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I just found this in a box I didn't realize I had. I've had it for a few years, but don't remember it in the slightest. But I like it.

 

i picked up this token at an estate sale with some wheats pennies. im not sure if this was made in 1834!!!

 

Score on the Hard times token

 

thanks for info. i thought some kind of medals. i never heard about hard times token until now when i googled

 

There were a few that popped up in my search, I wasn't able to find the HM & EI Richards rev. Maybe someone here will have more info about it.
@Nas

 

Small flake of gold in the pan

 

The HTT is designated HT-150 and was likely struck in 1834. H.M.(Herve Manning) and E.I.(Edmund Ira) Richards were cousins who dissolved their partnership in 1837. H.M. removed to Philadelphia while E.I. ran the business by himself.

There's a second variety designated H-151 and has a different reverse completely. The Lafayette reference is a tribute to the Revolutionary War hero...a Frenchman commissioned a general in the Continental Army by George Washington. He was extremely popular in the U.S. and much mourned at his death in 1834.

Bruce

 

I posted this counterstamp in a new thread several weeks ago looking for someone who might recognize the symbolism. No one replied, so I thought I'd show it to the exonumia experts here.

The coin is a 1797 English Penny. The symbol on the obverse appears to consist of 4 Fleur de lis...birds maybe?...4 crosses, 4 broad arrows...broad arrows were symbols used to mark Crown property...and 2 Vs. One "V" seems to have a bend midway up each shaft, so may be something else. The reverse markings seem more random. A "T"scratched in the field of the coin, 4 Vs and 14 punch marks with no particular pattern. The reverse markings are probably just graffiti and are unrelated to the symbolism on the obverse. If anyone has a clue to their meaning, I'd appreciate hearing it. Your help is most appreciated.

Bruce

 

It's been awhile, won this last night.
Sellers images that I cropped, I'll do mine when it arrives.

 

Assayers weight or a souvenir copy

 

Bruce, that is a fascinating coin. No idea what it means, but it all seems very deliberate. Seems like a secret code. Maybe it is a treasure map of some kind!

 

Got this in Atlantic city in 83. You can guess what casino.

 

Wouldn't that be something, Jeff. I'd love to know what it all means, but you know how difficult it is to research symbolism unless you have a starting point. I was just hoping someone would recognize it.

Bruce

 

Great counterstamps. Jeff !! I don't ever recall seeing a second one applied to a Pear's Soap piece. That definitely adds interest. and value, to two common issues.

I always loved the story behind the "immense success" of the Empire Theatre. It did so poorly that it only operated as a theater for a few seasons. I don't recall what happened to it after that. Do you own the coin? I know you have a particular interest in the "Pear's Soap" issues.

Bruce

 

Yes, I bought it recently from a seller in France. I paid slightly more than I wanted to, but they don't come up often. I actually have two of these PS/ET coins now - one with the two line/two side theatre stamp and one with this version (both struck over a PS).

I also picked up a few c/st large cents this week - once they arrive I will post some pics. One is the familiar J. YOUS but there is also one with a small RF (raised letters in small rectangular area). Supposedly Brunk had previously listed the small RF as a fantasy c/stamp, but I turned up a thread on the PCGS forum that speculated that it is a particular Boston silversmith's punch.