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Object Number
987-22-10/104771
Display Title
Cuprous alloy intact token, Embossed on 1 side "Manufacturers / of / every / description / of / clothing / and / dealers in / cloths / furnishing goods," and on the other side " Mahonys / 50 Ann stt / Boston / Wholesale clothes warehouse" with Eagle, shield, olive branches, and arrows. Likely "hard luck" token
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Cuprous alloy intact token, Embossed on 1 side "Manufacturers / of / every / description / of / clothing / and / dealers in / cloths / furnishing goods," and on the other side " Mahonys / 50 Ann stt / Boston / Wholesale clothes warehouse" with Eagle, shield, olive branches, and arrows. Likely "hard luck" token
Classification
- Coin
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
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Cambridge
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Harvard Yard
Intrasite
Old Yard, H92-4, N12 W9.5, Level 4
Materials
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 × 2.7 × 0.2 cm (1 1/16 × 1 1/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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