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FULL ISSUE The E-Sylum: Volume 12, Number 2, January 11, 2009, Article 17NEW "HARD TIMES" TOKENS FROM COIN DESIGNER DANIEL CARRRegarding the topical John Law "bankruptcy" medals discussed last week, An E-Sylum reader writes: This kind of stuff is interesting... you ought to see what Daniel Carr has created, a new "Hard Times Token."
Who needs Morgans and their VAMS, and Franklins and Full Bell Lines when there are interesting things like this? I'd love to buy some of R.W. Julian's satirical medals from the 1970s (I learned of them in an issue of the MCA Advisory a few years ago).  I like a lot of Dan Carr's work, and hadn't seen the new "Hard Times" piece yet. I like this one, too. The obverse text reads: NO PYRAMID CAN
ENDURE / WHEN THE BASE COLLAPSES. On the reverse: TRILLION DOLLAR BAILOUT FOR THE INSIDERS / NOT ONE DOLLAR FOR THE TAXPAYER ?? / THE GREAT 2008 BANK SCAM / DEMAND JUSTICE. Is
that a flying pig and a flying monkey? My son Christopher said he had a dream about flying monkeys that shoot bananas out of their ...
Anyway, the design and execution of the piece are very true to the prototype 1837 series of Hard Times Tokens. Great job! I would encourage other designers to try their hand at producing original tokens reflecting the times. Start a fad! I'd like to see original, contemporary products like these being promoted for sale widely. I'll bet the Home Shopping Network would find a lot of buyers in people disgusted with the current state of affairs. -Editor For more information, or to order, see: Hard Times Tokens (http://www.dc-coin.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=11). Wayne Homren, EditorTHE BOOK BAZARREDAVID F. FANNING NUMISMATIC LITERATUREhas published a new fixed price list, The Bookshelf. It is available at www.fanningbooks.com , and is also available in hard-copy form. To request our latest catalogue or discuss consigning items for sale, write to dfanning@columbus.rr.com Content presented in The E-Sylum is not necessarily researched or independently fact-checked, and views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society. The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. For more information please see our web site at http://www.coinbooks.org/ There is a membership application available on the web site. To join, print the application and return it with your check to the address printed on the application. Visit the Membership page. Those wishing to become new E-Sylum subscribers (or wishing to Unsubscribe) can go to the following web page link. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: E-Sylum Editor Copyright © 1998 - 2020 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) |
