New York, NY, Deveau Liberty & Boot Token
Approximate Current Value: $30
History, Information, and Value of New York, NY, Deveau Liberty Head & Boot Hard Times Token
Value of New York, New York, Deveau Liberty Head and Boot Hard Times Token
This Token Came From – P.B. & S. Deveau Boots and Shoes Store
This token typically receives the Hard Times Designation of HT-250.
The obverse text reads “PB&S Deveau’s 156 Chatham Square. N. York” and the reverse text reads “Wholesale & Retail Boot & Shoe Store, 156 Chatham Square N.Y. 1837.” The obverse of the token shows the bust of Liberty looking to the left, and the reverse has a boot in the center surrounded by text.
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