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What are some obtainable mule coins
unclebob
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I was looking at the WASHINGTON QUARTER/ SACAJAWEA DOLLAR MULE Coin thinking how cool it would be to obtain one of them some day.
What other Mule coins are out there for the average collector?
I came across
1967 New Zealand Mule Bahamas Obverse
1918s Five Centavos with the Twenty Centavos reverse
Any others that I could add to my list?
What other Mule coins are out there for the average collector?
I came across
1967 New Zealand Mule Bahamas Obverse
1918s Five Centavos with the Twenty Centavos reverse
Any others that I could add to my list?
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www.brunkauctions.com
http://www.coinfacts.com/error_coins/mules.htm
Cheers, RickO
There are some British or Canadian mules that you can settle on if that kind of material floats your boat.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
As for the Washington / Sac mules, I won't pay much of anything for those. Those were "created rarities" so far I'm concerned, not true errors.
Here's a first look at a token I was thrilled to acquire last year which has only been seen by a few collectors since issued... Enjoy!
A Mule of Brown, Curtiss, & Vance, Louisville, KY, and C.W. Jackson, Coal Dealer, Philadelphia, PA, Merchant Store Cards, 28mm Diameter, Copper, Plain Edge, Miller-KY-3.
This KY/PA mule is the rarest of the Parrot Head eagle Brown, Curtiss, & Vance varieties which was unknown to Benjamin Wright however Donald Miller already valued it at nearly 2 ounces of gold in 1962. It is unique as the only known example which has never been plated in any reference guide. The normal Brown, Curtiss, & Vance store card is quite scarce in high grades as are most southern issues. Russell Rulau with all his exonumia connections was unable to locate a example to plate and used Wayte Raymond's 1940 line drawings for the basic non mule variety. This Miller-KY-3 U.S. Merchant Store Card is a mule of a 28mm Obverse Die 1845-50 Brown, Curtiss, & Vance, Dealer in Dry Goods, Louisville, KY token and 28mm Diameter Obverse Die 1851 C.W. Jackson Philadelphia, Coal Dealer, Miller PA-234 on the reverse. With both being over 700 miles apart from one another this token served no purpose as a store advertising card for either merchant. This mule is an intentionally commissioned fantasy strike which was made to order at the request of a token collector. This practice was quite common with the likes of Levick, Bushnell and others to own something unique and create rarities within the series.
1860 Ezra Hill - Coin Dealer / 1860 Woodgate, New York, 29mm Diameter Copper, Mule, Miller-NY-335
This double dated, duel merchant muling was probably made to order at the request of J.N.T. Levick who was a representative for Woodgate to own something unique and create rarities within the Merchant store card series. The Woodgate die was cut by George H. Lovett and the Hill by William F. Key which comes as no surprise as it was quite common for die-sinkers in the 1850-60's to swap dies for token collector special strikings. Ezra Hill was a early New York coin collector who operated as a dealer from 1858 until just before his death in 1867 and his personal collection/inventory was later offered in auction sales.
A Unique Unlisted Philadelphia Merchant Token Mule Struck From 1874 Memorial Obverse & 1863 CWSC Reverse Dies.
When I first saw this I knew I hadn't seen another and thought it was a J. Henry Gercke 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Token but then Charles Sumner is a unlisted die. Then quickly remembered that's not right as Centennial Tokens are 23mm in diameter and the Sumner is only 19mm. So what we have here is the Obverse Die is from a 1874 Charles Sumner Memorial Token and the Reverse Die is from a 1863 J. Henry Gercke, Philadelphia, PA Civil War Store Card Token Fuld-PA-750K R-6. This token variety is completely unlisted and therefore was unknown to exist by Benjamin Wright, Edgar Adams, Donald Miller, & Russell Rulau.
Circa 1874 J. Henry Gerke Watchmaker & Jeweler, Philadelphia, Charles Sumner Memorial Obverse, 19mm Diameter, White Metal, Plain Edge.
Research info on the regular issued 1874 Charles Sumner Memorial Token I wrote a few years ago:
This has an immense amount of history and I'll just skim the surface. This token was struck for and distributed by Philadelphia coin dealer John William Kline as it was advertised for sale in The Numismatist available for 50 cents shortly after Sumner's death. Made available in white metal, gilt brass, and copper the later two metal types are quite scarce with the copper variety rarely seen. On the obverse it states "Take Care Of My Civil Rights Bill" which were the final words Sumner uttered to Fredrick Douglas at his bedside and the bill was passed the following year in 1875. Sumner was a leader in the Anti Slavery movement and was nearly killed on the Senate floor in 1856 by South Carolina Representative Preston Brooks the nephew of Andrew Butler. Sumner 2 days earlier mentioned that Butler had a slave mistress in a speech which followed with Brooks seeking him out at his desk and canning him within inches of his life. Brooks not only shattered his cane during the beating (He was sent over 100 new canes by southern supporters) but also destroyed any pretense of civility between North and South of which many factors conspired to cause the Civil War.
Circa 1858 Nathan C. Folger, New Orleans / C.W. Jackson, Philadelphia, U.S. Merchant Store Card, Miller-LA-19 Mule.
This Miller-LA-19 U.S. Merchant Store Card is a mule of a circa 1853-58 Nathan C. Folger, New Orleans clothing store Miller LA-10 obverse and circa 1851-55 C.W. Jackson Philadelphia coal dealer Miller PA-234 reverse. Elliot Woodward had already described this as "extremely rare" in a 1863 Bangs auction. I've never seen one plated before and Russell Rulau questions if the edge is plain or reeded which leads me to believe he never saw an example either. The edge is plain non reeded and interestingly the obverse has a rim clip with the reverse being completely clip free. If you look closely this was struck on a copper planchet meant for a Folger issue which is 29mm in diameter. The C.W. Jackson obverse die design used on the reverse of this mule is for a 28mm diameter token planchet. Struck perfectly centered it avoids the planchet clip and cups the rims upward from striking pressure. Although some mules have been intentional by the commissioning client selecting a different already cut reverse die store card design more fitting for another token manufacturing run. With both being nearly 1,100 miles apart from one another this token served no purpose as a store advertising card for either merchant and was a fantasy re-strike which was made to order at the request of a token collector. This practice was quite common with the likes of Levick, Bushnell and others to own something unique and create rarities within the series.
Nathan Cyprian Folger was born in Hudson, New York in 1810 and moved to New Orleans in 1830. He established his clothing business upon arrival and was also widely known as a depot for the supply of readymade plantation clothing on the largest scale. Folger issued a 34mm diameter brass store card dated 1837 Low-121/HT-117 struck by Bale & Smith in New York which is considered one of the major 4-5 figure rarities within the Hard Times Tokens series and unattainable to most collectors. Just five specimens known to survive and there have been only five auction sales in over a century. Due to the long hot Louisiana summers all show some signs of corrosion. The later 1853-58 issued 29mm copper and brass tokens are struck by Scovill Manufacturing Company in Waterbury, Connecticut. Edgar H. Adams wrote a very detailed article with plates on all Nathan Folgers tokens published a 1915 issue of ANA The Numismatist. By 1939 Wayte Raymond in his book titled “Standard Catalogue of U.S. Coins and Tokens” had considered all Folger tokens as rare. Today a regular reverse Folger 1850’s store card token in choice-gem condition can be obtained when available in the $300-500 range.