What is the market like for conder tokens?
Stork
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Hot, medium, cold, depends?
In my quest to simplify my numismatic life (which seems to be backfiring right and left I might add) I'm looking for things to pare down on.
I've always claimed I don't collect conders--but somehow have amassed about 25 or so decent ones in slabs. I even own a paper Dalton & Hamer. BUT it has never been more than an opportunity to buy random things with interesting themes. No studying, no rhyme or reason etc. In other words, the work of a pure dilettante, and not a very good one at that.
Now that I am working on a camera/lighting set up, perhaps I can take some good photos and sell the actual tokens. If the market is reasonable then I can use the funds for more 'serious' pursuits (like paying for the camera set up perhaps). On the other hand, if the market is cold, then I'll keep them until I either do more with them or selling either becomes more fortuitous or more necessary.
It's not that I WANT to sell them, it just seems like I SHOULD sell them as I really do nothing with them.
In my quest to simplify my numismatic life (which seems to be backfiring right and left I might add) I'm looking for things to pare down on.
I've always claimed I don't collect conders--but somehow have amassed about 25 or so decent ones in slabs. I even own a paper Dalton & Hamer. BUT it has never been more than an opportunity to buy random things with interesting themes. No studying, no rhyme or reason etc. In other words, the work of a pure dilettante, and not a very good one at that.
Now that I am working on a camera/lighting set up, perhaps I can take some good photos and sell the actual tokens. If the market is reasonable then I can use the funds for more 'serious' pursuits (like paying for the camera set up perhaps). On the other hand, if the market is cold, then I'll keep them until I either do more with them or selling either becomes more fortuitous or more necessary.
It's not that I WANT to sell them, it just seems like I SHOULD sell them as I really do nothing with them.
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The fact that PCGS now grades Conders for the past 2-3 years seems to have also sparked some increased interest in the tokens from people who can't seem to collect anything unless it comes in a special kind of plastic slab.
Feel free to PM me if you have specific tokens in mind -- I'd be happy to give you more detailed assessments of specific pieces when I can.
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My sets: [280+ horse coins] :: [France Sowers] :: [Colorful world copper] :: [Beautiful world coins]
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maybe Coin Rarities Online or the Penny Lady (Charmy Harker) might be
of some help.
As for CRO, you won't know unless you ask, but John seems to occasionally stock the "popular to the masses" token designs, like those I mentioned above. I see lots of hanging men, anti slavery, Spence, and other curious designs (Wildman, Alligator, etc). I wouldn't call him an expert in Conders. I don't mean that as a jab -- John is the best around to deal with -- but he rarely has more than 2 maybe 3 Conders in inventory. If you have something that fits his niche market and want to sell, he *will* offer you a fair price. Again, just depends on what you have.
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My sets: [280+ horse coins] :: [France Sowers] :: [Colorful world copper] :: [Beautiful world coins]
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I doubt I have CRO material...they do seem to have a type and mine aren't it. Definitely not a slam there, it's a website I look at periodically with interest, but have never quite found something that fits what I collect. Love looking there though. Great stuff.
My conders are mostly animal related (but none of the never-to-be-spelled-out Pid*****) either real or mythological. A few ship/Navy/vessel types too. None of the satires or politicals.
I forgot about Charmy/Penny Lady...but if IIRC (from a very brief interaction at a show) she is purely a collector of these, not a dealer.
Oh well, like many things it will likely end up with me holding steady in a puddle of intertia.
Conders are really cool...maybe hang on another 5 years to see which way to jump. Probably silly to even bring up the idea of selling .
Collecting:
Conder tokens
19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm