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

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1837
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionCopper
Weight9.13 g
Diameter28.1 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#293
Obverse descriptionBuilding center. Years built and burnt below with location around circumference.
Obverse letteringMERCHANTS EXCHANGE WALL ST. N. YORK BUILT 1827 BURNT 1835
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionOuter circle of words: Millions for defence. Inner wreath. Center words: Not one cent for tribute. No dash 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-1 (More than 1250 known) -
Catalog ID9255676790
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