 1822 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.976. LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Extremely Fine in places and with a ''classic slave tag'' look to it. Square shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 207.3 gns. 49.3 mm. x 53.9 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1822 in a rectangular logotype punch below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 976 in individual number punches below. Deep brown with some traces of verdigris. A bit rough in places. Reverse scratched. Lightly dished, the front bowed towards the viewer, believed to add additional strength to the badge when worn. Rare, as are all slave hire badges of the 1820's and 30's.
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