1905 IHC - MPD / love token / Coin Toon / by Frank Brazell
HalfDimeDude
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I'm so stoked! Ive been watching this specimen for days now! A one of a kind by Frank Brazzell
"ROAMING LION" carved "coin toon"
Brazell well known for his coin carvings and elongated smashed pennies.
I collect IHC love tokens,elongated, tokens.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HIL1AOMcX2w
RIP my friend....enjoyed the time spent in Mo Bay! Soon come my friend soon come!
"That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante"
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Here are a few of my favorite pieces...feel free to post yours!
"That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante"
This specimen no longer apart of the Paddy hoard....now found at Ron Popes house lol !
Were the buffalo roam......
"That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante"
Very nice... I have one of a Frog... got it from LordM... cannot find it... just spent twenty minutes looking for it... It will turn up and I will post it. Cheers, RickO
LoL you know rick i never had misplaced any coin or specimen...but drove myself nuts looking for an 1859 lll that fell behinde a drawer . It just came to me hey look there....sure enough.
But yeah I get it.... the sailor 1 I posted was from LordM . Rob had some nice pieces.
"That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante"
HalfDimeDude, how do you know your roaming lion IHC was made by Frank Brazzell? I am trying to do a little research on Frank Brazzell love tokens so any information you have would be helpful. Thanks.
I would be very interested in what either of you have to report... I wasn't aware that there were love token artists who's identities were still known (like the more famous hobo carvers)
Would definitely add a level of interest to collecting LT's!
jayPem, Frank Brazzell Is considered modern in both the world of love tokens and hobo nickels. There is no individual history on the original love token artisans of the Victorian Period. Brazzell and a handful of others were termed Neobo carvers for their nickel carving and at the forefront of the modern movement (1980 and later made).
Gotcha..
Definitely aware of some of the newer carvers out there, although I'm far from up to date.
I pick up a few here and there..
I wonder if there are any old advertisements around from love token carvers back in the day?
Not specifically engraving on coins but there are trade cards about general engraving. Engraving was done on almost every kind of item in the Victorian times.