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Worlds Columbian Expo Elongated - Many new ones - Updated 5/26/06

tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
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Here are pictures of my type set. I am working on obtaining a VERY cool addition that I will have to share at a later time. There are things here for all parties (except moderns - can't do anything about that). Now that I've put the pictures on another server, maybe you can see them now....

Update 6/27 - I just added the 3CN and have an 1866 Shield nickel with rays on it's way. It should be here towards the end of the week.
Update 7/1 - I have now posted the 1866 Shield nickel.
Update 1/25/06 - I have added the 1870 Spanish Diez Centimos
Update 2/7/06 - Now added a large cent. This is a Matron Large Cent. I think it is a 1825 but it is very hard to tell.
Update 2/21/06 - I will be adding the 5 coins shown at the bottom of the thread. I will post here when I and upload my photos.
Update 2/27/06 - The coins have now been added. The ones I like the most of this bunch are the Bank of Upper Canada and the Bread Token
Update 3/23/06 - Added 1882 Canadian dime.
Update 3/29/06 - Added Kagin Collection
Update 5/26/06 - Just added a bunch of new ones and upgraded a few too! Thanks to Rich Hartzog of www.exonumia.com. Really great guy to work with and a boatload of information on all sorts of exonumia. I've talked to him about Mint medals, so-called dollars, and slave badges/tags.

1825 (?) Matron Large Cent
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1847 Large Cent - Nice upgrade - 5/26
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1858 Flying Eagle Cent
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1864 Copper Nickel Indian Head Cent
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1890 Indian Head Cent
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1865 2-Cent
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3-Cent Silver - Double rolled - Date unknown
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1866 3-Cent Nickel
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1866 Shield Nickel
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1872 Shield Nickel
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1883 Liberty Nickel - No Cents
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1893 Liberty Nickel
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1855 Seated Half Dime with Arrows - New 5/26/06
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1834 Capped Bust Dime
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1856-O Seated Dime
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1853 Seated Dime with Arrows
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1891 Seated Dime
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1892 Barber Dime
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1834 Capped Bust Quarter - New 5/26/06 WOW! Awesome piece.
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1876 Seated Quarter - Upgrade 5/26/06
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1892 Barber Quarter
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For you foreign collectors:
1891 Austrian 1 Kreuzer - New 5/26/06
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1861 British Half Penny - New 5/26/06
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1870 British Large Cent
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1854 British 1 Shilling - New 5/26/06
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1876 German 10 Pfennig - New 5/26/06
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1870 Spanish Diez Centimos
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1887 Canadian Large Cent - Nice upgrade 5/26/06
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1893 Canadian Half Dime
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1882 Canadian Dime
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1884 Canadian Quarter
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1850 Bank of Upper Canada Penny Token
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1774(?) Portrait 2-Reales
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Mexican Un Centavo
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1891 Mexican 8-Reales
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Other Exonumia
1888 Campaign Token for Cleveland depicting Pres. & Mrs. Cleveland - Listed as Dewitt #GC 1888-11
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Trade Token - Griesheimer Bros. - Good for 5 Cents in Trade - New 5/26/06
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Bread Token - Good for 1 Loaf - Breit Lings Candy Kitchen
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Love Token - "J.B.F." engraved on an 1888 Seated Dime - New 5/26/06
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,760 ✭✭✭✭
    I don't see any pictures. image

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    xbobxbob Posts: 1,979 ✭
    All I see is
    some nice pics.

    Very cool elongateds!!

    edit: removed redex.
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    This should be better.
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,760 ✭✭✭✭
    HOLY COW! That's an incredible collection! Love the Indian Cent and the Canadian Large Cent.

    I'd rank that one right up with seanq's clipped cent collection.

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    PS. Good luck on the "VERY cool addition". Could be a one-of-a-kind!

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    CaseyCasey Posts: 1,502 ✭✭
    That is really cool.
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    BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow, that really IS cool! image

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    LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,681 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have heard of someone that had a 1889 3cent piece that was stretched for the columbian expo. It would make a great addition to your collection. I don't have a picture though.
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    LouisLouis Posts: 3,687
    Neat, I have one from the St.Louis Fair in 1904. image

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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    ttt for the day crowd
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    mrpaseomrpaseo Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭
    Being a type and elongated coin collector that has got to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen image

    Thanks for sharing,
    Ray
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    WekarWekar Posts: 470
    Cool Type Set! Thanks for sharing! image
    Varieties are the spice of a Type Set.

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    mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    That's pretty cool.
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    NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,989 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a very nice set.
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,760 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm so envious. image
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for the compliments. I hope that I can continue to find nice pieces to add to my set. I don't want to make this a BST board, but if anyone has any knowledge of other peices available, please let me know.

