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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Hard Times Tokens series of Medals & Tokens in the U.S. Coins contains 1 distinct entries with CPG® values between $100.00 and $650.00. Lewis Feuchtwanger produced a metal that was really a variety of German silver consisting of nickel, copper,

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Hard Times Tokens series of Medals & Tokens in the U.S. Coins contains 1 distinct entries with CPG® values between $100.00 and $650.00.

Lewis Feuchtwanger produced a metal that was really a variety of German silver consisting of nickel, copper, and some zinc. He suggested to Congress as early as 1837 that his metal be substituted for copper, and he made one-cent and three-cent trial pieces that circulated freely during the coin shortage of 1836 through 1844.

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1837 Token Half Cent of Copper, HT-73 MS
Value Range: $100.00 - $650
$100.00 - $650

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