Jewish Merchant Steinfeld Issues Store Tokens

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Raynor's Spring Americana Auction Prt 2

By Raynor's Historical Collectible Auctions

Mar 1, 2026

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  Civil War Token struck in copper, Obv. “S. Steinfeld/Sole Agent For The U.S.” with elaborate French coat of arms, center; .. Rv. “Principal Depot of the French Cognac Bitters / 1863, 70 Nassau St. N.Y.” Important notation: This token has Lines above the words “FRENCH” and “COGNAC” and is undated. Of all the Steinfeld’s tokens, only 20% were issued with these lines.Simon Steinfeld was a Jewish New York City merchant who started advertising himself as the "sole importer and agent" for French Cognac Bitters in 1855. At this point Steinfeld converted his 70 Nassau Street candy and confections store into a saloon. When coins became scarce in 1862, Steinfeld also used Civil War tokens and postage envelopes as money. The die-sinker, The die-sinker, Emil Sigel (non-Jewish), was the brother of Union Army General Franz Sigel (non-Jewish), was the brother of Union Army General Franz Sigel

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