 1834 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.1013. Appearance of rough Very Fine. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 209.2 gns. 66.2 mm. x 69.3 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1834 in a rectangular logotype punch below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 1013 in individual number punches below. Reddish brown in color and quite rough on the front. Nicely dished, the front bowed towards the viewer, believed to add additional strength to the badge when worn. Rare, as are all slave hire badges of the 1820's and 30's. This and the next may have been by different makers.
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