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BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
Most likely not an exhibition I would have wanted to attend as it must have been quite crappy? image



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  • coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This isn't the example I own (nicer than this), but I've always found this to be one of the more humorous satirical political medals:



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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The ole gnawing on a bone theme



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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,682 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: coindeuce
    This isn't the example I own (nicer than this), but I've always found this to be one of the more humorous satirical political medals:

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    Here is the 1900 sequel political piece to the one shown above. Note that "POP" the donkey bird makes a cameo appearance. This is a good deal scarcer than the 1896 piece.

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    And here is an all-time favorite for coin collectors.

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  • NewEnglandRaritiesNewEnglandRarities Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭✭
    Awesome thread.

    Here are some to start.

    1863 Dr. Rose CWT Treats All Venereal Diseases

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    Smoker Token Struck in Silver Woodgate Reverse

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    Grover Cleveland I Say Nothing Token Struck in White Metal

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1876 John Matthews, Soda Water Apparatus, New York, 28mm Diameter, Rulau NY-190 / Miller NY-525 / Wright 674, R-4, Ex: Steve Tanenbaum Collection.



    A tough to find store card in high grade which was hard to resist as there's something very appealing about a woman with a dolphin in her face. This obverse design was used on a more common 1863 CWT with a 7 line script reverse... However finding the 1876 trade token which also features the wild reverse design of a cherub in such a hurry to beat the bear off the soda fountain with a monkey wrench that it looses his diaper has been challenging as all most are seen heavily circulated with signs of abuse. Matthews was the inventor of the soda fountain and the reverse features his company logo designed by Karl Muller



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  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    New England Rarities,
    I recognize the bottom image.image
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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mark Feld's first day of work



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  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice Conder tokens, JC.image
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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,070 ✭✭✭✭✭
    i love the bottom one bill jones, wtg image
  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not exactly a medal/token, but I always think these are funny image

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Justacommeman

    Mark Feld's first day of work



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    That's pretty morbid as it looks like he has no eyes and is selecting which eyeballs to wear image
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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: CoinRaritiesOnline

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    Ahh the vomiting dog pfennig
  • dcarrdcarr Posts: 8,986 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • NewEnglandRaritiesNewEnglandRarities Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Sonorandesertrat
    New England Rarities,
    I recognize the bottom image.image


    Yes you do!! A great piece!!
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  • NewEnglandRaritiesNewEnglandRarities Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭✭
    To go along with Bill Jones, here is another very rare muling of the famous We All Have Our Hobbies token. This one is ruled with the Mobile Jockey Club Reverse.

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  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good stuff everyone!
  • TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
    I don't have any funny coins, but a space alien that needs dental work

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  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,972 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Spence protest token maybe counts? Mark beat me to the knawing on bone theme.

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  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,972 ✭✭✭✭✭
    $@s token:

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great hobby coin BillJones.... neat thread... Cheers, RickO
  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,972 ✭✭✭✭✭
    end of pain, pants on fire, is that a combination or what?

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sold this one recently... really neat design with the hanging pig on one side and the pig eating out of a bag of money on the other image

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  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,315 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Larry

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    Larry

  • DaveWcoinsDaveWcoins Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭
    This is a cool thread.



    Great items, everyone!
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  • LotsoLuckLotsoLuck Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭
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  • nencoinnencoin Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭✭
    I love this medal. The story below was copied and pasted from a post one another coin forum.



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    On August 26, 1933 Senator Long was attending at party at the exclusive Sands Point country club on Long Island, New York, which is not far from New York City. Huey got shall we say "loaded", and as a result had to perform a bodily function was is often necessary for those who overindulge. The story varies, but one version was that upon entering the men's room Huey found that every stall was taken. Somehow he ended up relieving himself on the pant leg and shoes of another gentlemen who was using the facility. That gentlemen responded by landing a well placed roundhouse punch giving the Louisiana senator a "shiner" and a black eye.



    The owner of Colliers Magazine was so pleased by this incident that he offered to raise funds to award Long's assailant a gold medal for his deed. A gold medal was stuck by the Medallic Art Company, which is well known among numismatists for their more distinguished products. I have read that a black tie affair was held at the American Numismatic Society headquarters on the night that the medal was unveiled. In addition to the gold medal a few silver and a larger number of bronze medals were produced.

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