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I can't find another tribute coin like this one. Date?

joecheckjoecheck Posts: 533
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Does anyone know anything about this coin?
Joe
CONECA #N-3446

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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hard times token.
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
  • joecheckjoecheck Posts: 533
    Thanks! I'll re-post.
    Joe
    CONECA #N-3446
  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,262 ✭✭✭✭✭
    HT #293. R1 1837, copper, 28mm, Merchants Exchange token.
    image
    Larry

  • GeminiGemini Posts: 3,085 ✭
    Yes large cent sized HTT New York Merchants Exchange building - quote on reverse by Robert Goodloe Harper.
    Not rare you can find these on e-bay
    A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
  • joecheckjoecheck Posts: 533
    What are the "Low" numbers that are associated with these coins mean?
    Joe
    CONECA #N-3446
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    The first comprehensive cataloging of the Hard Times tokens was done by Lyman Low in 1899. His cataloging system, using Low numbers remained the standard until Russell Rulau (sp) add several more tokens and medals to the series and re-did the catalog in I believe the early 80's using Rulau numbers which later became the HT numbers.

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