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Hard Times Merchant Token - Francis L. Brigham - Dry Goods New Bedford, MA
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1833 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a detailed relief view of a large commercial building, identified by a banner legend as 'CHEAPSIDE' with the address 'No. 1' above the structure. The lower field bears the date 1833 and the legend NEW BEDFORD in raised letters, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features an entirely typographic design with the merchant's name FRANCIS L. BRIGHAM arranged along the upper periphery and DEALER IN DRY GOODS along the lower periphery, with the text BY WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. displayed in four lines across the central field, all within a beaded border. |
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