    Thanks.
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    CoinAddictCoinAddict Posts: 5,571 ✭
    Awesome collection.image
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    WekarWekar Posts: 470
    This deserves a TTT for those that missed it.

    I've never even seen elongated 2c, 5c, 10c, and 25c's, sweet type collection, hope you'll update with new purchases
    Varieties are the spice of a Type Set.

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    F117ASRF117ASR Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭
    Wow! Those are amazing. Such history. Very cool!!!!!
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    billboatbillboat Posts: 2,260
    Your set is really quite an accomplishment--hope you'll post any future additions.image
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    TomBTomB Posts: 20,730 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a truly awesome set! You must have much patience, how long did it take to put together?
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    mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    Neat set. If anyone is interested there is an 1892 Columbian NGC 64 PL on Ebay right now at a very low BN price. I do have a little concern about the toning but the price is very low for a Columbian that actually has the NGC designation "prooflike". The seller deals in all kinds if neat coin envelopes and other coin memorabilia.
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    New 3CN added.
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    CarlSpanglerCarlSpangler Posts: 61
    That is very cool. I had never thought of somebody putting together a collection like that.
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,760 ✭✭✭✭
    Every time I see this collection, it makes me smile.


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    solidsolid Posts: 2,975
    Awesome!!! Thank for sharing!

    Ken
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    shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Uber-groovy!

    I remember reading about an 1876 double-dime elongated at the Columbian Expo in one of David Bowers' books. For the past 20+ years I've thought about how I'd like to find that coin somewhere.

    Keep us posted when you find others.
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    SlangNRoxSlangNRox Posts: 774 ✭✭
    Are there any coins newer than 1893 elongated with the 1893 Columbian expo?
    That would be interesting.
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    TrimeTrime Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭
    Now that is true collecting. No modern top pop here.
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    Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    Super set!
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    farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Great set! image
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    LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,292 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fascinating colection. Thanks for sharing it! Do you need the Lords Prayer on a 23-S Lincoln?? image
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    um, no. But thanks for offering.
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    shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Now that is true collecting. No modern top pop here.
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    Are you trying to start a flame war?! imageimage
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    I just added the 1866 shield nickel to the set. Thanks for all the compliments on my set. This is a lot of fun to work on, but very difficult to find pieces.
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    ttt - I just added the 1870 Spanish Diez Centimos
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    shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for sharing again.
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,760 ✭✭✭✭
    Once again, this a truly fantastic collection.

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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    Just scored a US large cent, date unknown. I'll post pictures when I get it. I've been looking up and down for one of these. I've seen pictures of better examples than this.
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    chabot510chabot510 Posts: 1,291 ✭
    awesome set
    Nick
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    Nocerino18Nocerino18 Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭
    Someone smashed a seated quarter. I wonder which one is worth more, the quarter unsmashed or the 1893 expo one.
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    RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow - great set! I imagine that must have taken a little while to put together. Congrats on a nicely conceived collection.

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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    Just posted pictures of my large cent. I was very happily surprised when I got it today and see that it is a MATRON large cent. Look at the flat face from the nose to the crown. I have it listed as an 1825, but have to say that it is very difficult to see what the date is on this coin.
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    ttt for the day crowd.
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    orevilleoreville Posts: 11,780 ✭✭✭✭✭
    tmot99: Now YOU are a true collector! I AM impressed!

    Marvelous concept!
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    jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,421 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There are some really wild foreign elongates on eBay right now...
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    the seller on ebay is a friend of mine. He has been a collector of WCE items for many many years. It sounds like his health isn't as good as it should be so he is focusing his collecting efforts and selling off his elongateds. I will be aggressively bidding on these foreign elongateds, but still expect to lose most of them. He had a bunch up last week that I bid 2 times higher than what they should have sold for and was still outbid. I could have afforded to go higher, but it just isn't worth it. I will find others through other avenues.
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    SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
    awesome set...image
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    Keep your eyes posted here. I've got a few goodies coming like an 1844 US large cent, an 1864 CN IHC, and a penny token from the Bank of Upper Canada. I hope to get these over the weekend and will post pictures then.
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    tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    Here are sellers photos of my newest additions. I hope to be adding more to this soon. I will post my pictures in the original post when I can the coins.

    1844 Large Cent
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    1864 Copper/Nickel Indian Head
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    1850 Bank of Upper Canada One Penny Token
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    Bread Token
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    Cleveland Token - given out at the World's Fair
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    NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,989 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great stuff! Really cool and interesting.

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