 1825 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. MECHANIC. No.181. LAFAR on the front (as on 1823-5). Appearance of Extremely Fine in places. An important tag that seems never to have been in the ground. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 215.8 gns. 64.7 mm. x 66.0 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1825 in a rectangular logotype punch below. MECHANIC underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 181 in individual number punches below. LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch at the base. Light olive and pale green in color. Good sharpness in places. Some minor roughness but a very presentable badge. 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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