Patented August 12, 1862. ENCASED STAMP USED as COIN due to. A shortage of coins during the Civil War. GAULT obtained the patent. THE CURRENCY TO PASS. Looks like a small light crease line in bottom quarter. The item “1862 CIVIL WAR ENCASED POSTAGE STAMP-Used 4 Shortage of Coins-J. GAULT X RARE” is in sale […]