HARD TIMES TOKEN. Copper. 11.03 gm. 28 mm. (Van Buren Presidency, 1837-1841). 1837. A tortoise carrying a lockbox with SUB TREASURY on its back; 1837 | FISCAL AGENT below, EXECUTIVE EXPERIMENT around / A jackass running left; FOLLOW IN THE STEPS OF MY ILLUSTRIOUS PREDECESSOR. Low 19. HT 32. Near Very Fine; even reddish brown tone.

"EXECUTIVE EXPERIMENT," a jibe at the stupidity of employing local banks as agents. Van Buren's quote around a jackass: A slam at Jackson and at Van Buren for following on with this policy.