Hard Times & Civil War Tokens thread

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by lordmarcovan, Dec 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM.

  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Post your Hard Times and Civil War tokens! (19th century and earlier merchant tokens are fine, too.)

    I liked the antislavery theme on this one. It is no longer mine- I just gifted it to a friend. I might get another, higher-grade example of this type someday (or one of the British Conder tokens that also used the same design).

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    I love Monitor tokens. I used to own an MS65 example of this type, but I think this 63 in my current collection has nicer eye appeal.

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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    This one isn't a HTT or CWT, but rather a merchant token from the Antebellum South, which makes it interesting. Since I sometimes wear a top hat to coin shows, I also liked the hat motif. I also like how some of the merchant tokens of this era had an eagle that resembled the one on the gold coins.

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