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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 2131092, member: 22729&quot;]I looked into William R. Brown a bit more, Idhair, and realized I made a mistake. He was the proprietor of Congress Hall in 1854 so his token couldn&#039;t be from the Hard Times. Rather it&#039;s considered a Merchant Token (1845-1860), not from the HT era.</p><p><br /></p><p>The information about HTTs is still valid, and the hotel was in existence in those times, but your token was struck later as an advertising piece. I apologize for my mistake. A little sloppy researching on my part I&#039;m afraid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nevertheless, your token still has value to it, as the tokens from this era are avidly collected as well. About 10 or 15 years ago Russ Rulau estimated its value at between $20 and $50, depending on grade. The estimate would probably be higher today. Again, I&#039;d check past auction results. I apologize again for my mistake in the first post.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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