IMAGES OF HARD TIMES TOKENS
by
John H. MacMillan Ph.D.
These images
were downloded from internet auction and dealer sites. Enjoy these fascinating
satirical tokens and storecards from the Andrew Jackson / Marten Van Buren
political era (1828-1844). For an extensive discussion of the politics, which
involved the democrat Jackson's attempt to abolish the second bank of the United States,
see Russel Rulau "Standard Catalog of Hard Times Tokens", 2001, Krause
Publications. His whig opponents opposed the closure, and issued many of these tokens
parodying his lack of education and advocacy of paper money rather than gold coin.
Download freely any images of interest. In political history as in many other
aspects of life, "the more things change, the more they stay the same!" I
use the older " Lyman Low" numbers rather than the newer "HT" (Rulau)
numbers as the Low numbers are still used in most major catalogs and auctions. For a
conversion chart see page 5 of Rulau.
Low 1 Obverse
Low 1 Reverse
Low 1 Obverse (Image #2)
Low 1 Reverse (Image #2)
Low 1 Obverse (Image #3)
Low 1 Reverse (Image #3)
Low 2 Obverse
Low 2 Reverse
Low 3 Obverse
Low 3 Reverse
Low 4 Obverse
Low 4 Reverse
Low 4 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 4 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 4 Obverse(Image #3)
Low 4 Reverse(Image #3)
Low 4 Obverse(Image #4)
Low 4 Reverse(Image #4)
Low 5 Obverse
Low 5 Reverse
Low 6 Obverse
Low 6 Reverse
Low 7 Obverse
Low 7 Reverse
Low 8 Obverse
Low 8 Reverse
Low 8(Obv,Rev)
Low 9 Obverse
Low 9 Reverse
Low 9 Obverse(Image #2)
Low9 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 9(obv,Rev)
Low 10 Obverse
Low 10 Reverse
Low 10 (Obv,Rev) (Image #2)
Low 10 Obverse(Silvered)
Low 10 Reverse(Silvered)
Low 11 Obverse
Low 11 Reverse
Low 12 Obverse
Low 12 Reverse
Low 12 Obverse (JPG)
Low 12 Reverse (JPG)
Low 13(Obv,Rev)
Low14 Obverse
Low14 Reverse
Low14 Obverse #2
Low14 Reverse #2
Low 15 Obverse, Reverse
Low 16 Obverse
Low 16 Reverse
Low 16 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 16 Reverse(Image #2)
Low16 Obverse(Image #3)
Low 16 Reverse(Image #3)
Low 16 (Obv,Rev)
Low 16(Obv,Rev 2)
Low 17 (Obv,Rev)
Low 18 Obverse
Low 18 Reverse
Low 18 Obverse (Image 2)
Low 18 Reverse (Image 2)
Low 18 Obverse (Image 3)
Low 18 Reverse (Image 3)
Low 18(Obv,Rev)
Low 19 Obverse
Low 19 Reverse
Low 19 Obverse(JPG)
Low 19 Reverse(JPG)
Low 20 Obverse
Low 20 Reverse(error, unstruck)
Low 20 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 20 Reverse(image #2)
Low 20(Obv,Rev)
Low 21 Obverse
Low 21 Reverse
Low 22 Obverse
Low 22 Reverse
Low 23 Obverse
Low 23 Reverse
Low 23 Obverse(JPG)
Low 23 Reverse(JPG)
Low 24 Obverse
Low 24 Reverse
Low 25 Obverse
Low 25 Reverse
Low 26 Obverse
Low 26 Reverse
Low 27 Obverse
Low 27 Reverse
Low 28 Obverse
Low 28 Reverse
Low 29 Obverse
Low 29 Reverse
Low 29 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 29 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 30 Obverse
Low 30 Reverse
Low 31 Obverse
Low 31 Reverse
Low32(Obv,Rev)
Low 33 Obverse
Low 33 Reverse
Low 33 Obverse(JPG)
Low 33 Reverse(JPG)
Low 34 Obverse
Low 34 Reverse
Low 35 Obverse
Low 35 Reverse
Low 36 (Obv,Rev)
Low 37 Obverse
Low37 Reverse
Low 37 Obverse (Image 2)
Low37 Reverse (Image 2)
Low 38 Obverse
