Hard Times Token – Liberty, Stars 7 x 6 irregularly aligned / Not One Cent

€371,578.00
LocationUnited States
Year1837
TypeEmergency coinage › Merchant tokens
CompositionCopper
Weight
Diameter28 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#49
Obverse descriptionLiberty facing left with ribbon above, 7 stars on left and 6 stars on right, right sided curl of ribbon ends under the 2nd U in UNUM.
Obverse letteringE PLURIBUS UNUM 1837
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLaurel wreath with 6 berries inside and 3 outside of it. No stem from the outside berry opposite the first E in DEFENCE.
Reverse letteringMILLIONS FOR DEFENCE NOT ONE CENT FOR TRIBUTE
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1837  - -
Catalog ID9750260530
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