 1831 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.1732. Appearance of Choice Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 232.5 gns. 68.8 mm. x 70.4 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 1732 in individual number punches below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1831 in a rectangular logotype punch below. Olive brown with some lighter coppery red showing. Surfaces quite 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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