Oddball stuff I found looking for other things while doing research

CaptHenway

Anybody ever hear of a Texas gold quarter eagle? From The Numismatist, April 1930.

CaptHenway

Anybody ever seen a copy of this 1930 predecessor of the Redbook?

CaptHenway

HALF CENT COLLECTORS: Is this 1797 Half Cent struck over a Massachusetts Half Cent known to exist today?

ShaunBC5

Cool stuff. I don’t know anything about any of it, but I guess I know a little now.

Baylor8670

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Baylor8670

I've seen numerous sources state that the Republic of Texas authorized the mintage of gold and silver coinage but never actually minted any.

Maybe someone inspired by Bechtler made some but who knows? The timing is curious. Texas was only a republic from 1836-1845 and Bechtler was active from 1831-1850.

MsMorrisine

@Baylor8670 said:

@CaptHenway said:
Anybody ever hear of a Texas gold quarter eagle? From The Numismatist, April 1930.

I've seen numerous places that the Republic of Texas authorized the mintage of gold and silver coinage but never actually minted any.

Maybe someone inspired by Bechtler made some but who knows? The timing is curious. Texas was only a republic from 1836-1845 so Bechtler was active before, during and after this period.

could simply be a counterstamp from a fan

CaptHenway

@MsMorrisine said:

@Baylor8670 said:

@CaptHenway said:
Anybody ever hear of a Texas gold quarter eagle? From The Numismatist, April 1930.

I've seen numerous places that the Republic of Texas authorized the mintage of gold and silver coinage but never actually minted any.

Maybe someone inspired by Bechtler made some but who knows? The timing is curious. Texas was only a republic from 1836-1845 so Bechtler was active before, during and after this period.

could simply be a counterstamp from a fan

I thought of that, but that is an awful small coin to counterstamp with that much text.

I have no idea what it was. Mehl was no fool. I am sure that he had something interesting, but what that was we will probably never know.