Token - Franklin Pierce

Token - Franklin Pierce - obverseToken - Franklin Pierce - reverse

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Features

Location United States
Type Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Currency United States - Presidential Tokens
Composition Brass
Weight 5.5 g
Diameter 25.64 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
117928

Obverse

Bust of Franklin Pierce looking left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1853 14TH PRESIDENT, U.S.A. 1857
FRANKLIN PIERCE

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
"POOR PIERCE"
CONGRESSMAN

UNITED STATES
SENATOR
BRIGADIER GENERAL
IN MEXICAN WAR
GREATER SOLDIER
THAN STATESMAN
FAVORED SLAVERY
UNTIL OUTBREAK
OF CIVIL
WAR
"FIRES OF CIVIL WAR LIGHTED"

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury (Connecticut), United States (1802-date)

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