2008 Hard Times Tokens
 

For those who don't know, back in the mid 19th century, during the "hard times", privately made tokens, made to look like large cents, were minted by merchants in an effort to get them to circulate due to lack of gov't issued coin. Like this example below, they illustrate the political dissatisfaction with the times:

http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/...ls/htt2600.jpg

I recently found a private mint where they used the same concept for a 2008 hard times token to bring attention to the "great 2008 bank scam". Take a look:

http://www.dc-coin.com/ProductImages/ht_2008.jpg

http://www.dc-coin.com/index.asp?Pag...ROD&ProdID=244

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Cool stuff...

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For $21.00 dollars it should be in silver.

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But Noah and the three sons had the LORD'S assistance: the other jerks took his NAME in vain and said "Even GOD can't sink this ship!"

You know tboth stories - HE allowed it to sink.:yes:

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But Noah and the three sons had the LORD'S assistance: the other jerks took his NAME in vain and said "Even GOD can't sink this ship!"

You know both stories one went on to re-found the world - and the other, well, HE allowed it to sink. :yes:

Moral is - pride cometh before the sinking! :thumb.aspx::111: