1965 US Spoof-Set
edix2001
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I received this today, not even knowing much at all what I was getting, other than a concept.
I like it, since it is a fantasy set, and also that the US Mint didn't offer any Proof Sets at all in 1965.
I can't find anything out about the set, so maybe some veterans of that era of collecting may recall something about it.
The nickel, dime, and quarter all seem to be minted in aluminum, while the half seems minted in copper-nickel and the cent in brass.
Here's some of the text from the pieces, which reminds me somewhat of the Purple Shaftieuland coins of 1970:
Commemorating only 1¢ worth of common cents year 1965
Commemorating not 5¢ worth of horse-sense in 1965
Commemorating 10¢ sentimental lacka-sense "sandwich" of 1965
Commemorating 25¢ twenty five silver-less triple-deck scents for 1965
Commemorating 50¢ Kennedy half-enough silver "since" 1965
Charganton Coin Club 1965 US Spoof-Set First Anniversary
Wooden nickel good for nothing
president portrait, name, number and dates of service
Printed on Mylar: copyright JD Eylton 1965
I like it, since it is a fantasy set, and also that the US Mint didn't offer any Proof Sets at all in 1965.
I can't find anything out about the set, so maybe some veterans of that era of collecting may recall something about it.
The nickel, dime, and quarter all seem to be minted in aluminum, while the half seems minted in copper-nickel and the cent in brass.
Here's some of the text from the pieces, which reminds me somewhat of the Purple Shaftieuland coins of 1970:
Commemorating only 1¢ worth of common cents year 1965
Commemorating not 5¢ worth of horse-sense in 1965
Commemorating 10¢ sentimental lacka-sense "sandwich" of 1965
Commemorating 25¢ twenty five silver-less triple-deck scents for 1965
Commemorating 50¢ Kennedy half-enough silver "since" 1965
Charganton Coin Club 1965 US Spoof-Set First Anniversary
Wooden nickel good for nothing
president portrait, name, number and dates of service
Printed on Mylar: copyright JD Eylton 1965
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RIP Mom- 1932-2012
It almost appears to be something that the club put together in protest over the governments decision to no longer use silver in circulating coinage.
The name is LEE!
I've got a few different fake '65 proof sets but have never seen that one.
I collect mint set tokens too.
Nice set!!
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I like it!
>>>My Collection
The dies for the Presidents looks like the work of Osborne Register Co. in Cincinnati, who struck lots of tokens back then.
TD
<< <i>Haven't seen one of those sets for many a year. Don't remember seeing the "COPYRIGHT J. S. EGLTON 1965" imprint along the one end, but I may have just forgotten it.
The dies for the Presidents looks like the work of Osborne Register Co. in Cincinnati, who struck lots of tokens back then.
>>
Now that you mention it the penny and dime do look very similar to the
Cracker Jack tokens of 1933/4. I had always assumed these were made
by the Osbourne Register Co.
They certainly cranked out some presidential sets.
The name is LEE!
the Osborne Register Co sometime before 1945. One set is
aluminum and the other bonze. These 1" medals include all
the presidents up to FDR but don't include his death date.
The reverses have specific information about the presidents
and there is an extra medal in each with the capitol building
on the obverse and facts on the reverse.
These medals are very often seen in the bottom of junk boxes
and do resemble the Cracker Jack medals of 1933/ 4. They
more closely resemble these tokens in the spoof set.
turn up anything but discussions ojn this subject and like items on eBay.
Remarkably the list doesn't change much if you drop "coin club"!
I don't believe there's such a place nor such a club.
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<< <i>OP, You selling this set onthebay? >>
What is that? French? Maybe Italian?
The name is LEE!
<< <i>Funny!
It almost appears to be something that the club put together in protest over the governments decision to no longer use silver in circulating coinage. >>
And a poke at the government's decision not to issue proof sets that year.