Hard Times Token - Van Buren / Safe and Eagle ND
1840 year| Brass | 7.31 g | 28.2 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Year | 1840 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 7.31 g |
| Diameter | 28.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#301313 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Eagle above a safe, holding a ribbon lettered JUSTICE / EQUALIT
Script: Latin
Lettering:
*THE. INDEPENDEN .SUB-TREASURY*
JUSTICE / EQUALIT
THE. CHOICE OF. THE. PEOPLE
Edge
Plain
Comment
This was a campaign token of the 1840 presidential election for Martin Van Buren, the incumbent and a founder of the Democratic party. He lost to the Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. He subsequently emerged as an anti-slavery leader and ran as a candidate of the Free Soil Party in the 1848 presidential election.There are three metals for the otherwise identical HT#75 tokens.
HT#75, copper (R-2, 501-1,250 known)
HT#75A, brass (R-3, 201-500 known)
HT#75B, silvered copper (R-4, 76-200 known)
