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QUERY: COL HARDY CRIER TOKEN ODD DENOMINATION
Jonathan Brecher submitted this question about a VERY odd denomination Maryland token. Can anyone help? -Editor
A local dealer asked me about the strange denomination on the above token. I didn’t have an answer for him. Miller Md 68 is an odd token, with a $10 denomination on one side and a fractional $20 / $7 denomination on the other. I assume those aren’t really denominations, but what are they? Rulau doesn’t have any firm information: “The inscription suggests horse race betting, but nothing is known of this strange token’s raisen d’etre.” A March 1907 edition of The Numismatist had even less information: “Nothing has been learned regarding the inscription on the reverse.” Does anyone have more recent information about the significance of the wacky $7 denomination, or whatever it is? Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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