The 2026 World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh has concluded.
At the CWTS General Meeting there was discussion of finances and efforts to reduce costs.
Literary Awards were made to Rich Bottles, Jr., David Schenkman, and D. Carver Wells.
Other special awards were given to Susan Trask Gingrich, Q. David Bowers, and Cindy Wibker.
John Robers made a presentation on Camp Chase, Ohio and the sutlers who issued tokens and scrip.
See more details by downloading the CWTS Meeting Minutes.
Left photo: John Ostendorf, Rob Pennell, and Larry Dziubek.
Right photo: Justin Perrault, John Ostendorf, David Schenkman, and Erik Schena.
U.S. Civil War Store Cards – 4th Edition
The U.S. Civil War Store Cards- 4th edition (SC4) committee is proud to announce that the 4th edition of this great work is available. The book committee consisted of Dave Schenkman, Tim Webb, Mark Gatcha, Larry Dziubek, Roger Lalich, Bill Luitje and myself. Steve Hayden helped with rarity changes and some technical points. Jen Meers did an excellent job on the layout and the book looks very professional. This book is the product of a lot of hard work and the gathering of information over the last ten years and I am very proud of it.
Building upon the 3rd edition, this new edition features nearly 900 changes since publication of the 3rd edition, including new merchants, new listings, new or improved photos of many tokens, rarity changes, and corrections. This is a must have for all Civil War token collectors.
The 4th edition is scheduled to be 676 pages and retails for $100 + $7 shipping. It is available to CWTS members at $85 + $7 shipping (yes, no price increase over SC3 that was published 10 years ago)! It is also available to dealers in cases of 6 books for $390 plus $30 shipping (again, no price increase).
John Ostendorf