Hard Times Merchant Token - W. A. Handy, Merchant Tailor Providence, Rhode Island

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1834
TypeAdvertising token
CompositionCopper
Weight10.48 g
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#427
Obverse descriptionRosettes with branch sprouting from each side above and below MERCHANT TAILOR which is in the center. This is surrounded by the rest of the legend which includes a rosette on each side of his name on the top.
Obverse letteringW. A. HANDY MERCHANT TAILOR WHOLESALE & RETAIL
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionMotto on scroll above eagle with shield on its chest holding an olive branch and arrows in talons. On the bottom is the date which with the address surrounds the motif.
Reverse letteringNo. 1 WASHINGTON ROW PROVIDENCE R. I. 1834 E PLURIBUS UNUM
(Translation: E PLURIBUS UNUM - Out of many, one)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1834  - R-1 -
Catalog ID1331562090
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