Hard Times Token - Loco Foco, Mint Drop

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1838
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionCopper
Weight8.70 g
Diameter29.0 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#63
Obverse descriptionUnattractive Liberty facing left with LOCO FOCO on headband
Obverse letteringLOCO FOCO / 1838
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInscription surrounding wreath with MINT DROP inside wreath.
Reverse letteringBENTON / EXPER / IMENT / MINT / DROP
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1838  - R-1, more than 1,250 known -
Catalog ID6546098450
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