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Hard Times Token, HT #9, Low #8

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Description
Obverse: Running Boar with, "Perish Credit, Perish Commerce, 1834, My Victory, Down with the Bank". Reverse: Andrew Jackson Bust, "My Substitute for the U.S. Bank, Experiment, My Currency, My Glory".

General Information
Rarity R-1 very common, composition copper, size 28 mm.

Author's Notes & Comments
The running boar may be President Jackson's experiment running wild and causing havoc to the nation. The image of Jackson's bust on the reverse reminds me of a statue that could have been displayed high on a pedestal.


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