Henry Schreiner operated a grocery store and saloon at 169 E. Main St.

Schreiner didn't advertise in the newspapers, but did turn up on occasion in the news columns.

His business stood on the south side of what is now Main Street a few yards east of 4th Street. The land is now a parking lot.

Schreiner's saloon was a popular meeting spot in the area. German butchers met there monthly and the ward committee met as needed.

That committee was charged with meeting the ward's draft quota. At a February 1864 meeting, those who didn't volunteer were required to pay at least $15 toward the bounty of a soldier to meet the ward's quota.

Schreiner appears to have been the only issuer of Columbus Civil War tokens to have served in the military. Schreiner was a private in the infantry for 14 months during the Mexican War.

Rarity estimates for Schreiner's tokens suggest 504 to 2,008 tokens are outstanding.

W.K. Lanphear used three obverse dies to strike Schreiner's tokens: two versions of Mercury and an eagle.