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First Edition of Low's Hard Times Tokens
Low, Lyman H. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF HARD TIMES TOKENS ISSUED FOR AND AGAINST THE UNITED STATES BANK, AND WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL TROUBLES OF 1834-41... Boston: T.R. Marvin & Son, Numismatic Printers, 1886. 8vo, contemporary black textured boards lettered in gilt. iv, (5)-18, (2) pages, including corrections and addendum on final leaf; title printed in red and black; text illustrations. A few annotations. Spine and hinges taped. Very good or so. A later issue of the first work, with "Corrections" and "Addendum" overprinted at the head and foot of the penultimate page in red ink. There are three corrections and the addendum is dated May 25, 1887. In it, Low states "that numbers 46, 47, 48, 95 and 96, exist in silver; and that number 133 is found in brass ... there is a degree of certainty in stating that they are all unique." Davis 638: "The first attempt at classifying tokens issued with reference to the U.S. Bank, to popular political and satirical maxims of the day, or with devices imitating legal coinage." Ex David F. Fanning Numismatic Literature, Auction I, lot 559; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $100)
Low, Lyman H. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF HARD TIMES TOKENS ISSUED FOR AND AGAINST THE UNITED STATES BANK, AND WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL TROUBLES OF 1834-41... Boston: T.R. Marvin & Son, Numismatic Printers, 1886. 8vo, contemporary black textured boards lettered in gilt. iv, (5)-18, (2) pages, including corrections and addendum on final leaf; title printed in red and black; text illustrations. A few annotations. Spine and hinges taped. Very good or so. A later issue of the first work, with "Corrections" and "Addendum" overprinted at the head and foot of the penultimate page in red ink. There are three corrections and the addendum is dated May 25, 1887. In it, Low states "that numbers 46, 47, 48, 95 and 96, exist in silver; and that number 133 is found in brass ... there is a degree of certainty in stating that they are all unique." Davis 638: "The first attempt at classifying tokens issued with reference to the U.S. Bank, to popular political and satirical maxims of the day, or with devices imitating legal coinage." Ex David F. Fanning Numismatic Literature, Auction I, lot 559; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $100)