@CWT1863 said:
Tough decision. Probably one of these:
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Love the William Henry Bridgens tokens! The eagle is especially sharp on that copper-nickel Amelia Gavron butcher token. I have an interest in Bridgens and was wondering if you include these among your favorites because of an interest in him as well? Have you considered listing the die sinker in your photo captions?
Love the William Henry Bridgens tokens! The eagle is especially sharp on that copper-nickel Amelia Gavron butcher token. I have an interest in Bridgens and was wondering if you include these among your favorites because of an interest in him as well? Have you considered listing the die sinker in your photo captions?
Thank you! No, I do not have a special interest in Bridgens. I usually do not collect by die sinker but that is a great approach. For the Ellwood token, there are two obverse dies known. Interestingly, the other one was by Chicago die sinker Shubael D. Childs while the one above was by Bridgens.
Love the William Henry Bridgens tokens! The eagle is especially sharp on that copper-nickel Amelia Gavron butcher token. I have an interest in Bridgens and was wondering if you include these among your favorites because of an interest in him as well? Have you considered listing the die sinker in your photo captions?
Thank you! No, I do not have a special interest in Bridgens. I usually do not collect by die sinker but that is a great approach. For the Ellwood token, there are two obverse dies known. Interestingly, the other one was by Chicago die sinker Shubael D. Childs while the one above was by Bridgens.
Good info on Ellwood. I'm fascinated by people who move across states and get tokens from different places.
Do you have a specific approach to how you collect? For example, Rich Rossa primarily collected New York Civil War Tokens.
@Zoins said:
Good info on Ellwood. I'm fascinated by people who move across states and get tokens from different places.
Do you have a specific approach to how you collect? For example, Rich Rossa primarily collected New York Civil War Tokens.
I am all over the place when it comes to collecting. I keep trying to focus on a specific state or two but I end up expanding to other states. My first CWT was from Cincinnati so I initially started with Ohio but I have since added Illinois and Indiana to the list. Currently, I am also starting to focus a little more on New York. My main approach is to acquire tokens that are in uncirculated condition and have great provenance. My long term goal is to collect as many of the CWT issuing merchants as possible. It is impossible to get all of the merchants but I would like to get as close as possible. What is your approach to collecting?
@Zoins said:
Good info on Ellwood. I'm fascinated by people who move across states and get tokens from different places.
Do you have a specific approach to how you collect? For example, Rich Rossa primarily collected New York Civil War Tokens.
I am all over the place when it comes to collecting. I keep trying to focus on a specific state or two but I end up expanding to other states. My first CWT was from Cincinnati so I initially started with Ohio but I have since added Illinois and Indiana to the list. Currently, I am also starting to focus a little more on New York. My main approach is to acquire tokens that are in uncirculated condition and have great provenance. My long term goal is to collect as many of the CWT issuing merchants as possible. It is impossible to get all of the merchants but I would like to get as close as possible. What is your approach to collecting?
I have a few avenues of interest:
Specific die sinkers
Merchants of note - basically significant businesses that have pages on Wikipedia
Patriotics with good messages
Bridgens has done tokens for both Ellwood and Orr who had significant businesses so I like that combination.
Couldn’t choose just one, but was able to narrow it down to 2. I’ve been working on my type set and I have to go with my first 18th century coin and my favorite dollar gold coin to date. The golden dollar may be my first ever submission to CAC.
@coinsarefun said:
Yes, it is brass. In the auction pic it looked copper. I thought they only came in copper
but broadstruck said he thought they came in both.
Very interesting. You might have something very special here!
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Ive got to add this late purchase of 2019 to "one of my favorites." The True View doesnt even do it justice! D. Skidmore Seneca Falls, NY Civil War token Full Obverse Brockage PCGS MS65
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Gonna get me a $50 Octagonal someday. Some. Day.
