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dug me an oldie!
demodigger
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construction was real slow this year and thus the old stuff was scarce. an 1870's dump recently opened up, but only for a few days. not alot of coins. a bottle digger found an 1873 half dollar and my friend dug an 1856 halfdime. i was desperate to get something ancient from there. this large coin finally made it into my pocket. its the size of a silver dollar and is a calendar for 1853. a very cool find in my opinion. there was'nt alot of people here back then and imagine some prominent citizen owned this.
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Rare 1853 Calendar Merchant Token. Rulau Mass-600. This token was issued by jewelers and button manufacturers Draper & Sandland of Attleboro, Massachusetts, in 1853. The obverse and reverse feature a clever calendar for the year. Rulau states in his United States Tokens 1700-1900 (2004) that this "token is so rare the ANS does not possess a specimen, thus we are raising its valuation." The current piece shows slight wear with attractive surfaces, and the protected recesses are more heavily patinated than the fields. Seldom offered and highly desirable. (#661100)
THe description given is the kind of things anyone would like to hear about some unknown coin or object they've found.
Congrats!
Merry Christmas and keep on finding stuff.
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<< <i>someone from another forum found this info on this coin. from heritage auctions.
Rare 1853 Calendar Merchant Token. Rulau Mass-600. This token was issued by jewelers and button manufacturers Draper & Sandland of Attleboro, Massachusetts, in 1853. The obverse and reverse feature a clever calendar for the year. Rulau states in his United States Tokens 1700-1900 (2004) that this "token is so rare the ANS does not possess a specimen, thus we are raising its valuation." The current piece shows slight wear with attractive surfaces, and the protected recesses are more heavily patinated than the fields. Seldom offered and highly desirable. (#661100) >>
So did they state what it may be worth?
chris