Professor Johnson 1852 front Professor Johnson 1852 back
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Professor Johnson

1852 year
Gold plated brass 4.79 g 21.6 mm
Description
Location
United States
Type
Medals › Advertising medallions
Year
1852
Composition
Gold plated brass
Weight
4.79 g
Diameter
21.6 mm
Thickness
1.92 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#332840
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Legend surrounds eagle with shield on chest

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES
STARCH POLISH

Comment

The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this transportation token around 1852. The Scovill Company 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, medals, coins, and transportation tokens.