1803 Token Montgomery County, NY Communion, Burzinski-2579

Coin Details

Description

This 1803 communion token from Montgomery County, New York, cataloged as Burzinski-2579, represents a rural Presbyterian congregation in the Mohawk Valley of upstate New York during the early republic period. Montgomery County, named for Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery, was part of the rapidly expanding frontier of post-Revolutionary New York as settlers moved westward along the Mohawk River corridor. Presbyterian congregations were often among the first religious institutions established in frontier communities, and communion tokens provide material evidence of their presence and organizational structure. The Burzinski-2579 catalog number identifies this within the comprehensive reference for American communion tokens, which documents thousands of pieces from congregations across the country spanning from the colonial period through the twentieth century.

Rarity Notes

Burzinski-2579. Upstate New York frontier communion token. Early republic period piece.

Cross References

PCGS #913300; Burzinski-2579; Montgomery County, NY, 1803 Communion Token