@coinsarefun said: A group image of Daniel Carr stuck and over struck gold, silver and copper.
10- gold overstrike
10- Silver ( in middle)
8- Silver mule 39mm broadstruck
15- Copper Oregon Exchange 39mm broadstruck
@dunkleosteus430 said:
I found this for sale at a bookstore. When I saw it, I looked at prices on eBay and decided to buy it. It has really nice toning, but I have no idea what it is. I'm not really a token guy (yet?) but I'll do more research on it in the morning.
Good news Dunkle,
Your token WAS minted by The Patrick Mint and is assigned Catelog #777. Only 1,000 piece were struck and it appears in the last year that Mint was in operation.
I'm wagering that might be the lowest minted piece that you might have.
Jesse Patrick was still around in 2020. I've kind of lost contact with him during the Covid years. Has anyone heard from him lately?
@ZoidMeister said:
Jesse Patrick was still around in 2020. I've kind of lost contact with him during the Covid years. Has anyone heard from him lately?
I chatted with him last December. At the time, he indicated to me that he had stopped his minting operations.
@ZoidMeister said:
Jesse Patrick was still around in 2020. I've kind of lost contact with him during the Covid years. Has anyone heard from him lately?
I chatted with him last December. At the time, he indicated to me that he had stopped his minting operations.
I think their mint entirely burned up in one of the California fires ?
@ZoidMeister said:
Jesse Patrick was still around in 2020. I've kind of lost contact with him during the Covid years. Has anyone heard from him lately?
I chatted with him last December. At the time, he indicated to me that he had stopped his minting operations.
I think their mint entirely burned up in one of the California fires ?
That's my understanding as well. Some of those fires were horrendous and burnt down entire neighborhoods to their foundations.
Luckily for collectors many of both the Francisco and the Francisco & Whitman store cards from the 'tween years survived in choice condition. One coin club is set to use uncirculated brass, silver plated & copper examples as gold-silver-bronze exhibit awards in the exonumia category at an upcoming major show. They are flashy pieces that always draw attention in a show case.
@tokenpro said:
Luckily for collectors many of both the Francisco and the Francisco & Whitman store cards from the 'tween years survived in choice condition. One coin club is set to use uncirculated brass, silver plated & copper examples as gold-silver-bronze exhibit awards in the exonumia category at an upcoming major show. They are flashy pieces that always draw attention in a show case.
Very cool! Can't wait to learn which coin club and major show this will be exhibited at. Thanks for the heads up!
Check this out Found in my brother’s jewelry case. He made silver jewelry and cool little things. I miss him very much, he passed in 2012.
I must have been through this with him as I recognize the snap tite plastic case. He wouldn’t have bothered but he wasn’t a coin collector. He used them in jewelry 🙀
Several weeks ago, I acquired a really nice example of an Atwood-Coffee OH-175AA transportation token . . . . . .
1908 Cincinnati Ohio Municipal Traction Co.
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Then last week, I found an aluminum plate that was struck with the same dies. The dies used to strike this plate do not look deteriorated or "end of life" - they are pretty detailed / sharp.
I am wondering if perhaps this might be a die trial / test strike piece.
Nice Joe. Here are a couple of Masonic Tokens my Great Uncle carried in his pockets for years(he was a 33 degree mason) His sword is in my closet. His ring went to his sons.
Here is a Paquet Lincoln/Washington Token I picked up last year.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
@jesbroken said:
Nice Joe. Here are a couple of Masonic Tokens my Great Uncle carried in his pockets for years(he was a 33 degree mason) His sword is in my closet. His ring went to his sons.
Here is a Paquet Lincoln/Washington Token I picked up last year.
Jim
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I love the Washington and Lincoln. Awesome remnants of history there.
A day late but wanted to show it off…..
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Well, I haven’t really been in a position to buy much of anything lately but when I saw this
1970 Zulu .999 Silver H Alvin Sharpe Mardi Gras krewe doubloon I put in my ‘token” bid and was surprised I
Lucked out and won this for a very good price.
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H. Alvin Sharpe was a very busy, multitasking guy. He dabbled in painting, sculptures and die engraving.
He is the father of the Mardi Gras Doubloon. And, he was quite active in the coin clubs.
Click on the link for a short description of him
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So I will go as far as this is a token, or at the very least a medal and in silver makes it very desirable and rare.
Having the insane killer toning is icing on the cake……er…..token
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I have to use the sellers pics because or house is sold and we are leaving this Sunday to find a new home to retire in Las Vegas..
@dunkleosteus430 said:
I found this for sale at a bookstore. When I saw it, I looked at prices on eBay and decided to buy it. It has really nice toning, but I have no idea what it is. I'm not really a token guy (yet?) but I'll do more research on it in the morning.
Good news Dunkle,
Your token WAS minted by The Patrick Mint and is assigned Catelog #777. Only 1,000 piece were struck and it appears in the last year that Mint was in operation.
I'm wagering that might be the lowest minted piece that you might have.
