Hard Times Token - Running Boar / Jackson

€312,363.00
LocationUnited States
Year1834
TypeEmergency coinage › Merchant tokens
CompositionBrass (Silvered brass)
Weight8.96 g
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#12A
Obverse descriptionRunning Boar (die 1) with nose pointing at C in CREDIT.
Obverse letteringPERISH CREDIT PERISH COMMERCE / MY VICTORY / MY THIRD HEAT / DOWN WITH THE / BANK / 1834
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAndrew Jackson (die 2) with wide shoulders.
Reverse letteringMY SUBSTITUTE / FOR THE U.S. BANK / MY / EXPERIMENT / MY / CURRENCY / MY / GLORY
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1834  - R-6, 13-30 known -
Catalog ID5298770320
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