 1806 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.105. C. PRINCE in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Fine to Very Fine in places. Octagonal shaped with nearly equilateral sides. Holed for suspension. 195.4 gns. 55.7 mm. x 65.1 mm. CHARLESTON in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 105 in individual number punches. PORTER in a prepared rectangular punch underneath. 1806 in rectangular logotype punch below. Deeper coppery red and brown. Surfaces somewhat rough in appearance. Dished, the front bowed towards the viewer, believed to add additional strength to the badge when worn. Extremely rare, the only 1806 dated badge known to the cataloguer.
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