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Rare 1834 Hard Times Token “THE CONSTITUTION AS I UNDERSTAND IT.”
Rare 1834 Hard Times Token “THE CONSTITUTION AS I UNDERSTAND IT.”
Rare 1834 Hard Times Token “THE CONSTITUTION AS I UNDERSTAND IT.”
Rare 1834 Hard Times Token “THE CONSTITUTION AS I UNDERSTAND IT.”
Rare 1834 Hard Times Token “THE CONSTITUTION AS I UNDERSTAND IT.”

Rare 1834 Hard Times Token “THE CONSTITUTION AS I UNDERSTAND IT.”

$ 13.72

Availability: 100 in stock
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    Description

    1834 Hard Times Token. Shipped with USPS First Class.
    Please see pictures and judge condition for yourself. Extra fine details. Slight curve or bend.
    This token was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut around 1834. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer that is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods, including tokens. This “hard times token” mocked President Andrew Jackson for his economic policies.
    Obverse: Andrew Jackson popping out of a chest holding a money bag and a sword. Legend: I TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY. Reverse: Donkey with label “LLD.” Legend: THE CONSTITUTION AS I UNDERSTAND IT, ROMAN FIRMNESS and VETO.
    LOCATION
    Currently not on view
    OBJECT NAME
    medal, political
    DATE MADE
    1834
    MAKER
    Scovill Manufacturing Company
    MEASUREMENTS
    overall: 2.9 cm; 1 1/8 in