GRANBY TOKEN
\ɡɹˈanbi tˈə͡ʊkən], \ɡɹˈanbi tˈəʊkən], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_n_b_i t_ˈəʊ_k_ə_n]\
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A private or unauthorized coinage issued in Connecticut in 1737 by John Higley, of Granby. It was made of copper. Obverse, a deer and legend. Value Me as You Please; Roman numerals III and crescent. Reverse, three hammers upon a triangular field, each bearing a crown. Legend: I Am Good Copper.
By John Franklin Jameson
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