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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Hard Times Coin
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Hard Times Coin

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureAmerican
Date1837
MediumToken
InscribedOn front the date is inscribed and illegible writing. On the back: "NOT ONE CENT FOR TRIBUTE" "MILLIONS FOR DEFENCE".
Credit LineGift of the Misses Borum in memory of their brother, Charles Borum, June 11, 1866-May 14, 1932.
Object number39.6.97A
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Not on view
DescriptionHard time coin with burning eagle on the front and writing on the back.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Gibbs, Gardner, and Company; American Anti-Slavery Society
1838
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
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1890
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
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1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
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