1837 Half Cent Token - how many minted?

jmcu12

New purchase today - hope you enjoy it. I had only seen it in the Redbook up to a couple of days ago.

I will add it to my 7070 type set along side my Feuchtwanger!

How common are these? I have not seen any in person to now but according to the Red Book "thousands" were made. Does anyone know a mintage?

jmcu12

Ttt for Sunday

TwoSides2aCoin

No idea of the mintage numbers of such but it's very cool. I like it, anyway.

CaptHenway

I highly doubt that anybody knows.

sniocsu

I haven't found any estimate of the mintage. Not sure if this has been stated yet, but this is a hard times token, HT-73. Its usually collected by half cent collectors since there were no half cents minted that year and it is the only half cent sized hard times token.
Very nice coin!

I will post more of the history, at least as I know it, if anyone expresses interest.

coinsarefun

Very nice! I used to own one that was AU
I sold it thinking I can find a nice mint state one,

Laugh was on me as it is exceeding difficult to find
much above MS62 and it will be quite expensive.

I now have been searching for years for nice example
I sure wish I held on to mine now.

They are not very rare but they are popular with
HTT collectors along with 1/2 cent people so demand drives the price
And a nice higher grade are in hands that just won't part with them.

ambro51

It's rated an R2. That's 500-1250. Let's say 1000 survive. Though it's a "guess" the figure of one percent survival is often put forth. So, using that....we get an original issue of 100,000 pieces. IF we think twice as many of these were put away as curiosities...then you have a 50000 mintage. I'd say the actual number struck is within this range. But of course this is only a guess, but far more of these HTTs were struck than re realize. They were sold by weight... They were sought by collectors since the early albums HAD an opening for 1837

USMarine6

does anyone know if the weight on these is the same as the regular issue half cents? I have the opportunity to buy an xf example and think they are pretty neat

jmcu12

I believe they are the same weight as a regular half cent but I don't have it in front of me to weigh.

lordmarcovan

Those are neat. I've never had one.

Come to think of it, I can't recall ever seeing one, either, except in books and online.

I have had merchant tokens of that era with similar eagles on them, though.