Does this happen when they don't buy the book first?

Broadstruck

So I was just looking at the completed Ebay sales of some recent HTT's and almost fell out of my chair after seeing this.

$94.88... This token is a mid 1950's sloppy novelty reissue struck from replica dies which at times sells for $7.00+

As it's not a re-strike from anything that resembles the original dies it has a "R" in the center of the reverse which stands for Reissue.

Since the seller has no description the bidders are on their own... Yet wouldn't ya think they'd research what they are bidding on

MidLifeCrisis

Link

P. T. Barnum would understand.

JamesMurray

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thanks for the education Broadstruck

Broadstruck

Here's the actual 1837 struck token for comparison =

1837 J.M.L. & W.H. Scovill Manufacturing, Connecticut, HT-105, R-3

savoyspecial

wow! it took 120 years to make the denticles look that bad.....what will the 2075 re-re-strike look like?

Broadstruck

<< <i>wow! it took 120 years to make the denticles look that bad.....what will the 2075 re-re-strike look like? >>



I don't believe these were actually struck by Scovill Manufacturing as they originally came in a folder of multiple design reissues that also included Mormon gold.

Lakesammman owns a complete set.

Justlooking

Well, it does have nice toning ...

lordmarcovan

Interesting. I didn't know there were novelty restrikes of HTTs, until now.

The one in the OP might have fooled me, if I were really tired, but the lettering definitely does look "off" and I think I might have picked up on that.

I wouldn't have had a clue what that "R" meant.

Thanks for the post.

Lakesammman

As mentioned by Broadstruck. But, I don't see that token.