As the Civil War raged the government paid for it with paper money. The resulting inflation caused folks to hoard gold, silver and copper coins and these disappeared from circulation. Without coins, commerce ground to a halt. Innovative merchants produced these “Civil War” Tokens to replace the hoarded coins and facilitate commerce. Merchants producing them often took the opportunity to use them as advertising. We recently uncovered a hoard of these popular Civil War collectibles and now you can add one to your collection. Date and design our choice.