Copper Token of Hooks, Benjamin, United States/New York, 1833 - 1835. 1956.163.970

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Obverse: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN / BALE [inscription] - Franklin bust left; five stars

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Physical Description

Axis: 0
Conservation State
- Secondary Treatment: Countermarked
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 2.62
- Diameter (in mm): 18.1
- Thickness (in mm): 1.2
Shape: Round

Typological Description

Object Type: Token
Date Range: 1833 - 1835
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Copper
Authority
- Issuer: Hooks, Benjamin
- Maker: Bale
- Portrait: Franklin, Benjamin
Geographic
- Region: United States
- Region: New York
- Locality: New York City
Edge
- Description: Plain

References

Reference: Low 363
Reference: Rulau HT.281
Reference: Adams New York.350

Administrative History

Identifier: 1956.163.970
Department: North American
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

Series: Hard Times Tokens
SubjectPerson: Jackson, Andrew
SubjectPlace: New York, NY

Notes

4 or 5 known with this counterstamp

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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