Hey Guys, Hard Times Or Civil War Period? (Id: US Civil War Store Card)

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tulseytown New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 06/01/2019 12:25 am And on a scale of 1 to 9 where would you judge its rarity? Thanks Guys, you really are the best! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/01/2019 04:28 am This might help some http://tokencatalog.com/display_rec...All+Listings John1 Report this Post to the Staff
RogerRamjet Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 06/01/2019 8:42 pm That token has a similar style to a Civil War token but Civil War Tokens were larger and dated. Hard Tiimes Tokens were considerably earlier. I think it's a transportation token from the late 1800s. Being a transportation token from New York, I doubt it's rare. Still quite cool and in decent shape. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 06/01/2019 9:10 pm Another general rule: Patriotic tokens {Civil War) are , well, patriotic - flags, presidents and such. Hard Times tokens are strictly commercial. Good for $$$ in trade. Edited by matthewvincent 06/01/2019 9:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 06/01/2019 9:19 pm Interesting - the token mentions steam boats. Before the era of trains? Boats went all the way west to the Great Lakes. NYC to Albany was a short hop! Report this Post to the Staff
Brummagem Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 10:24 am This token is listed in U.S. Civil War Store Cards (Fuld, 3rd Ed Ostendorf, Editor) under New York City. Here is the entry- Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3329 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 12:17 pm Quote: This token is listed in U.S. Civil War Store Cards Good detective work, Brummagem. Quote: Hard Times tokens are strictly commercial. Good for $$$ in trade. Not entirely. My favorite HTTs are political / satirical. Although, all were used as currency to some extent. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
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