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Hard Times Tokens America Speaks "I take the responsibility," says Andrew Jackson, standing in an empty treasure chest. Martin Van Buren's ship of state has tattered sails on the obverse of a coin; the reverse shows Henry Clay's sails billowing.

Hard Times Tokens: American Speaks From about 1834 to about 1844, a series of economic changes brought "hard times." In truth, most people's daily lives were not affected.

Selected term: Hard Times Tokens Explanation: Pieces either of a political or advertising nature, privately made and used as money during most of Andrew Jackson's presidency (1834-1841). These were the approximate size of the then current U.S.

Hard Times tokens: Mostly the size of contemporary large cents, Hard Times tokens were minted circa 1832-1844, and display a wide variety of designs and inscriptions, including political motifs and advertisements of merchants.

Hard Times Tokens - Pieces either of a political or advertising nature, privately made and used as money during most of Andrew Jackson's presidency (1834-1841). These were the approximate size of the then current U.S. large cent.

Hard Times Tokens Tokens issued during the years 1832 to 1844 to fill the need for small denomination coins, created because of hoarding during economic collapse.

The Hard Times tokens were issued from 1837 to 1844 and are the size of a large United States one cent piece. These tokens were generally stuck in copper and are generally either political theme tokens or merchant tokens.

2184 1837 Hard Times token. HT-33, Low-19. Hard Times token. Illustrious Predecessor. MS-60 RB. Copper. Plain edge. A lustrous specimen with gentle olive highlights on satiny red surfaces. An ever-popular and quite common type, even in Mint State.

Low, Lyman, "Hard Times Tokens" 2nd Edition, Reprinted by Sanford J. Durst Numismatic Publications, New York, N.Y., 1984. Travers, Scott A, "The Coin Collectors Survival Manual", Bonus Books, Inc, Chicago 4th edition, 2000.

HARD TIMES TOKENS, 1832-1844 Russell Rulau, Hard Times Tokens, Second Edition, 1981. MERCHANT TOKENS, 1845-1860 Russell Rulau, U.S. Merchant Tokens 1845-1860, 1982. CALIFORNIA GOLD TOKENS, 1852-1915 Walter Breen with the collaboration of Ronald J.

colonial coins, patterns, ultra-rarities, die varieties, Hard Times tokens. Julian Leidman began his career as a professional numismatic dealer and consultant over 40 years ago. Julian boasts an unbroken record of attendance at every major U.S.

Hard Times token An unofficial large cent-sized copper token struck in a wide variety of types during 1833-1843, serving as de facto currency, and bearing a politically inspired legend; or issued with advertising as a store card.

Her body's position on the reverse is an obvious play on an early hard times token promoting woman's suffrage. That alone is interesting, but this particular kneeling woman was used for its visual likeness to a similar anti-slavery movement image.

Very few coins of any denomination were jingling in most Americans' pocket change in 1838; the depression had led to hoarding of federal coinage, and so-called Hard Times tokens were being widely used as a money substitute.

Coin tokens include items such as arcade tokens (used to play games in an arcade), commemorative "coins" issued by private mints in base metals, hard times tokens, (issued during the period from 1834-1844 by private merchants, companies, ...

Agent James Jackson Jarvis, editor of the newspaper Polynesian, a contract was made with the private minting facility of H.M. & E.I. Richards of Attleboro, Massachusetts, familiar to American numismatists as a manufacturer of Hard Times tokens.

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