Hard Times Token - Van Buren / Webster Ship token

€32,614.00
LocationUnited States
Year1841
TypeAdvertising token
CompositionCopper
Weight9.79 g
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#20
Obverse descriptionShip wrecked on rocks, word `experiment` written on the hull.
Obverse letteringVAN BUREN METALLIC 1837 CURRENT EXPERIMENT
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description3 masted ship with `constitution` on the hull sailing on smooth seas.
Reverse letteringWEBSTER CREDIT 1841 CURRENT CONSTITUTION
Reverse scriptLatin
MintScovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury (Connecticut), United States (1802-date)
Mintage1841  - Actually before 1841 -
Catalog ID1284413860
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