Illustrious Predecessor, Hard Times Token, United States, 1837
date: label: date made
content: 1837
label: associated date
content: 1837
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Illustrious Predecessor hard times token
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1837
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Running donkey.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: I FOLLOW IN THE / STEPS / OF MY / ILLUSTRIOUS PREDECESSOR
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Turtle carrying a safe on its back.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: EXECUTIVE / FINANCIERING / SUB TREASURY / 1837 / FISCAL AGENT
label: Description
content: During the 1830s and the early 1840s, the U.S. faced economic decline and a shortage of coins. Copper tokens, called hard-times tokens, were issued privately and used as money. Some contain satirical images, such as a tortoise carrying a safe with the word “Treasury” on it.
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
label: Exhibition
content: Value of Money
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Feingold, Ellen R.. Value of Money, The
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mendel L. Peterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.71.321.1
label: catalog number
content: 71.321.1
label: accession number
content: 297935
objectType: label: Object Name
content: token
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .2 cm x 2.85 cm; 3/32 in x 1 1/8 in