 1819 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.732. LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 216.2 gns. 74.0 mm. x 75.9 mm., the largest diamond shaped badge in the West Collection. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 732 in individual number punches below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1819 in a rectangular logotype punch below. Medium brown and coppery red. Quite rough in places. Bent and straightened. 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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