1837 12 1/2c Feuchtwanger R.E. Russell Hard Times Token - HT-309 (R5) - Very Fine+ Large Size Notes At a nice little discount

At a nice little discount (over $30 savings)

NGC Price Guide :: $85

Diamond baguettes approximately

just reaching in on the right side of the image

9999 One Ounce Gold - PCGS PF 70 DCAM

1837 12 1/2c Feuchtwanger R.E. Russell Hard Times Token - HT-309 (R5) - Very Fine+ Large Size Notes At a nice little discountWhat a neat and tough (tough, tough) Hard Times token. All research now indicates this token was made for R. E. Russell of South Carolina. Russell ran a seed business, public bath and a boarding house (a couple of which have advertised prices reflecting his use of the bit at the time). While "Feuchtwanger Cent" tokens are not terribly scarce this alternate version is one of just a few he made and is indeed quite scarce. This is one of the more mark