Hard Times Token - Isaac Barton and Co. Dry Goods Philadelphia, PA

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1837
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionGold plated brass
Weight
Diameter27 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeReeded
Period
Reference(s) HT#385A
Obverse descriptionLegend surrounding street address inside circle.
Obverse lettering*ISAAC BARTON & Co*/No 27/SOUTH 2nd/STREET/(ornament)/PHILADELPHIA
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLegend around circle with Wholesale Dry Goods & Retail inside
Reverse letteringIMPORTERS & DEALERS / WHOLESALE / (ornament) / DRY GOODS / (ornament) / & RETAIL / .IN FOREIGN & DOMESTIC.
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
MintageND (1837)  - R-6, 13-30 known -
Catalog ID1000054800
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