Low38 Reverse
Low39 Obverse
Low 39 Reverse
Low 39(Obv,Rev)
Low 40 Obverse
Low 40 Reverse
Low 40 Obverse(JPG)
Low 40 Reverse(JPG)
Low 41 Obverse
Low41 Reverse
Low 42 Obverse
Low42 Reverse
Low 43 Obverse
Low43 Reverse
Low 44 Obverse
Low 44 Reverse
Low 44(Obv,Rev)
Low 45 Obverse
Low 45 Reverse
Low 45 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 45 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 46 Obverse
Low 46 Reverse
Low 47 Obverse
Low 47 Reverse
Low 47A Obverse
Low 47A Reverse
Low 48 Obverse
Low 48 Reverse
Low 48A Obverse
Low 48A Reverse
Low 49 Obverse (Jpg)
Low 49 Reverse (Jpg)
Low 49 Obverse (Image #2)
Low 49 Reverse (Image #2)
Low 50 Obverse
Low50 Reverse
Low 51 Obverse
Low 51 Reverse
Low 51 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 51 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 51 (Obv,Rev)
Low 51 Obverse (JPG)
Low51 Reverse (JPG)
Low 52 Obverse
Low52 Reverse
Low 53 Obverse
Low 53 Reverse
Low 54 Obverse
Low 54 Reverse
Low 54 Obverse, Reverse (JPG)
Low 55 Obverse
Low 55 Reverse
Low 55 Obverse (JPG)
Low 55 Reverse (JPG)
Low 55(Obv,Rev)
Low 56 Obverse
Low 56 Reverse
Low 56 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 56 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 57 Obverse
Low 57 Reverse
Low 58 Obverse
Low 58 Reverse
Low 58 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 58 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 59 Obverse
Low 59 Reverse
Low 60 Obverse
Low 60 Reverse
Low 61 Obverse
Low 61 Reverse
Low 62(Obv,Rev)
Low 62 Obverse
Low 62 Reverse
Low 63 Obverse
Low 63 Reverse
Low 63(Obv,Rev)
Low 64 Obverse
Low 64(Obv,Rev)
Low 65 (Obv,Rev)
Low 66 Obverse
Low66(Obv,Rev)
Low 67 Obverse
Low 67 Reverse
Low 68 Obverse
Low 68 Reverse
Low 69 Obverse
Low 69 Reverse
Low 70 Obverse
Low 70 Reverse
Low 71 Obverse
Low 71 Reverse
Low 72 Obverse
Low 72 Reverse
Low 72(Obv,Rev)
Low 73 Obverse
Low 73 Reverse
Low 73 Reverse(image #2)
Low 74 Obverse
Low 74 Reverse
Low 74(Obv,Rev)
Low 74 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 74 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 75 Obverse
Low 75 Reverse
Low 75 Obverse (JPG)
Low 75 Reverse (JPG)
Low 76 (Obv,Rev)
Low 77 Obverse
Low 77 Reverse
Low 77 Obverse(#2)
Low77 Reverse(#2)
Low 77(Obv,Rev)
Low 78(Obv,Rev)
Low 78(Obv,Rev) (Image #2)
Low 79 Obverse
Low 79 Reverse
Low 79(Obv,Rev)
Low 80 Obverse
Low 80 Reverse
Low 81 Obverse
Low 81 Reverse
Low 81 (Obv 2)
Low 81 (Rev 2)
Low 82A Obverse (English Token)
Low 82A Reverse (English Token)
Low 83(Obv,Rev)
Low 84 Obverse
Low 84 Reverse
Low 84(Obv,Rev)
Low 85 Obverse
Low 85 Reverse
Low 85 Obverse
Low 85 Reverse
Low 86 Obverse
Low 86 Reverse
Low 87 Obverse
Low 87 Reverse
Low 87 (Obverse 2)
Low 87 (Reverse 2)
Low 88 Obverse
Low 88 Reverse
Low 89 Obverse
Low 89 Reverse
Low 92 Obverse
Low 92 Reverse
Low 93 Obverse
Low 93 Reverse
Low 94(Obv,Rev)
Low 94(Obv,Rev 2)
Low 95 Obverse
Low 95 Reverse
Low 95 (Obv,Rev)
Low 96 (Obv,Rev)
Low 96 Obverse
Low 96 Reverse
Low 97 Obverse
Low 97 Reverse
Low 97(Obv,Rev)
Low 98 Obverse
Low 98 Reverse
Low 98(Obv,Rev)
Low 99 Obverse
Low 99 Reverse
Low 99(Obv,Rev)
Low 100(Obv,Rev)
HT 100A Obverse(Low unlisted)
HT 100A Reverse(Low unlisted)
Low 101 Obverse
Low 101 Reverse
Low 102 Obverse
Low 102 Reverse
Low 103 (Obv, Rev.)
