(1835) Copper Token HT-357B, Bucklin's Book Keeping NY

Coin Details

Auction Record

$132 F15 08-20-2019 Stack's Bowers

Description

This copper Bucklin's Book Keeping token variety bears the "B" suffix indicating a sub-variety of HT-357. Like sub-varieties in other Hard Times Token series, HT-357B shares primary design characteristics with HT-357 while exhibiting specific die differences sufficient to warrant separate catalog classification. These differences may include variations in letter spacing, punctuation, or the alignment of text elements. The extensive die variety tree within the Bucklin series — encompassing multiple base varieties plus sub-varieties for both Interest Tables and Book Keeping inscriptions — makes this one of the most complex merchant token series for collectors to navigate. Assembling a complete set requires both detailed knowledge of the die characteristics that distinguish each variety and the patience to locate examples in the marketplace. Bucklin's Book Keeping and Interest Tables tokens, taken together, document a specialized niche in Troy's antebellum economy — the business education and reference publishing trade. Isaac Bucklin recognized that Troy's commercial community needed practical tools for daily business operations, and he built a business providing both the reference materials and the training to use them effectively.

Rarity Notes

Common. Standard copper sub-variety. Rarity R-1 to R-2.

Cross References

Rulau HT-357B