Hard Times Token for E.F. Sise & Company

Title

Hard Times Token for E.F. Sise & Company

Description

Tarnished, silver token with two small holes. One side has printed "E.F. Sise Co., General Commission and Forwarding Merchant, Portsmouth." On other side, "Importers of Crockery and Glassware, Dealers in Coal." Token was present as Portsmouth, Ohio but is actually Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Edward Fleetford Sise, wealthy merchant and ship owner.

Creator

Unknown

Date

1837

Contributor

Unknown

Format

2.7 cm diameter

Coverage

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Rights

Scioto County Public Library