Hard Times Token - Jackson safe / Van Buren ship

Reverse

Dismasted ship EXPERIMENT on rough seas with no lightning in the sky

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VAN BUREN METALLIC CURRENCY 1837
EXPERIMENT

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Plain

Comment

HT-69 is a muling with both sides being anti Jackson and Van Buren. It's obverse is the same as the obverse of HT-70 with H below the safe. H is for Edward Hulseman who cut this die in 1833. The reverse of HT-69 is the same as the obverse of HT-21 and HT-22 which have no lightning in the sky above the ship. It was likely made around 1837. It is a readily available R-1 with over 1250 known.