Hard Times Token - Benedict and Burnham, Metal Products Waterbury, CT

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1837
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionCopper
Weight8.85 g
Diameter27.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#104
Obverse descriptionEagle with shield on chest with branch with talons holding olive branch on left & arrows on right and E Pluribus Unum banner above and date below. Border with business name around top and location around bottom. A star on border at both 3 and 9 o`clock positions.
Obverse letteringBENEDICT & BURNHAM E PLURIBUS UNUM 1837 WATERBURY CONN
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLegend curved around border surrounding specific products in straight rows in center. Star at bottom border.
Reverse letteringMANUFACTURERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF / GILT BUTTONS / SHEET & / PLATERS BRASS / &c
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1837  - R-3 (201-500 known) -
Catalog ID7963491150
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