Conder token

shylock · August 20, 2004 7:16AM

Middlesex DH#42, uncirculated. Nice obverse, but it looks cleaned to me and the carbon on the reverse is a distraction. My first lesson on the Darkside -- don't rely on a dealer's description of the coin (unless you know the dealer), especially if they take poor images. You can't call a coin prooflike if the luster's been disturbed the way this one's has. But I can't complain about the price. As an Indian Head cent specialist I'm amazed at the size and thickness -- you could cut 15 IH's out of this token. And I like the lettered edge. Hopefully I'll have a few nicer ones to share down the road, I love many of the designs on these big coppers.

Any comments from those who've seen a lot of these is appreciated.

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cosmicdebris · August 20, 2004 8:15AM

I don't like the color either but the design is cool. The thing with Conders is I have no idea what to pay. If you did not pay alot it is worth it for the design alone.

By the way I have not purchased any of my tokens from a dealer that has images yet. All mine have been described to me very well with out images.

AuldFartte · August 20, 2004 8:17AM

, Shylock !!!

CoinAddict · August 20, 2004 8:56AM

Nice conder, Paul.

Askari · August 20, 2004 8:57AM

Very nice design, Shylock!!

Bruce · August 20, 2004 8:59AM

Cool, I like it.

farthing · August 20, 2004 9:20AM

I enjoy the Kempson Building token series. They are one of the series of Conder tokens that I would expect to find in a nice brown color with prooflike surfaces. The sellers pictures wouldn't raise any alarms for me either.

cosmicdebris · August 20, 2004 11:57AM

Paul is the man when it comes to photographing copper and his images definately show a copper that has been cleaned.

Conder token

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