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(1854-57) Token Miller SC-2 Copper Bernard S. Baruc

Strike Type
1854 Store Cards coin

Coin Details

Year
1854
Denomination
Store Cards
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Merchant Store Cards
Composition
Copper
Weight
4.67g
Diameter
19mm

Description

Bernard S. Baruc was a South Carolina merchant whose copper token (Miller SC-2) dates to the mid-1850s. The Baruc family (also spelled Baruch) was prominent in South Carolina's Sephardic Jewish community, which had deep roots in Charleston dating back to the colonial era. Bernard M. Baruch, the famous financier and presidential advisor, was a descendant of this South Carolina Jewish merchant family. Cataloged as Miller SC-2 in the standard reference for American merchant tokens.

Rarity Notes

Miller SC-2.

Cross References

Miller SC-2

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