The pages listed above contain Merchant tokens for sale. The tokens are listed in order by State with the numbering system used in Rulau's book United States Tokens 1700 - 1900. This is a mixture of the old Miller and Adams numbers as well Rulau numbers for previously unlisted or reclassified tokens, refer to the bottom of this page for the specifics of each individual time period.
Last new tokens added: March 04, 2007
Last updated for sold items: May 04, 2008
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Steve Hayden PO Box 22514 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone/FAX (864) 288-4375
E-mail civilwartokens@aol.com to be notified of future updates.
PRICE LIST TERMS:
Order by phone, fax, mail or e-mail. Send me your e-mail address if you would like to receive future price lists electronically. Please add $2.00 to orders under $50.00 for postage and handling, orders over $50.00 are sent free of additional charges. Fourteen day return privilege for any reason. All items are guaranteed genuine and as attributed. I am always interested in purchasing collections or single tokens. Send tokens for an offer or a listing for an estimate. I am also accepting consignments for future mail bid sales, write for terms. Send me your want lists. I have been working hard on want lists.
MERCHANT TOKENS:
For the purpose of this web site Merchant Tokens will be defined as tokens issued between 1700 and 1900 that are not included in the two most popular time categories: Hard Times tokens from 1832 to 1844 and Civil War tokens from 1861 to 1865. In general they were issued primarily for advertising purposes and as replacement for the scarcity of regular issue US coinage. Rulau divides these remaining periods into the following four time categories:
Early American Tokens are those issued from 1700 to 1832. They are listed by Rulau-E numbers which are the two letter state abbreviation followed by a unique number for that state and is not reused in the U. S. Merchant Tokens section. I will attempt to make these as Early to aid in location.
U. S. Merchant Tokens are those issued from 1845 to 1860. They are listed by Rulau and/or Miller numbers which are the two letter state abbreviation followed by a unique number for that state. This will represent the greatest number of my offerings.
U. S. Trade Tokens are those issued from 1866 to 1889. They are listed by Rulau numbers which are the two letter state abbreviation followed by a two letter town abbreviation followed by a unique number for that town and are distinctive as the only time period numbered in this manner.
The Tokens of the Gay Nineties are those issued from 1890 to 1900 and a few even later. They are listed by Rulau numbers which I list as two letter state abbreviation followed by a three letter town abbreviation followed by a unique number for that town and are also distinctive as the only time period numbered in this manner.