 1823 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. MECHANIC. No.389. LAFAR on the front (as on 1823-5). Appearance of Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 217.6 gns. 66.5 mm. x 70.1 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 389 in individual number punches below. MECHANIC underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1823 in a rectangular logotype punch below. LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch at the base. Lighter brown and pale coppery red with some traces of verdigris. Quite rough in places, top right edge broken, some light pitting. Lightly dished, the front bowed towards the viewer, believed to add additional strength to the badge when worn. Very rare as an occupation and rare as a date.
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