Waterbury CT Lettering on Sides Hard Time Token

Value of Waterbury, Connecticut, Lettering on Both Sides Hard Times Token

This Token Came From – J.M.L. & W.H. Scovill Metal Store

This token typically receives the Hard Times Designation of HT-107.

The obverse text reads “J.M.L & W.H. Scovill, Waterbury, Con., Gilt & Plated Button Manufacturers” and the reverse text reads “Gilt Buttons of Every Description, Sheet Brass Plated Metal & Gold Plate.” The obverse and reverse of the token are both all text.

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