I have just found these two tokens in a batch of coins that I have purchased. Any ideas on valiues since I am not a tokem collector. First one : The Maumee & Perrysburg Bridge Company issued and sold tokens for passage across the bridge, as government-issued coins were scarce during the American Civil War from 1862 to 1865. Tokens were stamped from brass or copper; the token is dated 1863. Second One: Civil War token Fuld MI280B-1a R7 GOOD+ no problems just lots of wear. N. W. Clark & Co. Merchants Commercial Block East Saginaw, Mich. 1863. Scarce town Isnt R7 like 4-12 mintage? Really rare?
Actually it's the other way around. I've just been recently reading up on these and bought a couple from the town I live in. The scale starts at R-1 ( greater than 5000) and goes to R-10 which pretty much means it's one of a kind. R-7 is 11 to 20.
Thats how I read it too. The higher the R the rarer the coin. I got my information from The Moneybucks Handbook by Ray Balsbaugh
Very Nice :thumb: thats the 1st Bridge Toll token I have seen thanks for sharing them with us :thumb: De Orc
Here you go.... Fuld rarity scale for token coins: GEORGE FULD RARITY SCALE FOR TOKEN COINS RARITY ESTIMATED NUMBER IN EXISTENCE R - 1 Greater than 5000 (Relatively Common) R - 2 2001 to 5000 R - 3 501 to 2000 R - 4 201 to 500 R - 5 76 to 200 R - 6 21 to 75 R - 7 11 to 20 R - 8 5 to 10 R - 9 2 to 4 R - 10 1 Only The Sheldon Scale R-1 Common R-2 Not So Common R-3 Scarce R-4 Very Scarce (population est at 76-200) R-5 Rare (31-75) R-6 Very Rare (13-30) R-7 Extremely rare (4-12) R-8 Unique or Nearly So (1,2 or 3) The Universal Rarity Scale by Q. David Bowers URS-0 None known URS-1 1 known, unique URS-2 2 known URS-3 3 or 4 known URS-4 5 to 8 known URS-5 9 to 16 known URS-6 17 to 32 known URS-7 33 to 64 known URS-8 65 to 125 known URS-9 126 to 250 known URS-10 251 to 500 known URS-11 501 to 1,000 known URS-12 1,001 to 2,000 known URS-13 2,001 to 4,000 known URS-14 4,001 to 8,000 known URS-15 8,001 to 16,000 known URS-16 16,001 to 32,000 known URS-17 32,001 to 65,000 known URS-18 65,001 to 125,000 known URS-19 125,001 to 250,000 known URS-20 250,001 to 500,000 known From the degrees of Rarity as defined in Scholten in Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories Scholten Description C Common N Normal S Scarce R Rare RR Very Rare RRR Extremely Rare RRRR Of the utmost rarity Michael Marsh in his book The Gold Sovereign expands the last rarity. Marsh Description R4 15 to 25 examples known R5 9 to 14 examples known R6 4 to 8 examples known R7 Highest rarity known Andrew Pollock in his book US Patterns uses the rarity as, Marsh Description R1 over 1250 examples known R2 500 to 1250 examples known R3 201 to 500 examples known R4 76 to 200 examples known R5 31 to 75 examples known R6 13 to 30 examples known R7 4 to 12 Highest rarity known R8 2 or 3 examples known English Rarity Scale - from The English Silver Coinage from 1649 by Seaby & Rayner. R7 - only 1 or 2 examples known R6 - 3 - 4 R5 - 5 - 10 R4 - 11 - 20 R3 - Extremely Rare R2 - Very Rare R - Rare S - Scarce N - Normal, neither scarce nor common C - Common C2 - Very Common C3 - Extremely Common R-1 Common R-2 Not So Common R-3 Scarce R-4 Very Scarce (population est at 76-200) R-5 Rare (31-75) R-6 Very Rare (13-30) R-7 Extremely rare (4-12) R-8 Unique or Nearly So (1,2 or 3) Hard Times tokens rarity scale R1 - common R2 - less common R3 - Scarce R4 - estimated 76-200 specimens survive R5 - estimated 31-75 specimens survive R6 - estimated 13-30 specimens survive R7 - estimated 4-12 specimens survive R8 - estimated 2 or 3 specimens survive R9 - Unique (only one known)
You have to love coin collecting. A hobby in which no one uses the same scale for anything. Now send it off to various grading companies for some added fun.
Thanks Speedy. Looks like this is a low mintage token for sure. Your Welcome De Orc. I have a 5 gallon bucket yet to go through so who knows what is in there. These two kind of stuck out. Well there was one more. 1/10 ounce Kruggerrand. In a bucket of world coins.
