 1818 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.594. LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Choice Very Fine in places. Square with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 271.5 gns. 49.8 mm. x 53.5 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. PORTER underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1818 in a rectangular logotype punch below. No. in a prepared, square punch, 594 in individual number punches below. This layout is found in 1818 and 1820. Dark brown with traces of verdigris. Some roughness in places. Lightly dished, the front bowed towards the viewer, believed to add additional strength to the badge when worn. Very rare as are all such early dated slave hire badges.
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