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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 Caolina 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!

Link to South Carolina Agricultural Society medal on NNP:  https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/imagedetail/510822?col=510056

Link to Alan Weinberg Agricultural and Mechanical Society Medals on NNP: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/imagecollection/510056