 1828 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. FISHER. No.120. LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of sharp Choice Extremely Fine in places and a badge of museum quality. Square shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 260.9 gns. 51.1 mm. x 55.4 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1828 in a rectangular logotype punch below. FISHER underneath in a prepared, rectangular. No. in a prepared, square punch, 120 in individual number punches below. Pale coppery red and light brown. Some surface roughness but an extremely presentable badge well worth the specialist's eye. Dished, the front bowed towards the viewer, believed to add additional strength to the badge when worn. Extremely rare. This is one of the rarest of all occupations.
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