Joining the Newman Portal this week is the Civil War Token Society (CWTS), publishers of a quarterly journal since 1967. Issued undermultiple titles (Journal of the Civil War Token Society from 1967 to 1977, Copperhead Courier from 1978 to 1987, and The Civil WarToken Journal from 1988 to date), the Journal covers new discoveries in the field of Civil War tokens, member news, and a club auction featuredin each issue.

Thousands of varieties in the series (ably catalogued in the standard references by George and Melvin Fuld) ensure a wide array of collecting approaches, as well as the possibility of continued research finds. This is a ripe field for the collector seeking historical value at a reasonable price - these substitutes for one-cent pieces are more attractively priced than their federal brethren, and the storecards in particular invite Internet searches for the stories of the issuing merchants. The Newman Portal wishes to thank John Ostendorf, CWTS Secretary, for his assistance with this project.

Link to The Civil War Token Journal on the Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/511836