1837 Hard Times token - Coin Talk
Dec 30, 2004 · Your HT token is commonly refered to as, the "Illustrious Predecessor". Your particular variety is known as, HT #33. It is classified as an R1, which means that it is one of the most common Hard Times tokens. Judging from your pictures, I would grade your token as an F (Fine). You did not pay too much.
1837 and 1838 Large Cents and Their Hard Times Token …
Apr 21, 2021 · Here are a couple of large cents and two Hard Times Tokens that was issued during the period. The tokens are just two pieces I picked at random from my collection. There are many other varieties. An 1837 Large Cent. A Typical …
Hard Times Tokens; What Are They - Coin Talk
Dec 17, 2021 · What a depressing message! The answer deals with former President Andrew Jackson, the Panic of 1837, and the copper shortages. These unusual coins are called Hard Times Tokens. Being as HTT were privately minted they carried messages reflecting public sentiment, not magnanimous government phrases.
United States: copper Hard Times token; C.D. Peacock ... - Coin Talk
Mar 11, 2021 · United States: copper "Hard Times" token; C.D. Peacock Jeweler, Chicago, "1837" (struck ca. 1902) PCGS MS63 BN; still the sole PCGS-certified example (population 1, none higher) of the HT-M21 copper variety as of early 2021. This was struck to the approximate size of a large cent, as Hard Times tokens usually were. But large cents and Hard ...
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Dec 17, 2021 · I suspect it was done as a 75th anniversary commemorative for C.D. Peacock Jewelers, who were founded in 1837. It's kind of neat that they issued a "retro" Hard Times Token so late, given that most merchant tokens at the turn of the century would have been closer to small cent-sized.
US Slave Hard Times Token & Slave Conder Token - Coin Talk
Mar 10, 2014 · The price was $1 for a hundred tokens. Since they were struck in copper they circulated as small change during the Hard Times period. 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.
Andrew Jackson Hard Times Token-1837 - Coin Talk
Feb 19, 2021 · Andrew Jackson Hard Times Token-1837. Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Collecting Nut, Feb 19, 2021.
Smith's Clock Establishment. HT-314 - Coin Talk
Mar 24, 2021 · Hoky77 Well-Known Member. New York 1837 Smith's Clock Establishment HT-314, Low-135, W-NY-940-20a. Rarity-2. I have a couple Hard Times Tokens and a few Civil War Tokens just because, so I don't know that much about them. I was perusing some online shops today and I ran across this token. I don't know why but I really wanted it.
Hard Times humor - Coin Talk
Jan 6, 2008 · There was a Hard Times token recently posted, it generated some commentary on the number of varieties that exist. I would be curious to know if this particular one as well has varieties. I enjoy these tokens primarily for their wit, something that is normally not possible on coins, and thus an angle of history that is only viewed on old ...
1837 Half Cent Token - Coin Talk
Mar 29, 2009 · It is in the Redbook in the half cent section, slipped right in where a regular issue 1837 half cent would go. Not sure why they put it there. They don't put cent sized hard times tokens in the large cent section. It isn't a rare token but it is popular because there was no regular issue half cent that year and it is also the only half cent ...