Attleboro, MA Figure Tall 1 Hard Time Token
Approximate Current Value: $30
Diameter: 28.50 mm
Mintage/Proof: NA / NA
Weight: NA
Metal: Copper
I Own 1833 Massachusetts Hard Times Tokens
History, Information, and Value of Attleboro, MA, American Institute Figure with Tall 1 Hard Times Token
Value of Attleboro, Massachusetts, American Institute Figure with Tall 1 Hard Times Token
This Token Came From – Robinson’s, Jones & Co. Button Store
This token typically receives the Hard Times Designation of HT-152.
The obverse text reads “American Institute New York H” and the reverse text reads “Copy of a Medal Awarded to Robinson’s Jones & Co, For the Best Military, Naval, Sporting, & Plain Flat Buttons, 1833.” The obverse of the token shows an image of a woman sitting on a throne surrounded by a shield, eagle, sceptre, and ship, and the reverse has text with a banner above and branches to the sides.
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