Jesse Patrick was still around in 2020. I've kind of lost contact with him during the Covid years. Has anyone heard from him lately?
Z
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Thanks for that - I just got back to this thread. I couldn't really find much.
Recently came across this token, my first cigar store one. Couldn’t find a lot of info on it but it appears to be from Colorado. Unfortunately a bit of environmental damage, but it has me liking cigar store tokens!
@c0injunky said:
Recently came across this token, my first cigar store one. Couldn’t find a lot of info on it but it appears to be from Colorado. Unfortunately a bit of environmental damage, but it has me liking cigar store tokens!
Here’s 3 from today. Very reasonable couple, three bucks .
Always like the octagon, got a coin collector son named Dave, square is next on my list and grew up in the Kenwood- Santa Rosa area, which is 15 or so miles south of Healdsburg
All of which is prime wine growing and bottling at small to big wineries 😁. Fine Cabernet and a good cigar 👍🏼
I recently picked up this really nicely designed New Orleans pictorial token. Unfortunately, the venue this token was promoting had a tragic ending, but it also came with a rare accompaniment piece.
The token is an advertisement for The Lamplighter Club, high atop the Rault Center in New Orleans, LA. The Lamplighter Club was a small rooftop venue at the top of the Rault Center, a 17-story building populated with offices and nice apartments. One of the few high rises in 1970s New Orleans, it boasted a skyline view from the heart of the Central Business District. The lounge attracted many affluent professionals and cocktail lovers looking for a drink with some nice scenery to the corners of Gravier and South Rampart.
It's unfortunate end came 50 years ago this week. On November 29, 1972, a terrible tragedy befell a group of unsuspecting New Orleanians enjoying a quiet afternoon during the holiday season. A fire started on the 16th floor, just below the Lamplighter Club. It was the middle of the day, but the bar was busy that afternoon. The Rault Center had no internal sprinkler system and the blaze quickly escalated, flames and smoke cutting off access to stairwells.
But my story is about the token itself, and the accompanying extra. You see, I acquired this piece with the original obverse die!
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The obverse looks like it has the die engravers signature just beneath the lamp pole. I think it reads CHASE in the engravers hand script.
The reverse of this token bears it's country of origin as pre-reunification West Germany. It also has a logo of a crown with the letters B & K inscribed.
Does anyone recognize this die sinkers logo or signature?
Anyway, I am happy to become the latest exonumia collector to own the original die related to one of my pieces.
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Awesome Oregon tokens Stef!
Great monitor token! It's one of my favorite themes.
I've wanted one for a while but haven't found the right timing yet.
Good news Dunkle,
Your token WAS minted by The Patrick Mint and is assigned Catelog #777. Only 1,000 piece were struck and it appears in the last year that Mint was in operation.
I'm wagering that might be the lowest minted piece that you might have.
Jesse Patrick was still around in 2020. I've kind of lost contact with him during the Covid years. Has anyone heard from him lately?
Z
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
I chatted with him last December. At the time, he indicated to me that he had stopped his minting operations.
1884 US CINCINNATI OH-CI-101
HARD TIMES TOKEN
LANGDON BAKERY
WIDOWS MITE
LORD'S PRAYER
Thank you, Heavenly Father, for first loving us.
I think their mint entirely burned up in one of the California fires ?
That's my understanding as well. Some of those fires were horrendous and burnt down entire neighborhoods to their foundations.
@carabonnair posted on this a while back:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/13084910/#Comment_13084910
Here’s a couple new ones. Been awhile since we bought anything 😉🙀🦫
By the way love those beavers!!
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
Gorgeous! What a beautiful and clean token!
If anyone is going to have a top hat collection, it would be you of course!
The only thing is that token isn't holed
Luckily for collectors many of both the Francisco and the Francisco & Whitman store cards from the 'tween years survived in choice condition. One coin club is set to use uncirculated brass, silver plated & copper examples as gold-silver-bronze exhibit awards in the exonumia category at an upcoming major show. They are flashy pieces that always draw attention in a show case.
Very cool! Can't wait to learn which coin club and major show this will be exhibited at. Thanks for the heads up!
My pedestrian contribution for this week.
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Unlisted SC$1 from the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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Starting out Token Thursday with a mystery . . . . . .
I've been looking for additional information on this centennial medal from 1895 but am coming up empty.
It looks to be a well made piece. Unfortunately the condition of this one leaves a bit to be desired. Anyone seen one or know about this piece?
Z
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Centennial Anniversary of the Evacuation of Fort Ontario - Oswego N.Y.
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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It arrived yesterday. I like it 😁
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
One of my favorites.
Z
@MWallace
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
Check this out Found in my brother’s jewelry case. He made silver jewelry and cool little things. I miss him very much, he passed in 2012.
I must have been through this with him as I recognize the snap tite plastic case. He wouldn’t have bothered but he wasn’t a coin collector. He used them in jewelry 🙀
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
This thread has been quiet for too long . . . . .
Here is my latest "SLUG" . . . .
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
Here's my latest
Late start this week . . . . .
