Antiques & Coin Roadshow

Smudge

Coin collectors like old stuff so maybe show an interesting old item and the next person can post a coin from the same year or era. Maybe we can all see some interesting items and coins. No long winded rules here, just antique, coin antique, coin and so on. May or may not work. Let's see. I'll start with an Edgefield Pottery jug circa 1840-60. Now a coin from that era is up to all of you. Here we go.

EXOJUNKIE

I'll give it a go. Here's a political medal from the year 1840:

Regulated

Since your looking at pottery from Carolina, I think some toned Bechtler gold from the 1840s would be appropriate:

jmlanzaf

What if I want to collect modern coins? Am I not considered a coin collector?

topstuf

This is a Converse brand toy car. When I got it, one wheel was a repro so I bought the NON windup version and stripped the wheel off that and then sold it in Antique Toy World magazine. I also sent it off to have the spring in the motor replaced.

It's an exact model of a 1908 Pierce Arrow touring car. Doors open, car steers, and the brakes are actually functional.

Kinda neat to see what people USED TO buy as toys for the kids. (or themselves)

Smudge

@jmlanzaf no. Posters can post newer cool stuff. Remember no rules.

EXOJUNKIE

@jmlanzaf said:
What if I want to collect modern coins? Am I not considered a coin collector?

You should immediately seek counseling for this condition haha.

northcoin

@Smudge said:
Coin collectors like old stuff so maybe show an interesting old item and the next person can post a coin from the same year or era. Maybe we can all see some interesting items and coins. No long winded rules here, just antique, coin antique, coin and so on. May or may not work. Let's see. I'll start with an Edgefield Pottery jug circa 1840-60. Now a coin from that era is up to all of you. Here we go.

Nice piece of pottery. After having the opportunity to visit the Island of Crete and see their collection of found coins from the island at a museum there I was enticed to eventually acquire after my return home to the U.S. a piece of pottery here in the U.S. that had been made many years BC in Crete.

Smudge

@northcoin thanks. Still waiting for an 08 coin.

DNADave

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grip

Was in a house I bought.

1630Boston

BillJones

Since you are asking about something from 1840 to 1860, I'll post this 1841 cent. I find the placement of the bust and the date interesting.

And here is an 1859 cent.

and an 1860 cent.

Smudge

1852 Audubon folio print.

bsshog40

Ok, not sure how this works exactly. Here's all I have from the 1850's era.

So I also collect vintage watches. My oldest is this 1924 Ladies Bulova watch. For those familiar, it's not a Miss America. just the box I have for it.

Smudge

@bsshog40 that's close enough. Now we need a 1924 coin.

jmlanzaf

@EXOJUNKIE said:

@jmlanzaf said:
What if I want to collect modern coins? Am I not considered a coin collector?

You should immediately seek counseling for this condition haha.

LOL. Actually, I consider 1840 to be modern coins.

Outhaul

shorecoll

I love the Pierce Arrow, but I can't imagine winding that thing up to 70 or 80 mph, especially as bad as the roads were then.

Regulated

Regulated

Here's something for the more modern crowd - a custom-color '54 Strat. 1954 is the first year Fender made these - the color is translucent red over gold, and the gold paint matches the paint used on Eldon Shamblin's legendary gold '54 Strat:

As an aside, this is probably the "Cimarron Red" example that was made for Bill Carson, who helped design the Strat.

Lakesammman

Wow - not sure how this works but that guitar is amazing!

Always fun to learn about stuff outside my comfort zone.

Smudge

@Lakesammman just post a 1954 coin. I guess as this is the US coin forum it should be a US coin. That is a nice guitar.

amwldcoin

That looks like a dead infant.

@grip said:

Was in a house I bought.

Raybo

@amwldcoin said:
That looks like a dead infant.

@grip said:

Was in a house I bought.

I agree, that is creepy!

Smudge

Still need a1954"coin to go with the guitar.

3keepSECRETif2rDEAD

...summer of 1987...I had to win multiple B.B. gun fights to put together the funds to buy that NES game...and at 7 years old I was a good shot, plus I had the thickest North Face jacket on in my crew

Timbuk3

Interesting, thanks for sharing !!!

3keepSECRETif2rDEAD

...wish I still had the vintage wood & steel pump-action barrel B.B. gun but Pops smashed that baby into more pieces than coins in those albums...Damn...I deserved a whoopin’ but not the piece he handed down to me...but Pops is like that...he beats the hell out of everything except for his Family

CascadeChris

@3keepSECRETif2rDEAD said:

...summer of 1987...I had to win multiple B.B. gun fights to put together the funds to buy that NES game...and at 7 years old I was a good shot, plus I had the thickest North Face jacket on in my crew

I still remember the Contra code to get unlimited lives! Only way to play it...

toyz4geo

For the car guys and gals. Years between 1949 & 1951. Surfing, Rock & Roll.....this pic says it all.

Smudge

No 1954, but here's a 1955 proof set. No cameos. Who has the next antique?

Smudge

Sorry for the lousy photo. Useing a pad.

leothelyon

Finest known fully struck 1954-S!

Smudge

There ya go. Good job.

Smudge

Morgan and Clapp single shot pocket pistol 30 Calibre rim
fire made 1864_67 in New England. Hartford, Conn. I think. Try to find ammo for that. Next coin please.

1630Boston

Lakesammman

1850's era ironstone tureen imported to Sacramento from England - couldn't have been cheap!

Lakesammman

Here's a coin to go with it.

Smudge

Lead WW1 era toy soldiers. Any coin from the WW1 era will work.

coinsarefun

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coinsarefun

One year before but.....it was brewing.
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bsshog40

Here is an old 1866 Photo with a tax stamp.

coinsarefun

I have 1860 years mostly as its a 100 year date before my birthday.
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1860 Token DeWitt-AL-1860-25 WM Abraham Lincoln Campaign
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1864 CAMPAIGN DEWITT-AL-1864-3, WM ABRAHAM LINCOLN EX. JOHN J. FORD JR.
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Type2

I don't know how old they are but I thought they were cool.

Musky1011

New Haven Clock
Circa 1876

bsshog40

Well the only 1876 I have is this counterfeit Trade Dollar. LOL

coinsarefun

I'll add a few Political tokens for 1876
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1876 Token SJT 1876-9 GIlt-Brass Samuel J. Tilden Campaign
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Kind of appropriate for tax day coming 1876) Token SJT 1876-7 Copper Samuel J. Tilden Campaign
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coinsarefun

Not quite antique but we should see some nice 1909 material
1909 Hudson/Fulton bookmark measures approximately 3 1/2" long and 3/4" wide
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1630Boston

1630Boston

1934