Hard to choose but maybe this one from Bolivia. Ex Jenks - Newcomer - Clapp - Eliasberg
Just thought it was neat:
peacockcoins
Wow some real nice stuff here everybody!! Wish i could find stuff like this at the local shows.
c1869 Pa-Ph 50 Copper Dickeson's Coin & Medal Safe PCGS MS64RB
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Tough decision. Probably one of these:
ANA-LM, CWTS-LM, NBS, TAMS, ANS
A PCGS MS70 FDOI Legion half dollar. Current population 12. I picked it up for $69.
Love the William Henry Bridgens tokens! The eagle is especially sharp on that copper-nickel Amelia Gavron butcher token. I have an interest in Bridgens and was wondering if you include these among your favorites because of an interest in him as well? Have you considered listing the die sinker in your photo captions?
Probably this
Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
https://www.instagram.com/rexrarities/?hl=en
Ultra scarce Type 1/1 and gorgeous! With thanks to OriginalDan
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
Thank you! No, I do not have a special interest in Bridgens. I usually do not collect by die sinker but that is a great approach. For the Ellwood token, there are two obverse dies known. Interestingly, the other one was by Chicago die sinker Shubael D. Childs while the one above was by Bridgens.
ANA-LM, CWTS-LM, NBS, TAMS, ANS
Good info on Ellwood. I'm fascinated by people who move across states and get tokens from different places.
Do you have a specific approach to how you collect? For example, Rich Rossa primarily collected New York Civil War Tokens.
I am all over the place when it comes to collecting. I keep trying to focus on a specific state or two but I end up expanding to other states. My first CWT was from Cincinnati so I initially started with Ohio but I have since added Illinois and Indiana to the list. Currently, I am also starting to focus a little more on New York. My main approach is to acquire tokens that are in uncirculated condition and have great provenance. My long term goal is to collect as many of the CWT issuing merchants as possible. It is impossible to get all of the merchants but I would like to get as close as possible. What is your approach to collecting?
ANA-LM, CWTS-LM, NBS, TAMS, ANS
I have a few avenues of interest:
Bridgens has done tokens for both Ellwood and Orr who had significant businesses so I like that combination.
Couldn’t choose just one, but was able to narrow it down to 2. I’ve been working on my type set and I have to go with my first 18th century coin and my favorite dollar gold coin to date. The golden dollar may be my first ever submission to CAC.
Seeing as I only bought two coins this year and I posted the other one in the "favorite widget" thread, I guess this one:
Still have that 55-O 25c?
Latin American Collection
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Very nice! What are they graded?
They don't come much nicer!
Sorry this one purchased in 2019
Half Dime MS63
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
I did back flips for this one
1920 MS64+ 89/2
My Saint Set
That's a tough one, so I'm posting these 2, an 1898-O reverse tape toner and an 1880-S blue/green borderline obverse monster:
10-4,
My Instagram picturesErik
My registry sets
Glad you like them! In order: MS67, AU58 and PR63.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
This one is up there. I was also pleasantly surprised to learn that it used to be owned by Aurora Borealis
Two come to mind.
Ran across this at a coin show and couldn't get the money out of my pocket fast enough.
And I didn't purchase this one per se; but I bought $15 in raffle tickets and won it at the same show.
This looks almost brass, which to my knowledge exists only in the ANS Collection
Love this one, and it is a Merriam piece. (Jealous)
Here is mine in Copper, ex. Newman
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Yes, it is brass. In the auction pic it looked copper. I thought they only came in copper
but broadstruck said he thought they came in both.
.
CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
.
Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
.
More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Very interesting. You might have something very special here!
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Ive got to add this late purchase of 2019 to "one of my favorites." The True View doesnt even do it justice!
D. Skidmore Seneca Falls, NY Civil War token Full Obverse Brockage PCGS MS65
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I'll have to go with this. Bought it raw and it looks great it plastic...
I would have to say it is a tie between my Davis and Wiener set of British cathedral medals.
my car art & My Ebay stuff
I really like the look of this one.
