NewP Blacksmith Token Wood 14 arrives, and a Discovery Piece!!

ambro51

Fresh from Canada my second Blacksmith Token (Copper) arrived and I set to attributing it using the drawings and photo files. Pegging it at Wood 14 was easy, it's brass and the back of the base of the head is more deeply shaped than other related varieties. One on the recent findings is that there are different reverse dies with this obverse, five recorded that show different lengths of the reverse figures left outstretched arm. However, try as I might no other arm and shoulder looked quite like this one, many slender and ladylike instead of the short triangular one on my coin. SO....... I sent images to the main authority on these and in his words "it's a New die variety for sure". Isn't that sweet! .

STONE

WOO HOO

Congrats on a discovery.

Expanding our knowledge in numismatics right here

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jmski52

ambro, I can't wait to post the two coppers I won off of ebay a couple days ago. I'll be gone tomorrow, but I'm hoping that they make it here by Friday or Saturday. I think I done good.

Threads like this are infectious.

ormandh

Cool!!! I actually just sold a Blacksmith's token last month. I had no idea that there were different varieties. -Dan

ormandh

Yours, I would presume, is an earlier piece?

Lakesammman

Like the old man on Pawn Stars says..............OMG............

Sonorandesertrat

Congrats, I think.

But...I need some help here. You referred to the back of the base of the head. Where should I look, or should I just use my imagination?

ormandh

<< <i>Like the old man on Pawn Stars says..............OMG............ >>



What are you talking about?! Like everyone has the free time to watch a TV show. I am sorry , but I am lost with your funny comment. Please corroborate your musing post for the uneducated collector, if you can. -Dan

Broadstruck

Very cool and it reminds me of the movie Fargo as lil man on the right seems to be using a wood chipper

keyman64

Congrats Ray!

ambro51

...this series is the most complicated one I've seen yet. Delightful. Only if there were more coins available. Unbelievably scarce.

LanceNewmanOCC

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<< <i>Like the old man on Pawn Stars says..............OMG............ >>



What are you talking about?! Like everyone has the free time to watch a TV show. I am sorry , but I am lost with your funny comment. Please corroborate your musing post for the uneducated collector, if you can. -Dan >>



you have to hear him say it to get it and it is quite humorous
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DorkGirl

Baley

Coingrats on the discovery piece! And also on your pursuit of a new, and quite obscure track of numismatics. I've been involved with coin collecing for 30+ years, yet I learned about the very existence of these coins from your posts the past few weeks. And it takes a pure numismatist to appreciate the appearance of these items, it's a really low percentage of coin collectors that would want to buy own and collect such an asthetic. The good news is that finds like this are still possible to make as long as you have the reference books.. well pamphlets the attribution guide is what? Line drawings by hand, and dotty half-tone photographs? Splendid!

mkman123

wow thats a really worn piece! Show us a BU piece please.

ambro51

This is the finest known and Charlton Tokens book plate coin. Much detail was simply not ever engraved, such as the reverse figures head! Compare my coins thick triangular arm with the coin in the book you can see the difference...