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Rendell and Low on Hard Times Tokens

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:90.00 USD Estimated At:125.00 USD
Rendell and Low on Hard Times Tokens
A buyer’s premium of 18% will be added to the cost of all lots purchased by absentee bidders. The premium is reduced to 15% for floor bidders. See shipping info and full terms.
Rendell, Kenneth W. A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF HARD TIMES TOKENS. Medford, Massachusetts: Rendell, undated [late 1950s]. 8vo, self-covered. 16 pages. Note from Rendell on last page. Near fine. [with] Low, Lyman H. HARD TIMES TOKENS. Reprint. San Jose: Charles V. Kappen, 1955. 4to, later maroon cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 102 pages; illustrated. Fine. The rarely encountered fixed price list offering of these exceptional Hard Times Tokens, among the best ever offered, derived from the George L. Tilden and Donald Miller collections. Lists 154 pieces in extraordinary condition and including many rarities. One of the most important catalogues for these tokens. Rendell's note on the last page reads, "Total price $9850 / $8000-- If we have enough orders for singles we will break the collection up. All items less 15%. Please phone or wire in your order as they will sell very fast." The reprint of Low includes the supplement, Dunham's Easy Finding List and Adams's photographic plates.