https://en.numista.com/forum/topic105719.html
and received many thoughtful responses.
I thought that the categorizing of Exonumia might be a decent solution to my (and others) concerns. Seems I was mistaken. My Hard Times Token is now sorted into Country: United States, Type: Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token. Based on my original post, nothing has really changed.
These are both Type: Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token......
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia121422.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia140990.html (I still think the obverse and reverse are mixed
I still feel we are doing a disservice to ourselves. Condors, Notgelds, and Colonials all fall under specific countries and these should too!
The Glue Factory awaits.