1837 Jackson Hard Times Token

[MuckyBottles]

I did an extremely short hunt today (1/2 hr) at my new favorite location "grey cliffs" at the bottom of the tide, first hit wham! start digging, a coin! I was thinking initially it was a colonial or large cent. I lightly brushed away the sand to reveal the saying "I take responsibility/The constitution as I know it"..hmm, I never seen that before. When I got home, did a little research and it states:

"Hard Times Tokens were a non-government issued piece that was used as a substitute for currency. The tokens were a response to the hoarding of coins by the public during the Panic of 1837. They were issued until the panic ended around 1843. They are normally grouped into political, satirical, and store card themes."

https://whitman.com/redbook/Coins/Detail/Private-Tokens+Hard-Times-Tokens-1832---1844

In the short time I was there I also bagged a Royal silver plate spoon, which is dated roughly around 1906 and the tiniest little applied top bottle, roughly 1 1/2 inch's tall..

This location has me hooked...

 

[MuckyBottles]

This is what the token should look like..

 

[lordy109]

That is really cool! That's the kind of find that I like - things you don't see every day that are tied to an interesting historical tidbit.

 

[MuckyBottles]

I wish I can find more, the more I read about them, the cooler they are...

 

[MuckyBottles]

Here is a link to some of the others:
IMAGES OF HARD TIMES TOKENS

The sayings and the phrases on some of these tokens, couldn't be more relevant today..

 

[MuckyBottles]

This is the one I want to find..

 

[MuckyBottles]

I nearly forgot, here is the picture of the bottle, now, the smallest in my collection...

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice little bottle. Awesome token... especailly with that green patina one it. Congrats on the nice finds.

 

[N.J.THer]

This is the one I want to find..
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I've found a couple of the Hard Times Tokens through the years including this one a few years back but of course mine was not in that kind of shape. I really enjoy find these and civil war tokens. There are so many different types and fun to research.

Congrats
NJ

 

[MuckyBottles]

I've found a couple of the Hard Times Tokens through the years including this one a few years back but of course mine was not in that kind of shape. I really enjoy find these and civil war tokens. There are so many different types and fun to research.

Congrats
NJ

Most certainly they are, one of the few tokens now that I have interest in...

I think the location that I found this at has many more secrets to reveal. This is also the location that a buddy of mine "Mr Sifter" found a 3 1/2 Ct Faberge ring (confirmed), a Hibernia (Confirmed) and a French Colonial 30 Denier (Unconfirmed). I am going to pound the crap out of every little grain of sand at this location until the next hurricane like sandy rips more dirt from the banks***

*** I am not advocating a hurricane

 

[el remolino]

Mucky--way to go on the cool finds. The token is really cool!!! Never seen what like it. The bottle is tiny. Congrats!

 

[MuckyBottles]

Here are two pics of the token after its been gently cleaned with a little EVOO...(Try being married to an Italian woman without having EVOO in the house..lol)

 

[Ahab8]

Those tokens are awesome and often have great sayings like yours. On my wish list for this first year of detecting. Great great find buddy

 

[BigWaveDave]

Love it! good job my man!