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John Quincy Adams Gild On Bronze Token Grades Select AU

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John Quincy Adams Gild On Bronze Token Grades Select AU
John Quincy Adams Gild On Bronze Token Grades Select AU. This token was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut during the early 20th century. Scovill was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and political tokens. Obverse: Bust of John Quincy Adams facing right. Legend: 6TH PRESIDENT, U.S.A./ 1825-1829/ JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Reverse: "THE DIARIST"/ "OLD MAN ELOQUENT"/ SON OF SECOND PRESIDENT MINISTER TO VARIOUS FOREIGN COUNTRIES SECRETARY OF STATE AFTER PRESIDENCY WAS ANTI-SLAVERY LEADER IN CONGRESS.