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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3536471, member: 10461&quot;]I posted this here back when I acquired it in a 2017 swap, but since someone just asked what it was on my gallery post, I&#039;ll add that information here.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a merchant token, struck around 1902, in imitation of the earlier, large cent sized &quot;Hard Times Tokens&quot; of the 1830s.&nbsp; The &quot;1837&quot; date in this particular instance refers to the founding date of the C.D. Peacock Jewelers firm, which would have been celebrating its 75th anniversary at the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect the resemblance to a Hard Times token was deliberate.&nbsp; The &quot;Time Is Money&quot; legend was likely chosen because they sold watches and clocks.&nbsp; <a href="https://cdpeacock.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cdpeacock.com/" rel="nofollow">They still do</a>, to this day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because of their size and the date on them, these Peacocks are catalogued with the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_times_token" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_times_token" rel="nofollow">Hard Times Tokens</a>, which peaked around 1837, though they&#039;re actually a much later issue.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/VVNU3PSbQAeCBuml7Xin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/VVNU3PSbQAeCBuml7Xin" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">United States: copper &quot;Hard Times&quot; token; C.D. Peacock Jeweler, Chicago, &quot;1837&quot; (struck ca. 1902)</font></font></a></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/Zqcu53SQGky1lrhl3Wnw_HTT-Peacock-016565-coin.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/81865317" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/81865317" rel="nofollow">PCGS MS63 BN</a>; population 1 - the only example certified by PCGS as of 5/20/2019</font></font>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Check out the beautiful brass doors in their store, which likely date to the turn of the last century, like my token does.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/F2TbMhbVRICmaRkQ0Y7l_Palmer_House_Hilton_Chicago.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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