Several weeks ago, I acquired a really nice example of an Atwood-Coffee OH-175AA transportation token . . . . . .
1908 Cincinnati Ohio Municipal Traction Co.
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.
Then last week, I found an aluminum plate that was struck with the same dies. The dies used to strike this plate do not look deteriorated or "end of life" - they are pretty detailed / sharp.
I am wondering if perhaps this might be a die trial / test strike piece.
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Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
Nice Joe. Here are a couple of Masonic Tokens my Great Uncle carried in his pockets for years(he was a 33 degree mason) His sword is in my closet. His ring went to his sons.
Here is a Paquet Lincoln/Washington Token I picked up last year.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
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I love the Washington and Lincoln. Awesome remnants of history there.
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
$2. Got to love it 😁
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
A day late but wanted to show it off…..
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Well, I haven’t really been in a position to buy much of anything lately but when I saw this
1970 Zulu .999 Silver H Alvin Sharpe Mardi Gras krewe doubloon I put in my ‘token” bid and was surprised I
Lucked out and won this for a very good price.
.
H. Alvin Sharpe was a very busy, multitasking guy. He dabbled in painting, sculptures and die engraving.
He is the father of the Mardi Gras Doubloon. And, he was quite active in the coin clubs.
Click on the link for a short description of him
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https://www.hnoc.org/publications/first-draft/remembered-“father-mardi-gras-doubloon”-h-alvin-sharpe-was-much-more
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So I will go as far as this is a token, or at the very least a medal and in silver makes it very desirable and rare.
Having the insane killer toning is icing on the cake……er…..token
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I have to use the sellers pics because or house is sold and we are leaving this Sunday to find a new home to retire in Las Vegas..
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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
Thanks for that - I just got back to this thread. I couldn't really find much.
Young Numismatist
Happy Thursday everyone! The week is almost over.
Starting out this week we have:
c. 1850's Professor Johnson's Soap & Starch Merchant Advertising Token (Rulau M-NY-396)
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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Recently came across this token, my first cigar store one. Couldn’t find a lot of info on it but it appears to be from Colorado. Unfortunately a bit of environmental damage, but it has me liking cigar store tokens!
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
A couple of favorites from a recent photography run I did at the LCS:
Custom album maker and numismatic photographer, see my portfolio here: (http://www.donahuenumismatics.com/).
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Yours looks like an earlier version of this one.
http://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=316945&inventory_id=689635&td_image_id=497972&attribution_id=323308&record_offset=0
It lists Pritchard LE115-5b as a catalog reference and is attributed to Leadville.
I hope this helps.
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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Two weeks later and several $$$ short.
Here is this week's contribution. I love these old automotive tokens.
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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Successful transactions with-Boosibri,lkeigwin,TomB,Broadstruck,coinsarefun,Type2,jom,ProfLiz, UltraHighRelief,Barndog,EXOJUNKIE,ldhair,fivecents,paesan,Crusty...
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
Here’s 3 from today. Very reasonable couple, three bucks .
Always like the octagon, got a coin collector son named Dave, square is next on my list and grew up in the Kenwood- Santa Rosa area, which is 15 or so miles south of Healdsburg
All of which is prime wine growing and bottling at small to big wineries 😁. Fine Cabernet and a good cigar 👍🏼
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
How cool is this . . . . ?
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I recently picked up this really nicely designed New Orleans pictorial token. Unfortunately, the venue this token was promoting had a tragic ending, but it also came with a rare accompaniment piece.
The token is an advertisement for The Lamplighter Club, high atop the Rault Center in New Orleans, LA. The Lamplighter Club was a small rooftop venue at the top of the Rault Center, a 17-story building populated with offices and nice apartments. One of the few high rises in 1970s New Orleans, it boasted a skyline view from the heart of the Central Business District. The lounge attracted many affluent professionals and cocktail lovers looking for a drink with some nice scenery to the corners of Gravier and South Rampart.
It's unfortunate end came 50 years ago this week. On November 29, 1972, a terrible tragedy befell a group of unsuspecting New Orleanians enjoying a quiet afternoon during the holiday season. A fire started on the 16th floor, just below the Lamplighter Club. It was the middle of the day, but the bar was busy that afternoon. The Rault Center had no internal sprinkler system and the blaze quickly escalated, flames and smoke cutting off access to stairwells.
The full story can be found here:
https://www.hottesthell.com/blog/2020/12/1/fire-at-the-lamplighter-club-1972-new-orleans
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But my story is about the token itself, and the accompanying extra. You see, I acquired this piece with the original obverse die!
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.
.
.
The obverse looks like it has the die engravers signature just beneath the lamp pole. I think it reads CHASE in the engravers hand script.
The reverse of this token bears it's country of origin as pre-reunification West Germany. It also has a logo of a crown with the letters B & K inscribed.
Does anyone recognize this die sinkers logo or signature?
Anyway, I am happy to become the latest exonumia collector to own the original die related to one of my pieces.
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
Well, since I am currently promoting my new book, The Templar Token, how could I not post this?
