Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War token
Object Number:
INV.13718.34
Date:
ca. 1863
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Token; metal; depiction of the Liberty Bell on obverse; obverse "LIBERTY BELL / 1776" reverse "TRAPHAGEN, HUNTER & CO. / LEADING CLOTHERS / FINE FOODS / AT / LOWEST / PRICES / 398 400 & 402 / BOWERY, N.Y."
Gallery Label:
During the Civil War, there were no metallic coins of any denomination in circulation. Tradesmen were thus forced to issue a medium that would save commerce. Many of these tokens depicted patriotic subjects.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
