Coin: Lion dollar
Classification:
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
X.206
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
11353
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Token
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1783
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Round token. Obverse depicts man in profile with laurel wreath and pony tail and is inscribed: "GEORGIUS TRIUMPHO". Reverse depicts woman on balcony holding branch (???) and is inscribed: "VOCE POPOLI/1783".
Object Number:
INV.13861
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1783
eMuseum Object ID:
8326
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Coin:...1621
Classification:
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
X.203
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
8313
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Coin:...1647
Classification:
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
X.205
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
8245
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Bar token: Ellis Hotel
Classification:
Date:
20th c.
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Token; plastic; cream-colored, with black lettering on obverse and red paint on reverse; obverse "ELLIS HOTEL / BAR / ONE DRINK / E. MULLER / FORT WORTH, TEX." reverse "2110"
Object Number:
INV.2501
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
7939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coin: Lindy's Goodluck Token...
Classification:
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
INV.1853
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
7682
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Coin: English 1723-1773
Classification:
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
1853.2ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
7180
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Coin:...1622
Classification:
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
X.204
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
6999
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Coin: half dollar, Battle of Bennington 1777-1927
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1927
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Vermont Sesquicentennial half dollar; obverse depicts a right-facing bust of Ira Allen with his name "IRA ALLEN" below; legend surrounding bust reads: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" above and "FOUNDER OF VERMONT" below; reverse shows a profile view of a catamount poised atop a mountain crag. In front of the catamont is the date of the battle "AUG. 16" and above the dual dates of commemoration "1777-1927". The words "BATTLE OF BENNINGTON" and the value "HALF DOLLAR" are arranged around its periphery. In the remaining space are the statutory inscriptions "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM". The artist’s initials "CK" appear between the cat’s left hind leg and the tip of its tail.
Object Number:
1927.128
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
6581
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hard Times token: Smith's Clock Establishment, 1837
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1837
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description:
Token; copper; depiction of a clock with Roman numerals, with the time reading 10:14, on obverse; obverse "TIME / IS / MONEY" reverse "SMITHS / CLOCK / ESTABLISHMENT / No 7 1/2 / BOWERY / NEW YORK / 1837"
Object Number:
INV.13770
Gallery Label:
In 1837 and again in 1857, financial crises caused loss of confidence in paper money and widespread redemption of currency in coin. Banks were soon forced to suspend specie payments, and tokens and fractional notes had to serve as smaller change.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1837
eMuseum Object ID:
6579
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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