Philadelphia, PA, 138 Market Street Hard Times

Value of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 138 Market Street Flourish Hard Times Token

This Token Came From – Spering, Good & Co. Dry Goods Store

This token typically receives the Hard Times Designation of HT-419.

The obverse text reads “Spering Good & Co Wholesale Dry-Goods No 138 Market-St Philad.” and the reverse text reads “138 Market-St Philadelphia Spering Good & Co Wholesale Foreign & Domestic Dry-Goods.” The obverse and reverse of this token are both made up of text and small ornamentations.

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