~ Tokens 4 Thursday... Post some U.S. Exonumia ~

Broadstruck · July 5, 2012 5:22AM

1841 Daniel Webster, HT-18 / Low-60, R-2

Although available in RB it's not easily attainable with original surfaces as the last four examples I've seen had been dipped or varnished.

erickso1 · July 5, 2012 5:24AM

Token? Sorta. I like it though.

BillJones · July 5, 2012 5:45AM

This is one of the Classic So-Called dollars, an 1826 Erie Cannal medal in silver. This is supposed to be only scrace now in white metal, but the silver one is still supposed to be special.

ThePennyLady · July 5, 2012 6:08AM

Though not expensive or really rare, I just love this 1915 San Francisco/San Diego Pan Pac! Todd's image of this is just beautiful!

Justacommeman · July 5, 2012 6:12AM

My zoo. MJ

DUIGUY · July 5, 2012 6:14AM

ThePennyLady · July 5, 2012 6:15AM

This turn-of-the-century Indian cent watch fob is one of my favorite pieces of exonumia - it is quite rare and has a little story behind my purchase of it. I saw this watch fob about 10 years ago on eBay and placed what I thought was a strong bid on it, but was outbid and didn't win it. Then a couple years ago, a customer of mine brought me several neat Indian cents and some other exonumia pieces that he was selling at a coin show, including this EXACT SAME watch fob! I was so surprised and pleased that I didn't even dicker with whatever price he was asking for it and snatched it right up!

ThePennyLady · July 5, 2012 6:18AM

I only have a few Civil War tokens (since I already collect Conder tokens, I just didn't want to go down another slippery slope!), here are a couple of them....

ThePennyLady · July 5, 2012 6:22AM

MJ, I LOVE your zoo!!!! I especially love critter Conder tokens - here's one of mine.... This cute little Middlesex 750 is quite scarce, especially in upper grades.

BillJones · July 5, 2012 6:30AM

<< <i>This turn-of-the-century Indian cent watch fob is one of my favorite pieces of exonumia - it is quite rare and has a little story behind my purchase of it. I saw this watch fob about 10 years ago on eBay and placed what I thought was a strong bid on it, but was outbid and didn't win it. Then a couple years ago, a customer of mine brought me several neat Indian cents and some other exonumia pieces that he was selling at a coin show, including this EXACT SAME watch fob! I was so surprised and pleased that I didn't even dicker with whatever price he was asking for it and snatched it right up! >>

I know it's a bit off topic, but many years ago I bid on a Massachusetts small diameter Pine Tree shilling in a mail bid sale. I didn't get it although I thought I had made a strong bid for the time. A couple of years later Tony Terranova had one at the Boston Bay State show. I bought it. A couple of years after that I ran across the old catalog from the sale where the coin had been plated. When I compared my coin with the picture, I found the same toning, same die state, same centering (that can vary even on the small planchet Pine Tree shillings) the SAME COIN!

WillieBoyd2 · July 5, 2012 8:05AM

I like the futuristic art-deco look of this souvenir token from the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair.

New York Worlds Fair - Communications Building (Brass 31mm)
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
Trylon and Perisphere
COMMUNICATIONS BLDG.
The Trylon and Perisphere were the obelisk and sphere, and were symbols of the Fair

The Fair's slogans were "Dawn of a New Day" and "The World of Tomorrow".