(1832-1844) Hard Times Token Deal - Fine or Better - Great History T-57 generally speaking

generally speaking

5 mm Description Obverse Crowned head right Description Reverse Oak tree

Bizarrely circulated note that should have been plucked out almost immediately

Hope leaning on anchor at right

25c - Georgia

(1832-1844) Hard Times Token Deal - Fine or Better - Great History T-57 generally speakingExcerpt Red Book 2017: "Hard Times tokens, as they are called, are mostly the size of a contemporary large cent. Privately minted from 1832 to 1844, they display diverse motifs reflecting political campaigns and satire of the era as well as carrying advertisements for merchants, products and services." A large percentage of these tokens revolve around the Panic of 1837, President Jackson's actions, Van Buren and the controversy the governments