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Hard Times Tokens

RicemanRiceman Posts: 42
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What reference books would you suggest for a newbie that wants to learn about hard times tokens?
Are price guides available? Thanks in advance.

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  • JulianJulian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭
    The standard catalog these days is from Krause Publications, by Russ Rulau.

    It comes as a stand alone book, or you can buy a book that covers all nineteeth century tokens.

    Your local dealer can certainly get it for you.

    Hope this helps.
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    I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The classic work was by Lyman Low. Given the high quality of the Rulau reference, it does not make sense to try to find it. Years ago there was a high quality reprint of the Lyman Low plate coins. That's worth looking up if you become very interested in the series.
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