 1841 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.1483. Appearance of Choice Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 144.1 gns. 56.2 mm. x 58.8 mm. CHARLESTON in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1483 in individual number punches below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. Roman style 1841 in a rectangular logotype punch below. Dark olive brown in color. Very minor surface roughness in places. Dished, the front bowed towards the viewer, believed to add additional strength to the badge when worn. Very scarce, as are all slave hire badges of the 1840-1860's. The occupational logotype on this is quite different from that seen on the preceding badge.
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