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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01994.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Currency, Counterfeiting and Coins |
| Title | Hard Times token |
| Date | ca. 1832-1844 |
| Document Type | Object |
| Content Description | Tokens satirizing President Andrew Jackson. Issued after Jackson opposed re-chartering of the Bank of the United States, resulting in a depression. |
| Subjects | President Bank of the US Banking Government and Civics Humor and Satire Finance Economics |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |