Authentic 1850 SC Charleston Neck Slave Tag

For Sale: Genuine & Authenticated Slave Tag (also referred to as Slave Hire Badge): This item is genuine and has been authenticated by NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation). Slaves who only worked on their owner's plantation did not have to have tags. The earliest known dated tag is 1800, although earlier dates have been reported. Until recently, the latest known dated tag is 1864.

The only other known city issuing Tags is Charleston Neck, a suburb of Charleston. Charleston Neck: A suburb of Charleston, with the slave tag law passed in1848.

Tags are known to exist from 1849 and 1850. Occupations include Servant and Fruiterer. Known examples at the time of this listing are as follows. 1849 Neck Servant #115: Verified. Wright collection, 29 June 1917, as lot 1427.

1850 Neck Servant #240: THIS LISTING. Neck Fruiterer: Dug up by "JH", cut in half, date/serial-number both missing. For more information on this excellent example of Black Americana please visit slavebadges dot com. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have. The item "Authentic 1850 SC Charleston Neck Slave Tag" is in sale since Thursday, July 28, 2016.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Black Americana\Other Black Americana". The seller is "egze" and is located in Ocean View, Delaware. This item can be shipped to United States.