(WoCCP) As that bloody conflict, the Civil War, smoldered in 1862, a serious shortage
of coins for everyday commerce had Cecil County merchants shuffling around
trying to find ways to make change. You could blame penny pinchers, hoarders
or simply the scarcity of the war, but whatever the cause there was a shortage
of gold, silver, and cooper to make change.
With coins largely out of circulation, the hue and cry for small change was
at its height as the nation faced the second year of the tragic struggle. If
silver did not become more plentiful, one Elkton merchant told the Cecil
Democrat he would be forced to issue shinplasters.
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