Hard Times & Civil War Tokens thread

I don't have one. Hey, maybe Santa will bring me one or two or more even, what do you think?

 

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Santa, huh? Not sure how to tell you this...

 

Picked from LCS junk box
The Sutler hammered at $368

 

You never know. He does come to my house every year.

 

Just picked up today for $15!

 

A little best up but I like it.

 

This one looks more like a Halloween decoration than a CWT….

 

Love that due crack on the shield.

 

Santa used to be able to afford Civil War token when I was selling them as a dealer. Nice common ones, in EF and AU used to sell for $10 to $20. I was shocked recently when I saw dealers asking $50. They are not cheap any more.

 

I have seen many raw in the past months for more than that.

 

I have a few HTTs and CWTs in my collection. One of my favorites is this "Gold Beater" HTT that I photographed with axial light.

 

I focus on Michigan store cards. Here is a nice R7…

 

I also have a Hatter token, this one an NGC MS66, in some sort of white metal.

 

Look this one up in Fuld3. It’s the plate coin for the A3 variety. R9

 

Here is one of the most popular New England Civil War token varieties, the salamander press token. I bought this one many years ago when I lived near Boston. There are about 15 of these pieces known, the last I checked.

The obverse with the dog and "Good for scent" is now a big deal with many collectors. They have Mint State examples, which a paired with another die up to over $3,000. This one used to grade EF. It's probably an AU now, given the way grading works.

 

Great token, John Milton, and I have seen pictures of some of the desktop salamander embossing tools too. I guess Good for a Scent is Merriams most famous token.

 

You guys have beat me to it, so I'll show a few of mine (though redundant) and unslabbed.




and I just realized some fuzzy images



I was planning this Christmas break to reimage most of my collection.