Name/Title
Store coin, Portsmouth, ca. 1837Entry/Object ID
701Description
Store coin or a “hard luck coin.” Token used to make change in times of coin shortages. Approximately the same weight and size as the old U.S. large cents then in circulation. Intended as a shopkeeper’s pledge to redeem in U.S. coinage on the customer’s next trip to the same shop. They served two purposes: to facilitate a sale, and to advertise the establishment. This piece is marked: Portsmouth, NH, 1837 / Wm. Simes & Co. / Dealers in teas, wines, groceries / No. 1 Peirce's Buildings / Portsmouth / NHAcquisition
Accession
701Source or Donor
Dodge, Hugh A.Acquisition Method
Gift
