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Wood's Minstrels Silver Circus Store Card (116499)

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Wood's Minstrels Silver Circus Store Card   (116499)
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Obv.: Admit to Wood's Minstels / Temple of Minstrelsy / erected / 1857 / 561 & 563 Bd.Way N.Y. // Warranted Pure Silver / Wood's / Minstrels / Perform Every / Evening / Giving A Select / And / Varied / Entertainment / Intrinsic Value 25 cts. Ag, rd., 24 mm, 7 gr. Almost uncirculated with a rim bump. On October 15th 1857 a new minstrel hall opened known as Henry Wood's Marble Hall, the theatre occupied 561 and 563 Broadway and could seat 2000 people. These tokens replaced the counterstamped tokens previously issued, and were struck from silver. Each token had the value of 25-cents, and featured an image of Wood's Marble Hall on its obverse. Unusual in comparison to most merchant storecards, this token possessed the actual intrinsic value of its face amount. The theatre's last show was September 3, 1859. For the Marble Hall, its structure was altered to accommodate the Merchants and Manufacturers' Bank. The building was torn down in July 1877.

Provenance: John Reynolds Collection
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Date: 1857