Hard Times Token - Van Buren / Webster Ship,
1837 year| Copper | 8.57 g | 28 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Year | 1837 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.57 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#317860 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
3 masted ship CONSTITUTION under full sail in calm water, CURRENT
Script: Latin
Lettering: *WEBSTER* / CONSTITUTION / CREDIT 1841 CURRENT
Edge
Plain
Comment
HT-19 is an anti-President Van Buren Hard Times token and was minted anticipating the election of 1840 when it was presumed that he would be opposed by Daniel Webster. It turned out that Webster was not the candidate and Van Buren lost to William Henry Harrison who took office in 1841.This was likely minted in 1837 or 1838 and is the rarest of the five Van Buren / Webster ship tokens, HT-18 to 22. Like HT-18, CURRENCY is on the obverse and CURRENT on the reverse. On HT-19 the lightning bolt on the far left touches the right side of the rock. Also, the tops of all four lightning bolts come close to, but do not touch the EN in BUREN.
