 1830 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.12. Appearance of Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 193.2 gns. 66.1 mm. x 70.6 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1830 in a rectangular logotype punch below. PORTER underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 12 in individual number punches below. Olive brown with some coppery red showing. Edge split at upper right. A bit rough in places. 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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