hard-times token

noun

: any of the tokens issued during the controversy between the Jackson administration and the bank of the U.S.

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hard-times token was in 1922

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“Hard-times token.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-times%20token. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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