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Auction 250  12-13 Oct 2017
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Lot 3482

Estimate: 750 EUR
Price realized: 600 EUR
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VEREINIGTE STAATEN (USA). FRIEDEN VON VERSAILLES. American Anti-Slavery Society Kupfer Token 1838, Mzst. New Jersey. Variante mit retrgeradem N in UNITED. "Am I Not A Woman & A Sister". Knieender weiblicher Sklave betend nach rechts, darunter zwischen zwei Rosetten die Jahreszahl 1838 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in Lorbeerkranz LIBERTY 1838.
Prachtexemplar. Selten in dieser Qualität. NGC MS 61. Feine Kupferpatina. Fast St

Hard Times Tokens refer to a broad group of pieces produced between 1832 and 1844, most notably including tokens after the nation suffered economic hardship starting in 1837. Among the most famous Hard Times tokens are the ones with designs addressing slavery, as these tokens directly relate to the era's politics and have resonance to viewers today.


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