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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 143858, member: 2100&quot;]Well, I would hate to have you collecting under a premise of bad information. if you ever complete that list Speedy, we will get you onto something tough like Beard Tax tokens.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Weird that tokens are worth something??? :desk: You hurt my feelings Speedy, JK. Compare values for common well circulated Civil War tokens with equivalent condition common Indian Head cents, and tell me which one you would rather have a pocket full of. I think the scarcer issues would make tokens look even more favorable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even common relatively modern tokens often possess nice value. Merchant tokens with a location (as most are) even from the 40s, 50s, 60s often sell in the $4-$5 and on up dollar range (not counting s/h). These tokens typically were for values of 1 to 25 cents. While those values may not sound like much, how many pieces of comparable regular coinage do you think you could sell in that price range? While it is true that some types of tokens can be had for literally the &quot;dime a dozen&quot;, other types tend to sustain higher values than much of the regular coinage of the same era.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other types, such as Bryan money (1896 &amp; 1900) and batteries (1870s), and the majority (but by no means all) of Alaska merchant tokens are hard to find as nice examples for less than $100.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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