Low 104 Obverse
Low 104 Reverse
Low 104(Obv,Rev)
Low 105 Obverse
Low 102 Obverse
Low 102 Reverse
Low 106 Obverse
Low 106 Reverse
Low 107 Obverse
Low 107 Reverse
Low 107 Obverse(JPG)
Low 107 Reverse(JPG)
Low 108 Obverse
Low 108 Reverse
Low 108 (Obv2)
Low 108 (Rev2)
Low 109 Obverse
Low 109 Reverse
Low 110 Obverse
Low 110 Reverse
Low 111 Obverse
Low 111 Reverse
Low 111 Obverse(JPG)
Low 111 Reverse(JPG)
Low 112 Obverse
Low 112 Reverse
Low 112 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 112 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 113 Obverse
Low 113 Reverse
Low 114 Obverse
Low 114 Reverse
Low 115 Obverse
Low 115 Reverse
Low 116 Obverse
Low 116 Reverse
Low 117 Reverse
Low 118 Obverse
Low 118 Reverse
Low 118 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 118 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 118(Obv,Rev)
Low 119 Obverse
Low 119 Reverse
Low 120 Obverse
Low 120 Reverse
Low 120 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 120 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 120(Obv,Rev)
Low 121 Obverse
Low 121 Reverse
Low 122 Obverse
Low 122 Reverse
Low 123 Obverse
Low 123 Reverse
Low 124 Obverse
Low 124 Reverse
Low 124(Obv,Rev.)
Low125 Obverse
Low125 Reverse
Low 125 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 125 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 126 Obverse
Low 126 Reverse
Low 126 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 126 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 126(Obv,Rev)
Low 127(Obv,Rev)
Low 128 Obverse
Low 128 Reverse
Low 128(Obv,Rev)
Low 129 Obverse
Low 129 Reverse
Low 129 Obverse(JPG)
Low 129 Reverse(JPG)
Low 130 Obverse
Low 130 Reverse
Low 130A(Obv,Rev)
Low 131 (Obv,Rev.)
Low 132 Obverse
Low 132 Reverse
Low 132 (Obv,Rev.)
Low 133 Obverse
Low 133 Reverse
Low 134 Obverse
Low 134 Reverse
Low 135 Obverse
Low 135 Reverse
Low 135 (OBV,REV.)
Low 136 Obverse
Low 136 Reverse
Low 136 (OBV,REV.)
