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1837 Millions For Defence/Substitute For Shin Plasters Hard Times Token HT-56 1c Grades Choice AU/BU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:125.00 - 250.00 USD
1837 Millions For Defence/Substitute For Shin Plasters Hard Times Token HT-56 1c Grades Choice AU/BU
1837 Millions For Defence/Substitute For Shin Plasters HT-56 Hard Times Token 1c Grades Choice AU/BU Slider. "Shinplaster" is a term for bills of irresponsible banks and private parties. The image of the phoneix rising from flames seems to mean that the paper money was only fit to be burned, and that with its elimination, new live would rise from the ashes. The date, November 1837, refers to a convention of represntatives for leading banks in New York to fix a date for resumption.