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AGRICULTURAL-THEMED COINS AND MEDALSNewman Numismatic Portal Project Coordinator Len Augsburger also submitted this Thanksgiving-themed item. -Editor 
Tokens of Plenty and Prosperity Many agricultural-themed coins and medals naturally lend themselves to Thanksgiving imagery, including Hard Times Tokens (cornucopias), So-Called Dollars (celebrating expositions of agriculture and industry), and Civil War Tokens (liberty caps, wheat, and farming implements). These pieces remind us that prosperity has always been expressed through the symbols of food, harvest, and industriousness. This South Carolina Agricultural Society award medal from the Alan Weinberg collection is typical, with imagery evoking agricultural production. This is a rare item, and one can be "thankful" simply for owning an example of the medal itself! Images: South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Society award medal
Link to Alan Weinberg Agricultural and Mechanical Society Medals on NNP:
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