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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 2284869, member: 2100"]Welcome to the forum, Eric. I have to say I love the hat. I have a similar one (minus the colorful pattern) that I wear when I ride my 1950 Panhead down to the Dairy Queen on Tuesdays to get my 10% discount on "Crazy Hat" night. I've had mine for 45 years. It took me a little while to make the id since many of the distinguishing details were just not there, but, the token with the gouge is an 1837 Hard Times token, id #HT48. It is rarity R1 (common). Rulau priced that token at $5 in VG back in 2004, but sadly, the condition of yours is well below VG. An interesting token though, and makes one wonder what circumstances it has endured during its existence, and the places it may have been. For $10 though, I would say you did extremely well on that lot. To expand upon green18's reply about countermarks, sometimes a countermark can add tremendous value. Other times the presence of a countermark could reduce the value tremendously. The most expensive token I have is a lower grade Indian head cent with a merchant's name (SCHILLER) stamped on the front and the letter "X" (for ten) on the reverse, which cost me nearly $2500. But counterstamps are an area where knowledge is a necessity before one should go laying down any serious money.[/QUOTE]