Undated (ca. 1859) Sages Historical Tokens -- No. 5, The Old Jersey. Original. Bowers-5. Die State I. Copper. Plain Edge. 30.8 mm. Proof.The Old Jersey was the hulk of an old British warship. It was decommissioned and anchored near the Brooklyn Navy Yard and used as a prison ship for American prisoners during the Revolutionary War.From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Collector tag with attribution notation included.
