1827 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.382. LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Extremely Fine in places and an attractive tag. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 190.0 gns. 67.9 mm. x 70.6 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 382 in individual number punches below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1827 in a rectangular logotype punch below. Deep brown and green with areas of verdigris. Some minor roughness on both sides. 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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