Token US Hard Times 1833 to 1843

In the early to mid 1800s, President Andrew Jackson and his VP, Martin Van Buren, ran into major economic downturns due to poor financial decision making. Private individuals started to issue copper coinage with political and commerce themes which are today known as Hard Times Tokens. They are avidly collected and various reference books are available, notably Rulau's Standard Catalog of United States Tokens.

A search on eBay produces hundreds of listings. Typical catalog values run like this:

worn: $20 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $60
well preserved: $100
fully uncirculated: $350

There are many distinct (and interesting) designs and some are worth more than others. If you need detailed data, get Rulau's catalog at a bookstore or library.
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Coin: 13551, Genre: Tokens, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201300, Last review: 201411
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1833, filter: 1833 to 1843
Image: us_hard_times_token.jpg
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