My Lakesammman/Dan Carr Beaver collection

jabba

I tried to get this coin in 2008 but lost and didn’t find another until 2017!

I did find out Lakesammman had the original dies and have been collecting the ones he made with Dan Carr moon light mint and this is my collection

Now on his last trip they did the mules and a very nice post. I was able to get my hands on one and found it a partner

Tibor

I've never seen these before. Very nice.

Paradisefound

WOW ....... that is a very UNIQUE collection! Different looks and metal content goes together in the set. Simply LOVELY!

Lakesammman

It's been fun exchanging PM's with Jabba - he has a real passion for these issues.

The bimetallic I sent in exchange for some Beaver tokens he found for me.

Kudbegud

Nice unique collection of a rare series.

coinsarefun

Very nice additions

Gluggo

Nice collection and like that Bi metal one! Lakesammman is the man for sure! There all nice and the gold for sure!

cameonut2011

I find it odd that he will marks these as "facsimile money" (facsimile being a synonym for copy), but he won't mark the others. What gives? Is there a special reason for it?

Bigpoppas

Beautiful collection ❤️❤️❤️ Love them !

ttown

Here's my beaver collection. That's all I got.

Here's a better shot of the little bever on the top of the CPR Logo

jabba

@cameonut2011 said:
I find it odd that he will marks these as "facsimile money" (facsimile being a synonym for copy), but he won't mark the others. What gives? Is there a special reason for it?

If I’m interpreting your question correctly, They where made with the original dies and Dan Carr insisted they have some markings separating them as copy’s Now in the case of the mule it can’t be mistaken because it never existed before that point.

Zoins

@cameonut2011 said:
I find it odd that he will marks these as "facsimile money" (facsimile being a synonym for copy), but he won't mark the others. What gives? Is there a special reason for it?

Dan didn't mark these as "facsimilie beaver money". That was on the original 1946 medal dies.

Dan counterstamped the non-mules with with "COPPER", "BRASS", and "SILVER" as seen in the photos above. The mules, a fantasy combination, were not counterstamped.

Here are @Lakesammman's photos of the original dies:

jabba

Zoins I apologize for not mentioning you in the thread if it wasn’t for you we wouldn’t have these wonderful mules I wish we could find the obverse to the die I will keep looking till I find it for you.

jabba

@Lakesammman said:
It's been fun exchanging PM's with Jabba - he has a real passion for these issues.

The bimetallic I sent in exchange for some Beaver tokens he found for me.

Thanks man I have enjoyed working with you on this I keep looking for another original for ya to go with those dies it definitely takes patience to track some of this stuff down but it makes it worth the wait when you find it.

cameonut2011

@Zoins said:

@cameonut2011 said:
I find it odd that he will marks these as "facsimile money" (facsimile being a synonym for copy), but he won't mark the others. What gives? Is there a special reason for it?

Dan didn't mark these as "facsimilie beaver money". That was on the original 1946 medal dies.

Dan counterstamped the non-mules with with "COPPER", "BRASS", and "SILVER" as seen in the photos above. The mules, a fantasy combination, were not counterstamped.

Here are @Lakesammman's photos of the original dies:

Thank you! Now I understand better.

Zoins

@jabba said:
Zoins I apologize for not mentioning you in the thread if it wasn’t for you we wouldn’t have these wonderful mules I wish we could find the obverse to the die I will keep looking till I find it for you.

No worries @jabba! I'm glad you are collecting these pieces and I've enjoyed watching you build your collection! It is a fun set. I'm on the look out for the obverse die and please let me know if you run across it! I have an original piece struck from my die and I'm on the look out for those as well

jabba

@Zoins said:

@jabba said:
Zoins I apologize for not mentioning you in the thread if it wasn’t for you we wouldn’t have these wonderful mules I wish we could find the obverse to the die I will keep looking till I find it for you.

No worries @jabba! I'm glad you are collecting these pieces and I've enjoyed watching you build your collection! It is a fun set. I'm on the look out for the obverse die and please let me know if you run across it! I have an original piece struck from my die and I'm on the look out for those as well

Can you post the photo of the coin from your original dies? I’ve been looking for one they are neat

Justacommeman

Well done jabba!

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Gluggo

Here is one