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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1881872, member: 22729&quot;]The kneeling woman token was commissioned in 1837 by the American Anti-Slavery Society located at 143 Nassau St. in New York City. The firm of Gibbs, Gardner &amp; Co. of Belleville, NJ was chosen to design and strike the pieces. They were offered for sale in the November 23, 1837 issue of <i>The Emancipator, </i>the weekly newspaper of the Society. The price was $1 for a hundred tokens. Since they were struck in copper they circulated as small change during the Hard Times period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, a kneeling man token was also planned but never progressed beyond a small number of pattern pieces. They were never struck for circulation so are extremely rare and very pricey. Only three or four examples are known today.</p><p><br /></p><p>The English pieces with the clasped hands were actually struck sometime in the 1790s and are fairly common but still bring decent money when offered for sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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