Hard Times Token - Merchants Exchange, old New York, NY

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1837
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionCopper
Weight
Diameter28.1 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#292
Obverse descriptionBuilding in center. Years it was built and burnt below with location around circumference.
Obverse letteringMERCHANTS EXCHANGE WALL ST. N. YORK BUILT 1827 BURNT 1835
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionDash under cent, Five berries within the wreath and three outside.
Reverse letteringMILLIONS FOR DEFENCE NOT / ONE / CENT / FOR TRIBUTE
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
MintageND (1837)  - R-6, 13-30 known -
Catalog ID8455254900
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