Attleboro, MA, Schenck Reverse Hard Times Tokens
Approximate Current Value: $30
Diameter: 28.50 mm
Mintage/Proof: NA / NA
Weight: NA
Metal: Copper
I Own 1834 Massachusetts Hard Times Tokens
History, Information, and Value of Attleboro, MA, Woodworth's Patent Obverse, Schenck Reverse Die Hard Times Token
Value of Attleboro, Massachusetts, Woodworth’s Patent Obverse, Schenck Reverse Die Hard Times Token
This Token Came From – S.B. Schenck Planing Machine Manufacturer
This token typically receives the Hard Times Designation of HT-158.
The obverse text reads “Woodworth’s Patent Made by S.B. Schenck, Attleboro, Mass. Planing Machine” and the reverse text reads “This Machine Is Capable of Planing Tonging, & Grooving, or Jointing, or Rabbiting, 18 Feet of Boards or Plank in a Minute, 1834.” The obverse of the token shows Woodworth’s Planing Machine, and the reverse has horizontal text in the center surrounded by circular text.
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