Hard Times Token - Bergen Iron Works, circles Lakewood, NJ

€311,067.00
LocationUnited States
Year1840
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionCopper
Weight4.17 g
Diameter20.8 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#206
Obverse descriptionEagle surrounded by business name around top and STORE on bottom with circle on each side. Die crack transversely through eagle
Obverse letteringBERGEN IRON WORKS / ౦ STORE ౦
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionClasped hands in center surrounded by rays with motto on top and date on bottom
Reverse letteringBONÆ FIDEI SIGNUM / 1840
(Translation: Latin: Good faith sign)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1840  - R-3, 201-500 known -
Catalog ID1316196870
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