Token - Emanuel Lyon's Magnetic Powder New York

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1851-1859
TypeAdvertising token
CompositionCopper (Gilded)
Weight8.54 g
Diameter28 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound (Reeded, large cent sized)
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeReeded
Period
Reference(s) TC#467917
Obverse descriptionLiberty head with text around Five six-pointed stars above; dashes separate BROADWAY, NEW and YORK on this variety.
Obverse letteringE. LYON (on headband) ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ 424. BROADWAY-NEW-YORK.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionSpread wing eagle with laurel and arrows. Text around.
Reverse letteringMAGNETIC POW DER & PILLS. FOR INSECTS & RATS
Reverse scriptLatin
MintScovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury (Connecticut), United States (1802-date)
MintageND (1851-1859)  - -
Catalog ID1524622020
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