Hard Times Token – Alfred Willard – Boston, Massachusetts – 1830s
An interesting Hard Times Token associated with Alfred Willard of Boston, Massachusetts, dating to the 1830s. This merchant token represents the privately issued pieces that circulated during the economically challenging period commonly known as the Hard Times era.
Tokens connected to individual merchants provide a fascinating glimpse into 19th-century American commercial life, while the Boston attribution adds strong regional interest for collectors of Massachusetts and New England exonumia.
The Hard Times Token series encompasses a wide variety of merchant, business, and political pieces, making these tokens especially appealing to collectors interested in the intersection of American history, commerce, and numismatics.
Issuer: Alfred Willard
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Date: 1830s
Type: Hard Times Token
Period: Hard Times era
Category: American Exonumia / Merchant Token
A great addition to collections of Hard Times Tokens, Massachusetts merchant tokens, Boston exonumia, New England tokens, and early American history.
