I present the "WILDMAN" Conder Token

cosmicdebris · February 10, 2005 1:39AM

This guy came today:

Middlesex Summers' D&H # 906

Obverse - The head of a wild man, full face.
Legend - A WILD MANS HEAD FROM THE LAND OF JESSO TO BE SEEN AT *

Reverse - A cypher R . S . DEALER IN CURIOUS &C. IN A SCALLOP SHELL.
Legend - SUMMER'S MUSEUM No. 24 OLD CAEVNDISH STREET OXFORD · PAINTINGS BOUGHT SOLD AND EXCHANGED · 1797 ·

Edge - Plain

Notes - Rare.

syraq · February 10, 2005 1:46AM

Fantastic.

theboz11 · February 10, 2005 1:59AM

Sure looks like a lion

oldshep · February 10, 2005 2:03AM

What a wierd but cool conder!!!
Shep

cosmicdebris · February 10, 2005 2:05AM

Relief is so high it won't fit in a regular airtite holder.

laurentyvan · February 10, 2005 2:41AM

Perfect!

Just what I look for in a special World Coin or Conder- High relief, high grade (AU?), alienness (a sense of strangeness, unfamiliarity), beautiful toning, scarcity (with Cosmicdebris this is almost a given).

Probably my favorite piece you've shown in the last year...

Steve27 · February 10, 2005 3:24AM

Great piece!!!

elverno · February 10, 2005 3:54AM

What a great example!

If you see these at all the nose looks like he's lost a fight!

MSD61 · February 10, 2005 4:29AM

Very neat!

goldrush00013 · February 10, 2005 5:25AM

mrfred · February 10, 2005 5:31AM

That would give a five-year-old nightmares!!

AuldFartte · February 10, 2005 5:45AM

That's your wierdest one yet, Bill ... but it is so

farthing · February 10, 2005 10:01AM

Sweet! I didn't know that they were high relief. I need to move that design up on my want list.

sumnom · February 10, 2005 10:13AM

That's wild, man!

CoinAddict · February 10, 2005 10:33AM

Very cool conder, Bill.

rhound1977 · February 10, 2005 8:44PM

I thought it was a lion for a couple of seconds, neat Conder!!!

wybrit · February 10, 2005 10:08PM

Interesting piece. The teeth are too good for the era, though.

trozau · February 10, 2005 10:50PM

Wild, man!

PuddlePirate · February 12, 2005 11:22AM

Purty Cool Conder Token.

boz · February 12, 2005 11:59AM

You suck Bill

sumnom · February 12, 2005 12:59PM

I beat you to it, Trozau!

Catbert · October 19, 2014 3:08AM

I know this is an old thread and sadly the OP's pics are no longer available. In any event, I wanted to post my 906 (in a NGC MS65 RB holder to aid in preservation):

Pics by Todd Pollock

This one has a pedigree to the Wayne Anderson Collection (Part II), Lot 698, that was auctioned 4/25/2000 by Davisson's Ltd. I obtained this from Jerry Bobbe several years ago who parted with it since I was so desirous to own this wonderful design. Anderson was the founder of the Conder Token's Collector Club and an avid collector of early U.S. copper.

If you ever come across this rare piece, look for rub on the nose to help determine condition. The artistry is marvelous to behold.

rwyarmch · October 19, 2014 4:57AM

Beautiful example!

I'll bet there are a few board members who own tokens from the OP's wonderful collection.

trozau · October 19, 2014 7:25AM

I have quite a few of his UK coins (1/4 Britannia proofs and Sovereign proof). Hope he is doing well and happy with his guitar collection (if that is what he is into, still). He also did my avatar gif (upon request).

ajaan · October 19, 2014 8:01AM

Ah! Bill was one of the good guys. Miss him.

LochNESS · October 19, 2014 11:18AM

Catbert, when you acquired yours, didn't you write an article on a website somewhere? and create a thread for it? I recall some nice reading there.

Still a looker. Good buy.

I present the &quot;WILDMAN&quot; Conder Token

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I present the "WILDMAN" Conder Token