Low 138 Reverse
Low 139 Obverse
Low 139 Reverse
Low 139 Obverse 2
Low 139 Reverse 2
Low 140(Obv,Rev)
Low 140(Obv,Rev 2)
Low 141 Obverse
Low 141 Reverse
Low 141 Obverse(JPG)
Low 141 Reverse(JPG)
Low 142 Obverse
Low 142 Reverse
Low 143 Obverse
Low 143 Reverse
Low 145 Obverse
Low 145 Reverse
Low 146 Obverse
Low 146 Reverse
Low 147 Obverse
Low 147 Reverse
Low 148 Obverse
Low 148 Reverse
Low 149 Obverse
Low 149 Reverse
Low 150 Obverse
Low 150 Reverse
Low 151 Obverse
Low 151 Reverse
Low 153 Obverse
Low 153 Reverse
Low 154 Obverse
Low 154 Reverse
Low 155 Obverse
Low 155 Reverse
Low 156 Obverse
Low 156 Reverse
Low 158 Obverse
Low 158 Reverse
Low 161 Obverse
Low 161 Reverse
Low 162(Obv,Rev)
Low 163 Obverse
Low 163 Reverse
Low 163 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 163 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 163(Obv,Rev)
Low 164 Obverse
Low 164 Reverse
Low 165 Obverse
Low 165 Reverse
Low 166 Obverse
Low 166 Reverse
Low 168 Obverse
Low 168 Reverse
Low 169A Obverse
Low 169A Reverse
Low 170 Obverse
Low 170 Reverse
Low 171 Obverse
Low 171 Reverse
Low 172 Obverse
Low 172 Reverse
Low 172 Obverse (Image 2)
Low 172 Reverse (Image 2)
Low 173 Obverse
Low 173 Reverse
Low 175 Obverse
Low 176 Obverse
Low 176 Reverse
Low 179 Obverse
Low 179 Reverse
Low 180A Obverse
Low 180A Reverse
Low 181 Obverse
Low 181 Reverse
Low 183B Obverse(HT 77B, Gilt
Copper)
Low 183B Reverse(HT77B, Gilt Copper)
Low190 (Obverse, Reverse)
Low 190 (Obverse)
Low 190 (Reverse)
Low 190 (Obverse) (Image#2)
Low 190 (Reverse) (Image#2)
Low 192 Obverse
Low 192 Obverse(Image #2)
Low 192 Reverse(Image #2)
Low 192(Obv,Rev)
Low 194A (Obverse)
Low 194A (Reverse)
Low 201 Obverse
Low 201 Reverse
Low 205 Obverse
Low 205 Reverse
Low 206 Obverse
Low 206 Reverse
HT 213 Obverse (Low unlisted)
HT213 Reverse (Low unlisted)
Low 226(Obv,Rev)
Low 234 Obverse
Low 241 Obverse
Low 241 Reverse
Low 251 Obverse
Low 251 Reverse
Low 248 Obverse
Low 248 Reverse
Low 251 Obverse
Low 251 Reverse
Low 261(Obv,Rev)
Low 264(Obv,Rev)
Low 265(Obv,Rev)
Low 266 (Obv,Rev.)
Low 271 Obverse
Low 271 Reverse
Low 272A Obverse
Low 272A Reverse
Low 273(Obv,Rev)
Low 273 Obverse
Low 273 Reverse
Low 274(Obv,Rev)
Low 275(Obv,Rev)
Low 284(Obv,Rev)
Low 288A Obverse
Low 288A Reverse
Low 291(Obv,Rev)
Low 292(Obv,Rev)
Low 293 Obverse
Low 293 Reverse
Low 295 Obverse
Low 295 Reverse
Low 300 Obverse
Low 300 Reverse
Low 300 (OBV,REV.)
Low 301 Obverse
Low 301 Reverse
Low 305(OBV,REV)
Low 307 Obverse
Low 307 Reverse
Low 308 Obverse
Low 308 Reverse
Low 309A Obverse
Low 309A Reverse
Low 310 Obverse
Low 310 Reverse
Low 314(Obv,Rev)
Low 318 (Obv,Rev)
Low 320 (Obv,Rev)
Low 321 Obverse
Low 321 Reverse
Low 323(Obv,Rev)
Low 325(Obv,Rev)
Low 326 (Obverse)
Low 326 (Reverse)
Low 328 Obverse
Low 328 Reverse
Low 328(Obv,Rev)
Low 356 Obverse
Low 356 Reverse
Low 358 Obverse
Low 358 Reverse
Low 389 Obverse
Low 389 Reverse
Low 392 (Obv,Rev)
Low 398 Obverse
Low 398 Reverse
Low 398A Obverse(Reeded edge)
Low 398A Reverse(Reeded edge)
LOW 400(OBV,REV.)
Low 400 B Obverse
Low 403 Obverse
Low 403 Reverse
Low 403A Obverse
Low 403A Reverse
1840 Harrison
Token Obverse
1840 Harrison
Token Reverse
1841 Harrison Token
Obverse
1841 Harrison Token
Reverse
Undated Harrrison Token
Obv
Undated Harrison Token Rev
Another Harrrison Obv
Another Harrison Rev
HT 77B Obverse
HT 77B Reverse
HT 100A Obverse
HT 100A Reverse
HT 181 (Obv,Rev)
HT 213 Obverse
HT 213 Reverse
HT 820 Obverse
HT 820 Reverse
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