Found A Token Awhile Back In 83...its Been In My Jewelery Box Since Then...

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HappyGilmore New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 4:45 pm Looks to be a Hardtimes token from back when Jackson was President from what Ive researched so far... I think if he saw his portraits on the $20.00 bill he would go crazy......LOL Does this token currently hold any historical value? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

LincolnCentMeHere Pillar of the Community United States 558 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 7:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 9:47 pm That is a Hard Times Token, I moved your thread to the section for Tokens Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 08/02/2016 3:33 pm It holds a lot of historical Value. as to monetary value, it has less of that. They are common enough so I have seen them (I do not collect them nor look for them) and yours has had, a full life. It is worth keeping and enjoying. A very neat thing to find. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34453 Posts	Posted 08/02/2016 7:03 pm @happygilmore, not my area of expertise, but this appears to be a HT 70 Hard Times Token, circa 1833. From Rulau, Quote: Recent research has shown that this tioken is probably the first cent-sized political type token which achieved wide circulation, and open the door for a flood of similar items. So, yes your token has loads of historical value. Thanks for sharing it! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
HappyGilmore New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/02/2016 8:45 pm Thanks alot for the information...I really appreciate the help...When I first saw it back in 83 I thought it was a super old Monopoly game type gamepiece....LOL When I was a kid there was this house called the Hawkins house..It had some historical significance to the time whos owner was a direct relative of Jonas Hawkins who died in 1817.. The Hawkins house was moved in pieces in the early 1980's from Hawkins Blvd to a lot on Bergen Ave and the house sat vacant on pilings for over 6 months cut in half..We used to venture in the two halves of the house before it got moved to its new resting spot and thats where I found the token literally sandwiched in between floor boards. Edited by HappyGilmore 08/02/2016 9:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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