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Wow, this like the oldest slab ever!! Pre dates Capital Plastics!!

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Thanks, but I wooden be interested in this.
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<< <i>So THAT'S how they get woodgrain toning!
<< <i>So THAT'S how they get woodgrain toning!
thats funny!
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<< <i>So THAT'S how they get woodgrain toning!
thats funny! >>
Exactly, all I can say is WOW
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Just imagine - back when the robber barons were amassing great personal fortunes and building unprecedented collections, some little guy wanted to have a coin collection. The only way it was going to happen was by doing it themselves. Hard to know when it was made - perhaps 1913 like suggested or maybe during the great depression?? It looks exactly like the sort of thing my grandpa or father-in-law would have made.
If you've been to the Americana exhibit at the Smithsonian, this is as cool as any home made weathervane, whirly-gig or tramp art on display there!
Can't wait until it arrives.
<< <i>Can't wait until it arrives.
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Brings back some very old memories...
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
<< <i>I think I would have switched to collecting stamps. >>
perish the thought lol
Don't think I'd have liked it to the tune of a hundred bucks, but to each his own.
It's a nifty relic. I remember seeing a collection (date set) of holed Indian cents (or was it large cents?) nailed to an old barn board. Straight after me own heart, that was.
I love antiques and primitives in particular. Agree that's not everybodies cup of tea.
I have a buddy with a beat up weathervane that he paid $65,000 for - now that's not for everyone either.
I like it.....didn't get it....but I do like it.
......I collect old stuff......
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
My Jefferson Nickel Collection
I have it in the garage disassembled and clamped - needed regluing.
Coins are common dates, nothing valuable. Alot of 1920-P's.
Can't wait to hang it on the wall.
<< <i>I've seen Ambro's shop pictures - he's doing me a HTT board.
Most likely a far better choice for getting that distressed look!
<< <i>Don't think I'd have liked it to the tune of a hundred bucks, but to each his own.
I love antiques and primitives in particular. Agree that's not everybodies cup of tea.
I have a buddy with a beat up weathervane that he paid $65,000 for - now that's not for everyone either.
Hey -- don't rag on that weathervane. It took me all day (and 7 coat hangers) to bang that out!
OK -- How about a "Primitive" coin then? This is actually a mixture of gold & siilver. I picture some prospector squashing his day's finds into a coin-shaped object and then scratching a design on it. But honestly I have no idea what this thing is about. It is about the size of a $5 gold coin.
And no -- the image(s) are not reversed. This is the way it looks:
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