Fly fishing with yellowkid and hooked a keeper...

Broadstruck · March 30, 2012 11:11AM

1860 M.L. Marshall, Oswego, New York, 1860. Miller NY-1007, Silver, 27.2 mm diameter, ex: Henry South collection.

I wanted to thank member yellowkid for giving me the opportunity to purchase his Silver 1860 Morgan L. Marshall pictorial U.S. Merchant Store Card.

Of all the metal compositions used to strike this is the scarcest variety.

Based on information obtained by A. R. Frey in the March 1904 issue of The Numismatist in an interview with Morgan L. Marshall’s son Dyer M. Marshall only 25 were issued in silver, with a survival of only 1-2 examples today.

SeattleSlammer · March 30, 2012 11:13AM

Of course it reminds me of 'A River Runs Through It' .... great book and movie.

Sweet pickup.

kaz · March 30, 2012 11:19AM

Beautiful patina, I've always admired that design.

coindeuce · March 30, 2012 11:24AM

I "snagged" one of the finest white metal examples from Tony Tumonis a year ago. I knew there was a silver one out there. Now I know where it is.

Broadstruck · March 30, 2012 11:36AM

I also have the Copper issues...

1860 NY-1008 27.2mm and the 1862 NY-695A-1 29mm Civil War Issue R-6 on which you can see the date was re-cut along with addition of a second tree.

fastfreddie · March 30, 2012 11:36AM

Sweet obverse design! Congratulations. Reminds me of fly fishing on the holy waters of the Au Sable.

coindeuce · March 30, 2012 11:41AM

If ya wanna "tug", try the Salmon River for "steelhead in spring"!

NewEnglandRarities · March 30, 2012 11:45AM

Awesome! That is a truly great piece of exonumia!

Broadstruck · March 30, 2012 1:57PM

Thanks everyone!

mrearlygold · March 30, 2012 2:00PM

cohodk · March 30, 2012 2:07PM

<< <i>If ya wanna "tug", try the Salmon River for "steelhead in spring"! >>

Aint no fish in that river.

LotsoLuck · March 30, 2012 2:15PM

Sweeeeet!

greghansen · March 30, 2012 8:13PM

Excellent design. Makes me eager for my July trip to Montana to fish the 'big waters' to hurry up and get here!

ColonialCoinUnion · March 30, 2012 10:33PM

Neat series.

I got the see the silver example at the Baltimore show - no offense to the photographer, but it was much prettier in hand.

Broadstruck · March 31, 2012 12:00AM

Some history...

Store card of M.L. Marshall from the Finger Lakes Region located on Lake Ontario. He was the proprietor of a fishing tackle and coin shop. Morgan, whose nickname was “Blunt,” was born in 1822, in Oneida County, New York. He developed an interest in the outdoors particular fishing. His general store emphasized sports equipment but stocked other dry goods as well. He served as president of the Oswego Horticultural Club. He was important in the Oswego Leather Stocking Club, a group that was prominent in the suppression of illegal fishing and the taking of game. His numismatic activities have been recorded but lightly as he was active in an era before there were any regularly issued publications in the hobby as this not happening until May 1866 with the advent of the American Journal of Numismatics.

ricko · March 31, 2012 12:02AM

Very cool token.... Cheers, RickO

Crackout · March 31, 2012 1:21AM

I love the Fly Fishing design!!

AuroraBorealis · March 31, 2012 1:56AM

Very cool!

AB

lasvegasteddy · March 31, 2012 2:22AM

koolness...nice piece broadstruckerz
neat wording of a thread title too...

TPRC · March 31, 2012 2:50AM

Beautiful...perhaps you should part with some of these...duplicates?

coindeuce · March 31, 2012 4:31AM

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<< <i>If ya wanna "tug", try the Salmon River for "steelhead in spring"! >>

Aint no fish in that river. >>

Are they all on your wall, or just in your freezer?