Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 47

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Hard Times Tokens

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3730		(1834) Hard Times Token Low-15, Rulau HT-28 Rarity-3. A William H. Seward political token in Brass. Sharpness Fine-15 or so but lightly cleaned a slightly glossy golden brass with steel brown highpoints. There are traces of microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas but no verdigris. The legends are complete. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 3731		1837 Hard Times Token Low-19, Rulau HT-33 Rarity-1. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Glossy light chocolate and medium brown with frosty luster showing through in protected areas. Just a few trivial nicks. The Rulau attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 3732		(1840) Hard Times Token Low-56, Rulau HT-75 Rarity-2. A Martin Van Buren political token in copper. Sharpness VF20 with very fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas. Shallow verdigris is crusted into protected areas on the reverse, but the legends remain easily readable. Dark steel brown and chocolate. Pierced at the top, as usual, for suspension and wear. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 3733		1840 Hard Times Token Rulau HT-815A Rarity-6. NGC graded MS-63. A political token for William Henry Harrison in white metal. Lustrous light silvery steel. Sharply struck and quite attractive, a few faint hairlines in the fields from perfect. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $930
Lot 3734		(1840) Hard Times Token Rulau HT-820. A political token honoring William Henry Harrison as "The Hero of Tippecanoe." Glossy light brown with chocolate in protected areas, and the color suggests this token may be brass rather than copper (although Rulau does not list this token in brass). Sharpness VF30 or slightly better with a half dozen old pinscratches on the obverse, mostly in the field right of the shoulder. Pierced at the top, as usual. The legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 3735		1841 Hard Times Token Low-60, Rulau HT-18 Rarity-1. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. A Daniel Webster/Martin Van Buren political token. Lustrous medium brown and chocolate with delicate overtones of bluish steel in protected areas. Sharply struck and void of defects. A beautiful piece. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 3736		Trio of NGC graded Hard Times Tokens. Includes Low-48 (Rulau HT-67) NGC graded Extremely Fine-45, Low-60 (Rulau HT-18) NGC graded About Uncirculated-53, and Low-67 (Rulau HT-68) NGC graded About Uncirculated-53. All are an attractive glossy chocolate brown with smooth surfaces. The Rulau attribution is noted on the NGC labels. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 3737		Quartette of Hard Times Tokens, 1 Raw & 3 NGC graded. Includes a raw Low-68 (Rulau HT-68) in Fine-12, Low-97 (Rulau HT-293) NGC graded About Uncirculated-50, Low-98 (Rulau HT-294) NGC graded Very Fine-35, and Low-111 (Rulau HT-240) NGC graded Extremely Fine-40. The three slabbed pieces are nice glossy medium brown and chocolate while the raw piece is slightly sharper with some marks. The NGC labels show the Rulau attributions. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $60 - 100. View details	Realized $127
Lot 3738		Group of 9 Early Tokens, 8 Hard Times and 1 Masonic. The hard times tokens grade AG3 to F15 and some are sharper with defects. The Masonic penny is from Poughkeepsie Chapter #172 and grades VF30. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 80. View details	Realized $104
Lot 3739		Group of 15 Hard Times Tokens grading About Good-3 to Very Fine-30, average grade Very Good-8. Good mix of types with a few duplicates. Some are sharper with defects. Lot of 15 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 3740		Trio of 1837 Hard Times Tokens grading Very Good-10 to Fine-15. Three different political varieties. A couple slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $30 - 50. View details	Realized $58