***cool token to say the least ...

SeattleSlammer

,,,,,,,surfing across CRO's site and came across this. Man is it cool IMHO! Just sayin'.




Middlesex-Political D&H-239 variety, Plain Edge.
One of the most striking designs in the Conder (or any other) series, and rich in symbolism too.
This is a half dollar-sized copper piece bearing an alarming obverse portrait of an apparently very large man in a tight-fitting hat adorned with the devil and the word POSSESSION shoving the entire earth into his mouth (in a scene reminiscent of lunch in the dealer break room at any coin show).
With the poignant obverse legend THE UNCHARITABLE MONOPOLIZER WILL STARVE THE POOR, and TAKE NOT WHAT WAS MEANT FOR ALL.
The reverse, on the other hand, presents the upbeat image of a hand distributing (unslabbed) coins surrounded by THE CHARITABLE HAND and COME ALL YE DISTRESSED.
The piece itself is quite stunning, with deeply proof-like surfaces and a look that suggests PF65 more than MS64 to us.
$3,450

Broadstruck

A few years ago I kiddingly asked Gary Groll if he had one as I didn't see one in the cases... He reaches into his briefcase to whip a pre-sold one out and lays it on a felt tray for me to examine. It's my favorite conder tokens and at 37mm in diameter it's almost as chunky as a Morgan dollar.

DNADave

That's awsome.

It doesn't have that computer aided design sterile look to it like some of its modern couterparts.

Broadstruck

Here's the print ad for it

relicsncoins

The globe looks a little inacurate.

SeattleSlammer

relics, I was thinkin' the same thing! Perhaps it's an undiscovered planet?

AnkurJ

Kind of looks like a closeup of england.

coinsarefun

POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SERIES, The Uncharitable Monopoliser medal, 1800's man's head attempting to swallow the world/hand dropping coins into other hands and a hat. British Conder token/ medal struck in bronzed copper and white metal.

If I'm not mistaken there was a silver one that came to auction last year, perhaps white metal
but I think silver. I stopped bidding because it started going out of my safety zone

I did see it at the show, it was very nice looking! Perhaps a little darker in hand
Or it was bad lighting on the bourse floor.

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>,,,,,,,surfing across CRO's site and came across this. Man is it cool IMHO! Just sayin'.




Middlesex-Political D&H-239 variety, Plain Edge.
One of the most striking designs in the Conder (or any other) series, and rich in symbolism too.
This is a half dollar-sized copper piece bearing an alarming obverse portrait of an apparently very large man in a tight-fitting hat adorned with the devil and the word POSSESSION shoving the entire earth into his mouth (in a scene reminiscent of lunch in the dealer break room at any coin show).
With the poignant obverse legend THE UNCHARITABLE MONOPOLIZER WILL STARVE THE POOR, and TAKE NOT WHAT WAS MEANT FOR ALL.
The reverse, on the other hand, presents the upbeat image of a hand distributing (unslabbed) coins surrounded by THE CHARITABLE HAND and COME ALL YE DISTRESSED.
The piece itself is quite stunning, with deeply proof-like surfaces and a look that suggests PF65 more than MS64 to us.
$3,450 >>



Even though it is an OT item

I give it a 10 on the awesome meter!

TYVM for posting it
.

D

I don't know anything about tokens but this is among my favorites that I've saved images of. (I'd name them, but I have no idea what they are).

VERY cool.

-D

AuroraBorealis

That`s wild Slammer! Thanks

AB