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Hard Times Token - Jackson safe / Van Buren ship
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1837 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a caricature of President Andrew Jackson in military uniform emerging from a large money chest, brandishing a saber in his right hand and clutching a money bag in his left hand. The surrounding legend reads I TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY, with the letter H incuse below the chest in the exergue, flanked by decorative rosette devices in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the ship EXPERIMENT in distress on turbulent seas, her masts broken and sails shredded, being driven toward rocky cliffs. The ship's name EXPERIMENT is inscribed on her hull in relief. The surrounding legend VAN BUREN METALLIC CURRENCY arcs around the periphery, with the date 1837 appearing in the lower portion of the legend, all within a beaded border. |
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