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Cent - Hard Times Token - May Tenth
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1837 |
| Type | Emergency merchant token |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An oak wreath tied with a ribbon bow at the base encloses the central inscription MAY / TENTH / 1837 in three lines within the field. The surrounding legend SPECIE PAYMENTS SUSPENDED runs along the outer border, with a beaded rim. The design commemorates the suspension of specie payments during the Panic of 1837. |
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| Reverse lettering | SPECIE PAYMENTS SUSPENDED MAY TENTH 1837 |
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