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Sorry, we couldn't find anything matching "During the Civil War, coins were hoarded and even cents became scarce. Coins of lighter weight and substitute materials were tried. There was even an attempt to use postage stamps for money. This coin might be one issued in 1863 made of aluminum as an experiment by James Barton Longacre, the Mint engraver at the time. Source: Taxay, Don. New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1966.".