 1844 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.36. Appearance of Choice Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 143.1 gns. 55.8 mm. x 58.5 mm. CHARLESTON in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 36 in individual number punches below. SERVANT underneath in a small prepared, rectangular punch. 1844 in a serrate rectangular logotype punch below. Reddish brown in color. 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.
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