So...EXONUMIA picture thread?

Smittys · January 17, 2016 2:26AM

garrynot · January 17, 2016 3:39AM

3stars · January 17, 2016 4:12AM

DUIGUY - I went to high school right across the highway from the Nassau water works. It was a fascinating building, but no longer there.

Justacommeman · January 17, 2016 5:19AM

mark

WillieBoyd2 · January 17, 2016 5:51AM

I'll drink to that!

Leon & Eddie's New York City Nightclub

Obverse:

Leon and Eddie thumbing noses at each other

LEON & EDDIE'S / 33 W 52 N.Y.C. / "ALWAYS THE HOTTEST SHOW IN TOWN!"

EUE (Francis or Franz Eue, a designer for the Medallic Art Company)

Reverse:

Hand holding torch

CARRYING THE TORCH FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE / LEON & EDDIE'S

Specs: Brass, 32mm, 11.18gm

This one is almost uncirculated and was probably kept as a souvenir.

Flatwoods · January 17, 2016 10:46AM

Great thread! Some amazing pieces here.

EXOJUNKIE · January 17, 2016 11:10AM

Musky1011 · January 17, 2016 11:26AM

HandH · January 17, 2016 1:05PM

1825 JQA Indain Peace medal. Third size. Silver (AR) . Extremely rare. Perhaps unique. While a census has not been completed, it is clear very few, if any, other examples exist. The Ford XVI example ( last known sale of one of these examples ) was a restrike. In his collecting of 50 years, he didn't own one. And he was a prolific buyer. This example is clearly not a restrike. Certainly worn with pride for many years upon presentation by the US.

HandH · January 17, 2016 1:08PM

My apologies to the forum. I'm not sure why my photos are being reproduced sideways. I'm working on it.

brg5658 · January 17, 2016 1:55PM

Originally posted by: HandH

My apologies to the forum. I'm not sure why my photos are being reproduced sideways. I'm working on it.

No worries HandH. Here, I made a composite image for you below.

Cool medal!

coinsarefun · January 17, 2016 2:03PM

dcarr · January 18, 2016 2:58AM

PCGS MS63:

1933 Montana Silver "Dollar", PCGS MS65 (numerous die scratches, as struck):

1933 Pedley Ryan Denver Silver "Dollar", die-struck type 7 (HK-828), rare:

dcarr · January 18, 2016 3:05AM

Some color commentary:

PCGS MS63:

Flatwoods · January 18, 2016 3:23AM

Cool stuff, Dan.

HandH that's a great medal! Sometimes collectors shun pieces with that much use, (myself included). When a piece is that rare and historical, I think it should be overlooked.

I wish that piece could tell us where it has been.

HandH · January 20, 2016 1:53PM

Thanks Flatwoods. It really is a great piece. Many of the finest collectors of IPMs never owned this size. As I mentioned, Ford's was a restrike, LaRiviere didn't have this size, Schenkel didn't , Dreyfuss didn't. It's size was most likely presented to warriors, not Chiefs. Perhaps it came to a point where they were worth more to the tribe as a source or melt value than pride and importance of ownership since the US didn't quite honor their commitment after presenting the medals. Honor and allegiance in wearing IPMs meant a great deal to native North Americans , whether presented by the Spanish, the French, then the British and ultimately the US.

And thanks to brg5658 for cleaning up my photos and presenting them in a very nice format.

HandH · January 20, 2016 2:00PM

Here's an another example of brg5658 reformatting my photo of the 1794 George III "Simcoe" IPM.

HandH · January 20, 2016 2:04PM

That clearly was not the Simcoe medal, but the Fillmore second size, also scarce to rare. Here is the Simcoe medal. Thanks again brg5658.

Flatwoods · January 21, 2016 7:35AM

lordmarcovan · January 21, 2016 4:26PM

Some exonumia from my Box of 20.

France: silver jeton of Louis XV, "Aurora in cloud chariot", undated (ca. 1740)

(This one's a coin, but some might call it exonumia due to the counterstamp.)

French Colonies: copper sou of Louis XV, 1767, with post-revolutionary 1793 "RF" counterstamp

United States: bronze Civil War token, "Our Little Monitor" type, 1863

(This one is ex-Box of 20, and ex-CU member Broadstruck.)

USA (Syracuse, NY): brass merchant token, A.C. Yates Clothing Emporium, ca. 1850s

Also, check out the "Oddball Set" link in my sigline for some fun exonumia. It's a fairly new(-sh) pursuit for me, and certainly not high-dollar stuff, but I'm having fun with it so far.