HTT

Broadstruck · February 3, 2011 12:29PM

~ EXONUMIA 4 SALE ~

1834 Running Boar HT-9, ICG MS63RB = Asking $595.00 Shipped.
Very Sharp Early Die Stage Full Strike and Very Lustrous with Lovely Blue Patina.
Conservatively graded and nicer then most all NGC MS64's.
Tough to locate with Mint Red.

1836 R&W Robinson HT-155, R-1, ICG MS63RB = Asking $575.00 Shipped.
Very Lustrous with Lovely Mint Red and Blue Patina.
Tough to locate with Mint Red.
Conservatively graded and nicer then most all NGC MS64's.

1837 Illustrious Predecessors HT-33 / Low-19, R-1, NGC MS65BN = ASKING $775.00 SHIPPED.
A tough variety to locate with any trace red. This example is very lustrous with lovely deep blue patina.
It does have 10% trace red mint color in the periphery and devices of on both the obverse and reverse.
Far nicer then my images as it's total eye candy when examined and rotated under a light source.
(MAJOR HAZE/SCRATCHES ON FRONT & BACK OF HOLDER)

1837 Illustrious Predecessors HT-34 / Low-20, R-1, NGC MS65RB = ASKING $1295.00 SHIPPED.
This example is very lustrous predominately mint red with lovely deep blue patina.
(MAJOR HAZE/SCRATCHES ON BACK OF HOLDER)

1837 George A. Jarvis HT-284 / Low-123, R-3, NGC MS64BN = Asking $335.00 Shipped.

A nice satiny lustrous near Gem example of the tougher Jarvis Wine Dealer hard times token.
Struck on a light brown planchet as are most, along with the Scovill HT-23 / Low-65 & HT-30 / Low-45 varieties which where struck with the same obverse die.
The strike on this example is full and above average as it posses full hair bun detail, which is usually a weak point on this token variety.
A tough early store card to locate above AU.

Peac.ock Jewelers HTM-19, R-2, NGC MS65RB = Asking "SOLD" Shipped.
This lovely example is about 60% full mint red with trace blue patina.
This is the Top Pop at NGC by 2 point and is also the only RB example as the other 2 MS63BN's that I've seen are full brown.

1835 Howell Works Garden, Allaire New Jersey HT-201 / Low 163, R-3, NGC VF-35 = Asking "SOLD" Shipped.
Scarce above VF and almost non existant over XF as they circulated heavily.
Long considered that it should be rated R-4 to R-5 by QDB.
Since the planchet is always slightly dished do to the high relief rose obverse, the "OKE" in the word "TOKEN" on the reverse is almost always completely worn away.

RAW

1825 Peale's Museum Low-269, HT-303, NY-632, Rarity 5-6 VF = Asking $575.00 Shipped.

Large thick 35 mm copper planchet, struck from a broken obverse die. (For scale a Silver $1 is 38.1 mm in diameter) It was struck during the Hard Times era of 1832-1844 as the date on the obverse only symbolizes the date of establishment. There's not a lot of info on how this token was used, either for a one time entry or as a season pass? I know some of you may look at this posted item and wonder what was I thinking? It's a chuck of Americana with a ton of neat history and I've always liked the obverse design. Although this VF example has a lot of problems, so do the finest in XF or AU. NGC has only certified 1 example in XF-45 and in researching these I only know of about 5-6 examples including this one.

1837 Daniel Webster HT-23 / Low-65, R-4, AU58 = Asking $435.00 Shipped.

A very scarce issue showing a 1837 Liberty Head reverse and a 1841 mule dated obverse.
Struck on a light brown planchet as are most, along with the Scovill HT-23 / Low-65 & HT-30 / Low-45 varieties which where struck with the same obverse die.
The strike on this example is full and above average as it posses full hair bun detail, which is usually a weak point on this token variety.

1838 Loco Foco Mint Drop, HT-63 / Low-55, R-3, VF = Asking $75.00 Shipped.

This example although VF is far nicer then most XF examples as it has completely issue surfaces and rims.
This token was crudely struck and is generally found in battered and well-circulated condition.

1834 The Constitution - Void the Pomp, HT-25 / Low 12, R-1, XF = Asking $45 Shipped.

Which is very nicely struck as this normally has peripheral weakness.
It has some obverse minor issues which my pics are not hiding.
It books for $100 in EF and $250 in UNC. A Raw EF fetched $230 at Stacks in 08.

1835 Walsh's General Store Hard Times Token HT-216 / Low-99 AU58 Chocolate Brown, Tough in High Grade Books for $300 in UNC = Asking $195 Fully Shipped.

1834 HT-427 / Low 78 Providence Rhode Island W.A. Handy - Hard Times Token. Although considered a common R-1 by Lyman Low this HTT heavily circulated and 2 of the top HTT collections to cross auction in the last few years Troy Wiseman and Dice Hicks both only contained a CH AU example. NGC has only 3 MS examples that they have graded 2 @ MS62BN, 1 top pop @ MS63BN. Stacks recently sold a cleaned re-toned or re-colored AU example in the Rich Uhrich sale for $230.00 plus juice. NGC MS62BN = Asking $295.00 Fully Shipped.

HT-104 / Low 109 Rarity-3 Hard Times Token CH AU, extremely well struck for the issue = Asking $325.00 Shipped.

1837 Benedict & Burnham, Waterbury, CT. .All the Low 109 / HT-104's have weakly struck reverse centers as the U in buttons is sometimes completely missing. This is because the obverse Eagle is struck in a high relief and normally there is weakness on the eagles wings and shield... Not SO on this example! The Dice/Hicks example fetched $550, a so called UNC had obverse issues and CH AU IMHO and I've never seen an UNC example cross any HTT auction in any of my research back to the 1950's.

The store card of Benedict & Burnham of Waterbury, Conn. The firm was a creator of Hard Times tokens for other merchants. In later years, especially circa 1845-1857, the company produced a number of store cards for various merchants. In 1887 the firm supplied the U.S government with 20,000 pounds of planchets for the striking of copper-nickel 5-cent pieces. Aaron Benedict and Joseph Burton started manufacturing bone and ivory buttons in Waterbury in 1812. Under the name A. Benedict a reorganized firm in 1823 began making gilt buttons. Benedict & Coe succeeded in 1829, and sheet brass manufacture was added. In 1834 it became Benedict & Burnham (Aaron Benedict, Gordon W. Burdnham, Bennet Bronson, Alfred P Latt and others), and copper, zinc and nickel alloys were added. On Jan. 14, 1843, the firm became Benedict & Burnham Mfg. Co. In 1895 Benedict & Burnham absorbed Holms, Booth, & Haydenï¿½s Co. (Organized 1853), another early token issuer of Waterbury.