Comp s Marke liberty-city hall ny token
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Cherrypicked this token for a buck. Databases have it as circa. 1860, possibly German, as a child's learning device? Obv of Liberty has 2 nice die breaks and sunrays clash from the rev. Anyone have a catalogue # for this as a known variety? Peace Roy
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Found a blog entry:
“The legend in full would read Compositions spiel-marke.
These were all made in Germany as toys and were issued for various countries.
This particular coin is from the series that were made for the American market; a brass piece is listed in David Rogers 'Toy Coins' at # 2442 where it is listed as a Dime, while another Dime, this time in copper, at # 2441.
A brass half dime in similar style is listed and measures 15mm along with a Large Cent, also of similar style, in Brass, 27.5mm.”
http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=22944.0
More information on the book:
“Toy Coins” by David Rogers
https://books.google.com/books/about/Toy_Coins.html?id=9f0GPQAACAAJ
Publisher of the book and based upon the description the book is a collectible itself.
“Toy Coins by David Rogers
David J Rogers. 1990. Published by Galata Print Ltd., Llanfyllin. A4 (210 x 297mm approx). 276 pages. HB (blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine) Fully illustrated throughout, with many hundreds of b&w illustrations.
This is the standard reference work on toy coins. Fewer than 150 copies of this were printed and bound.”
http://www.galata.co.uk/store.asp?storeAction=showDetail&stockID=936
Thank you @Hemispherical No way I could have found that info. Have a good evening.
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Mine is 19.2 mm, so slightly larger than a cent. Is the lady Liberty portrait used copied from a U.S. mint coin?
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