Slave auctioneer's token

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- Title:
- Slave auctioneer's token
- Date:
- 1846
- Creator (Personal):
- Wilbur, W.W.
- Description:
- Slave auctioneer's token, 1846. These tokens were distributed as one-cent pieces and served as advertisements for the businesses and services depicted on the coins. Face view of token reads "W.W. Wilbur Auction & Commission Merchant; Charleston, So. Ca.; Going at Only A Penny" encircling the image of an auctioneer. Obverse view of token reads "Merchants & Manufactors Agents; Collection Broker Notary Public" encircling the image of a tree.
- Collection Title:
- Walter Pantovic Artifact Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
- Media Type:
- Objects
- Topical Subject:
- Slaves--South Carolina--Charleston, Auctions--South Carolina--Charleston--19th century, Charleston (S.C.)--Commerce--19th century, Coins--United States--Charleston (S.C.)--19th century, Numismatics--United States--Charleston (S.C.)--19th century, Slave trade--South Carolina--Charlestonl, and South Carolina--Economic conditions--19th century
- Geographic Subject:
- Southern States, Charleston (S.C.), South Carolina, and South Atlantic States
- Shelving Locator:
- 1999.001.080
- Date Digital:
- 2009-11-16
- Digitization Specifications:
- 300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Digital image copyright 2010, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 29900
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