Post your Most Interesting Exonumia Items!!!

ThePennyLady · October 19, 2011 10:46PM

I recently posted my newest exonumia piece - an Indian cent teapot - and thought it would be fun to see more interesting exonumia items. Here are a few others I have....

1864-L "Engrailed" Indian Cent

So let's see what you have!

coinkid855 · October 19, 2011 10:50PM

I've always liked these....Morgan Dollar cancelled die strikes in copper (2 separate uniface strikes).

-Paul

blu62vette · October 19, 2011 11:10PM

Paul-

You need the 2 oz silver version (one coin, 2 sided):

coindeuce · October 19, 2011 11:13PM

Gold (.900 fine) Agricultural Award of 1876. 41 mm., .646 ounces troy.

blu62vette · October 19, 2011 11:16PM

Or maybe a...

Trade dollar.

2.5 gold

Dime

half

AnkurJ · October 19, 2011 11:16PM

She has been through a lot, but I still lover her!

Buried at one point, holed, plugged etc.

epcjimi1 · October 19, 2011 11:27PM

Wow, too bad themes like that shown are just a memory preserved instead of still being promoted in US coinage.

Very nice!

<< <i>She has been through a lot, but I still lover her!

Buried at one point, holed, plugged etc.

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BillJones · October 19, 2011 11:39PM

I have many, but this is among my most attractive pieces...

This is a 19th century strike of the Daniel Morgan medal. The Continental Congress voted to award a gold medal to General Daniel Morgan for his leadership in the Battle of the Cowpens during the American Revolutionary War. Augustin Dupre, who also made the dies for the Libertas Americana medal, designed this piece as well.

In the late 1830s the family of Daniel Morgan asked for help from the Federal Government. The original gold medal that had been awarded to Morgan had been stolen from a bank in Pittsburgh, and they wanted a replacement. There was an act of Congress that authorized a new medal in 1836. The silver medal that was in George Washington’s set, which is now in the Massachusetts Historical Society collection, was sent to Paris. There J.-J. Barre executed a new set of dies. The medals struck from Barre’s dies were virtually identical to the original pieces. One of those pieces is shown below.

ricko · October 19, 2011 11:43PM

Wow.. some neat exonumia here..... Cheers, RickO

BG · October 20, 2011 12:55AM

ProofArtworkonCircs · October 20, 2011 1:12AM

<<Paul-

You need the 2 oz silver version (one coin, 2 sided):>>

An 1884 obverse with an 1880 reverse? Now we are in a fantasy world.

coinsarefun · October 20, 2011 1:12AM

Match safe

NewEnglandRarities · October 20, 2011 1:42AM

Great thread. I love exonumia. Here is one of my favorites. Just photographed by Todd in Pittsburgh have not cropped and edited the photo yet.

NewEnglandRarities · October 20, 2011 1:45AM

Another one of my favorites. The Antiquary. Photo by Todd as well who really captured this coin fantastically!

DNADave · October 20, 2011 2:51AM

I like the Mel Wacks pieces.

SkyMan · October 20, 2011 3:16AM

Flown on America's second Manned spaceflight, Liberty Bell 7, by Gus Grissom.

coinsarefun · October 20, 2011 3:18AM

A book marker, at least that's the best I can figure out

messydesk · October 20, 2011 3:20AM

Gallery Mint small dollar die "sketch" trial in wax on a Missouri lottery ticket.

morgansforever · October 20, 2011 4:49AM

Not nearly as exciting as your items Charmy but it's all I got.
Thanks Todd.

DUIGUY · October 20, 2011 5:28AM

Castle Garden Season pass

PE-20 Gen George Meade

1901 Pan American medal

HK-358

NewEnglandRarities · October 20, 2011 5:41AM

<< <i>Castle Garden Season pass

This is an awesome piece. Most collectors have never seen one of these and I am working on an article about the history of these items (which I will most likely post here!). They are very rare (though a bit more common than the 7-8 known that Rulau suggested in 1998 maybe 10-12 known). I have handled two, one which was a monster XF/AU full original silvering and a AG3 which is how they normally come.

Fantastic piece. Congrats on owning it!

edix2001 · October 20, 2011 5:48AM

Excellent! Here are some others like that:
Wax Con$ept Hub And Die Impressions

<< <i>Gallery Mint small dollar die "sketch" trial in wax on a Missouri lottery ticket.

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