struck; some for circulation, others for collectors.

 

Both of these specimens were intended for circulation.

 

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Wolff joined the war effort, and commanded a company of his own in the CSA.

 

After the war, Wolff never returned to his mercantile interests. Rather he changed vocations, and pursued insurance.

 

The first specimen is a Miller VA-20B struck in brass, 26mm, with a reeded edge. David Schenkman, in his untitled Virginia Tokens book, lists it as VA3960-ANf.

 

The second specimen is a Miller VA-22 struck in German Silver, 25mm, with a plain edge. Schenkman lists it as VA3960-ANg.

 

The third image is of Mr. Wolff himself, circa Civil War era.

 

I'd be interested in seeing other folks' merchant examples.

 

Thanks,

 

Cheetah

[ldhair]

Very nice. I don't have much to post.

[CheetahCats]

Very nice. I don't have much to post.

 

great specimen ld (thumbs u

 

Looks to be a Miller WIS-10, thick planchet, in brass, c.1850s.

 

Of the Van Cott emissions, yours is among those which are the rarer. The much more plentiful Van Cott varieties possess a mispelling for Racine.

 

All of the Van Cott varieties show prolific evidence of circulation -- being traded in commerce at a value of 1 cent. Considering this, yours is a great grade (thumbs u

[johnny9434]

i like them tokens

[HULLCOINS-migration]

There is a bank in Petersburg that has quite a bit of history on Confederate Paper Making, which was conducted at that bank. Great tokens.