Many of the symbols and quotes depicted on Hard Times Tokens are meant to be very satirical in nature. The times were indeed hard ones....
Hello David, To correctly identify these pieces, nice clear photos are essential as sometimes the differences between tokens is minute.
I will still pass on the fuzzy green meat. The desirable molds used to dry-age meat, often of the genus Thamnidium, appear to be mostly white in...
IMO, NGC has more experience with tokens and thus is likely better than the other tpgs, but that still does not necessarily mean they do an...
Some of my collection items are too large for 2x2 boxes, so I use 3 ring binders for those. Since I work in an engineering office, we typically...
Wow, if a check is worth that much, it makes me wonder about the value of an item in a nearby family member's possession. When George and the...
Hi George, that token is not one that I recall seeing before, and not much there for making an id. I don't think it would be considered a merchant...
The Atwood-Coffee History reference, of which I could not find a copyright nor publish date, indicated that the City of Steubenville took this...
I thought for sure I would find this piece in my "Medallic Portraits of Washington", but I was wrong. I could not find a likely listing in the...
Restrikes before the dies were defaced: 55 in Copper 12 in Silver 7 in Gold. Bashlow had copy dies created from the originals. If I recall...
I don't recall ever seeing that token or a listing for it. Not many features to go on.
I thought I could help you, but your notes are not listed in any of my Civil War era references on Confederate paper money/war bonds, or on U.S....
Welcome to the forum, Eric. I have to say I love the hat. I have a similar one (minus the colorful pattern) that I wear when I ride my 1950...
That Tax token book is a pretty good one. I just wish they had included color charts to help identify which shade of a color the plastic tokens...
Ok, thanks, I see where you found the rarity, which varies slightly from Rulau's rarity (I have not seen Rulau use the "+" definition). These...
Yellow brass could be used as a gold substitute (melting point 1660-1710 F). Buy some junk silver coins to melt down to make the silver ones...
The newest copy of Rulau's Standard Catalog of United States Tokens that I have is the 4th edition (2004). Your token is id number Il-El 6 (also...
The Broas Bros. token is one of my favorites. I have 25-30 of them as I wanted a series showing the progression of the die failure. On some of the...
The Smith's Clock token is #HT315. Rarity is R1 (common). Same reference lists values as VG-$15, VF-$60, XF-$100, Unc-$175.
The 1837 half cent token is a Hard Times token, #HT73. Rarity is R2 (less common). The dies were made by E. Hulseman. Rulau's 2004 catalog values...
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