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Hard Times Merchant Token - JML and WH Scovill Waterbury, Conn
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1837 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a phoenix rising from flames with wings spread wide, rendered in bold relief. The circular legend reads J.M.L. & W.H. SCOVILL around the upper periphery and WATERBURY CON. around the lower, with the date 1837 in the exergue below the device. The coin is bordered by a continuous beaded rim, with small oak leaf ornaments flanking the legend. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely composed of advertising text with no central pictorial device. The field carries the legend SHEET BRASS / PLATED METAL / & / GOLD PLATE in multiple lines across the center, while the peripheral legend reads GILT BUTTONS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION running around the border, with a small floral ornament as a stop. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded rim. |
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