Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hard Times token
Object name
Hard Times token
Date
1840
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description
Token; brass; hole in top; bust of William Henry Harrison on obverse inscribed: "MAJ: GENL W.H. HARRISON / BORN FEB. 9. 1773"; reverse with image of log cabin, inscribed "THE PEOPLES CHOICE/IN THE YEAR/1840"
Object Number
INV.13784.9
Gallery Label
These tokens were not meant for circulation. The tokens were part of a series of holed election medalets of the 1840 campaign.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
