4th of July week antique store find. I asked to see a couple of coal scrip pieces in a case and the clerk said he had a whole lot more if I was interested at $2.00 each.
I said do you mind if I buy them all? Putting me firmly in the camp of I’d-rather-have-more-lower-priced-pieces-than-one-or-two-really-nice-pieces.
@DNADave said:
4th of July week antique store find. I asked to see a couple of coal scrip pieces in a case and the clerk said he had a whole lot more if I was interested at $2.00 each.
I said do you mind if I buy them all? Putting me firmly in the camp of I’d-rather-have-more-lower-priced-pieces-than-one-or-two-really-nice-pieces.
Good luck with the hunt -- I see a few of the usual suspects in there on top (Rivesville, Seaview, etc.). The scarcest item in there may just be the original ORCO roll wrapper for "50 Pieces Patented Metal Scrip" -- they don't turn up that often any more except as rags!
These are just camera phone shots.
1940s Parker Copy
1906
C.1930s or 1940s Blunt 4 in '49
c.1930s or 1940s Pointed 4 in '49
C.1960s Missing the loop at the top. I believe these were for a key chain. Not my favorite one but got it real cheap.
That is super cool @cardinal
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I think the larger piece I have is this 2015 Glendale Coin Club 50 Grams Gold.
Pales in comparison but still nifty
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Many different soap companies sent out tokens direct to consumers in the late 1920's and 1930's - there are probably 200+ varieties. Palmolive issued a 38mm brass token and claimed in their advertising that "one was sent to every household in the country". A couple people have tried to catalog soap & related tokens including a serialized listing in TAMS (IIRC). Robert Lubetkin probably put out the best effort that I'm aware of in a private monograph that is not widely available -- one more topical area that is ripe for a new cataloging look, inexpensive items but a large enough variety to keep your interest in the hunt.
This Wolfe Tone piece made into a fob (first one I have seen like this) - it is a small medalet, about the size of a gold dollar, designed by Charles Barber.
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DCW, thx for posting the true view...looks like the coins are siblings, graded in sequence?
Yours looks awesome!
Yes, looks graded in sequence. It's great to see the two reverse dies together.
The Bowers collection was nice in that similar tokens were grouped together.
This one isn't mine, but is one of Bowers's many Monitor CWTs. This is overstruck a 1853 Arrows Dime.
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4th of July week antique store find. I asked to see a couple of coal scrip pieces in a case and the clerk said he had a whole lot more if I was interested at $2.00 each.
I said do you mind if I buy them all? Putting me firmly in the camp of I’d-rather-have-more-lower-priced-pieces-than-one-or-two-really-nice-pieces.
Good luck with the hunt -- I see a few of the usual suspects in there on top (Rivesville, Seaview, etc.). The scarcest item in there may just be the original ORCO roll wrapper for "50 Pieces Patented Metal Scrip" -- they don't turn up that often any more except as rags!
I have always thought this would have been a better design.
Plus no needed debate of full steps or not.
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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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Full posts?
These are just camera phone shots.
1940s Parker Copy
1906
C.1930s or 1940s Blunt 4 in '49
c.1930s or 1940s Pointed 4 in '49
C.1960s Missing the loop at the top. I believe these were for a key chain. Not my favorite one but got it real cheap.
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Sweet, so nice to see someone else collect these. So now we are coin brothers and sisters
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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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Very cool display and slugs!! They are fun to collect.
US Mint engraver Paquet's St. Paul & St. Peter Cathedral medal
How about some gold? Let see what everyone else has.
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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
Broad Mill Half Eagle (note the unusually wide rims) AU58 Ex: Harry Bass
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
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You want to see gold???
How about this one, in honor of the Fourth of July:
It's 13.18 troy ounces - that's one full pound of gold!
That is super cool @cardinal
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I think the larger piece I have is this 2015 Glendale Coin Club 50 Grams Gold.
Pales in comparison but still nifty
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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
I got a few now ones that came in.
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Archangel Michael kicking' some butt
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Besides a hefty 2 ounce silver and nicely toned.....I like the design of the horse.
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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
A few things not seen too often here. I wonder if Proctor & Gamble was the source of these “to dealers” coupon tokens.
Many different soap companies sent out tokens direct to consumers in the late 1920's and 1930's - there are probably 200+ varieties. Palmolive issued a 38mm brass token and claimed in their advertising that "one was sent to every household in the country". A couple people have tried to catalog soap & related tokens including a serialized listing in TAMS (IIRC). Robert Lubetkin probably put out the best effort that I'm aware of in a private monograph that is not widely available -- one more topical area that is ripe for a new cataloging look, inexpensive items but a large enough variety to keep your interest in the hunt.
*This coin is flawless with mirror surfaces - any funky marks are photographer error (me). Mintage of 1000.
Beautiful
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
Just got my grade on this storecard I posted earlier. Better than I expected - MS 63 BRN.
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Here's a Thompson Restaurants slug for all those restauranteurs making it through the virus!
This Wolfe Tone piece made into a fob (first one I have seen like this) - it is a small medalet, about the size of a gold dollar, designed by Charles Barber.
More info here.
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association