Hard Times Token - Liberty / Not One Cent , United States
Obverse
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Coin Details
Obverse
Left facing Liberty head, tiara of olive leaves, plain hair cords, E PLURIBUS UNUM on scroll above with 7 stars on left & 6 on right. A tiny, leftmost leaf is opposite P & medium 1837 date below. The lower hair curl touches the neck and falls below curling to the left.
Latin
E PLURIBUS UNUM 1837
Out of many, one
Reverse
Wreath with a line below Cent. There are 4 berries outside the wreath, one opposite the first E in Defence and the last is tiny at the base of the leaf that points to C. There are 6 berries inside the wreath of which the last 2, one of which has no stem, are above and to the right of the E in One.
Latin
MILLIONS FOR DEFENCE NOT ONE CENT FOR TRIBUTE
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