Guide Book of Hard Times Tokens includes recent research findings, hundreds of high-resolution images, and current market pricing in multiple grades. It covers the history of these collectibles and catalogs them with detailed information for sellers, buyers, historians, and researchers.
Hard Times tokens are reminders of a turbulent period in America. Their political and commercial designs reflect the economy and social climate of the pre Civil War Andrew Jackson era in the 1830s and 1840s. Most pieces are affordable, though the series has notable rarities. They have appeared in the Guide Book of United States Coins for decades. Collectors of all levels, along with history enthusiasts, will find this volume an important reference with information not available in any other single source. This is Book 17 of the series.
RED BOOK SERIES #17