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3 Cents - Hard Times Token - Feuchtwanger Countermarked JMP

Location United States
Year 1837
Type Emergency merchant token
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Obverse description An eagle perched on a rocky outcrop facing left, with wings partially raised, rendered in high relief. The date 1837 appears in the exergue below the device. The token bears a small rectangular countermark 'JMP' punched into the field, consistent with a merchant or owner's mark.
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Obverse lettering 1837
Reverse description The denomination THREE CENTS appears in two lines within an open wreath of laurel branches tied at the base. The circular legend FEUCHTWANGER'S COMPOSITION surrounds the wreath, with two five-pointed stars flanking the legend. A small rectangular countermark 'MP' (part of the JMP punch) is visible above the wreath at the top of the field.
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