Token - Emanuel Lyon's Magnetic Powder New York
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Advertising medallions |
| Years | 1851-1859 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 8.54 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round (Reeded, large cent sized) |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 280594 |
| References | Miller# NY 510 Donald M. Miller; 1962. A Catalogue of U.S. Store Cards or Merchant Tokens. Henry Hall, Inc..PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) , TC# 467917TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com) |
Obverse
Liberty head with text around
Five six-pointed stars above; dashes separate BROADWAY, NEW and YORK on this variety.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
E. LYON (on headband)
✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡
424. BROADWAY-NEW-YORK.
Reverse
Spread wing eagle with laurel and arrows. Text around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MAGNETIC POW DER & PILLS. FOR INSECTS & RATS
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury (Connecticut), United States (1802-date)Comments
The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this advertising token.
Several types with minor differences in text. Link to contemporary product advertisement: https://books.google.com/books?id=mXMFAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA2&lpg=RA1-PA2&dq=magnetic+powder+for+insects+and+rats&source=bl&ots=v5cCQkie5x&sig=BDqRijUlD2i-HH-yPiq3C7nv06w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4zxhU5PyMozisATI64HwBg#v=onepage&q=magnetic%20powder%20for%20insects%20and%20rats&f=false
Several types with minor differences in text. Link to contemporary product advertisement: https://books.google.com/books?id=mXMFAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA2&lpg=RA1-PA2&dq=magnetic+powder+for+insects+and+rats&source=bl&ots=v5cCQkie5x&sig=BDqRijUlD2i-HH-yPiq3C7nv06w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4zxhU5PyMozisATI64HwBg#v=onepage&q=magnetic%20powder%20for%20insects%20and%20rats&f=false
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1851-1859) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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