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E. Lyon, New York
Struck by: Scovill Mfg. Co. (operated in Waterbury, 1820–1905)
U.S. Merchant (1845–1860)
1850s
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 28 mm, 10.3 gm (1 1/8 in., 0.36 oz.)
Credit Line
Augustine Shurtleff Collection of Coins
Accession Number01.1731
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
Catalogue Raisonné
Miller NY 508; Wright 636
DescriptionObv: Coronet Liberty bust facing left with E. LYON on her crown, six stars above and 421 BROADWAY. NEW. YORK. below, the whole surrounded by a beaded rim
Rev: MAGNETIC POWDER & PILLS FOR INSECTS & RATS ·, around a perched eagle with a shield on its chest and an olive branch and arrows in its talons, the whole surrounded by a beaded rim
Edge: milled
Rev: MAGNETIC POWDER & PILLS FOR INSECTS & RATS ·, around a perched eagle with a shield on its chest and an olive branch and arrows in its talons, the whole surrounded by a beaded rim
Edge: milled