#92 • 1837 Hard Times Collectible Token

Part of March Madness Multi Consignor Auction - Guelph (timed auction by David Moore & Associates Inc. / Rapid-Sell.ca )

High bid $10.00

Status: Sold

- satirical & privately produced token from time of US financial crisis of 1837 - copper, 28.5 mm / 10.42 grams weight - Obverse: turtle carrying a large safe labelled “Sub Treasury”; date below, lettering “Executive Experiment, Fiscal Agent”, beaded border - Reverse: a running jackass facing left with lettering “I follow in the steps of my illustrious predecessor”, beaded border - this is a collectible Hard Times token (known as “Jackass running”) & is one of the first instances of the symbol of the “Democratic party” of Andrew Jackson. The issuer is critical of the policy to eliminate the Bank of the US and the tokens became a communication & propaganda device