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An example of the only West Virginia Sulter Token just sold on ebay....

DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Phheewww.WV Sutler auction.

I have a little collection of CWT's from WV and thought this would make a nice addtion, but over 3K ! wow.

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  • ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,058 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ok I'll ask......what's a Sulter token?
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    sutlers followed civil war regiments around during the war and issued some credit. They sold dry goods, supplies, etc. to the troops.

    WV becoming a state in 1863 limited the number of sutlers here I guess.
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There are three types of CWT's

    Patriotics
    Storecards
    Sutler tokens.

    I didn't win this one by the way, but maybe I can snag some of the goodies coming up in the Stacks Auction.
  • ShortgapbobShortgapbob Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭
    As a West Virginian, I think that is a really neat piece!
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  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,329 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How would one know that it's authentic?
  • TheRegulatorTheRegulator Posts: 1,219 ✭✭✭
    Very cool. image

    Minnesota volunteered the first soldiers for the Civil War and we don't have any Sutler tokens, as far as I know.
    The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. -Thomas Jefferson

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