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Some of my exonumia collection added more 2/14 Civil War & HT
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Just a small part
The best will be left for last
Good stuff yet to come
Good stuff yet to come
added 2/14
The best will be left for last
Good stuff yet to come
Good stuff yet to come
added 2/14
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<< <i>There are some very nice pieces in there. >>
I agree. Cool stuff.
PCGS Registries
Box of 20
SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
I see several items that I have, including a Franklin Roosevelt Lucky Tillicum,
some Chicago Century of Progress items, Green River, New York 1939 World's Fair.
Franklin Roosevelt Lucky Tillicum
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
http://www.american-legacy-coins.com
While out detecting, I dug one of those Green River Whiskey tokens just like the third one in the top row. I've also dug a lucky piece similar to the last one on the top row, with the elephant and rabbit's foot and swastika and stuff. Mine isn't identical to yours, but has some of the same elements. The obverse of mine has a swami gazing into a crystal ball with another swastika. What's on the other side of yours?
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Obverse:
"Swami" or Fortune Teller wearing turban gazing into crystal ball.
Swastika appears on crystal ball.
GOOD LUCK WILL ACCOMPANY THE BEARER
Reverse:
Good luck symbols - swastika, heart-padlock, four-leaf clover,
elephant, horseshoe, rabbit foot, wishbone
All-Seeing Eye below
THE ALL SEEING EYE / GUARDS YOU FROM EVIL
Specifications:
Metal: Bronze
Size: 32mm
The OP's top right token is from the Chicago Century of Progress world's fair, 1933-1934.
I know, I have one.
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
It is in remarkably pristine condition for a dug find, too. Some of the Indian cents I found near it were quite encrusted and corroded. But other old coins nearby were in loose, sandy, well-drained soil and looked great. This piece doesn't even look like a dug example at all. It's a nice glossy dark brown, with practially no porosity or corrosion at all. (That's a rarity for base metals, in the detecting department).
I love diggin' old tokens, and have found some cool ones over the years.
Here is a "Digs O' The Day" post where I dug a 1914 Knights of Pythias medal.
Action shots and all! Enjoy. If I ever get out in the field again, and I'll have to, soon, my future dig stories will have video. Got me a little headmounted camera. But I now digress.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
<< <i>page two added >>
still only page one for me with plenty of room for more posts before page 2, fyi
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<< <i>Cool. Are those transit token dispensers? >>
Yes. They were issued by RTS along with tokens for rider's convenience in carrying, since the tokens were such small diameter. They were about the size of a Seated half dime.
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
http://www.american-legacy-coins.com
Something to do with goose grease, as I recall. Savoyspecial will set me straight.
One wonders what they used goose grease for. Sounds rather gnarly.
Never seen a copper nickel Indian cent encased as a "lucky penny" before. Neato.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Hoard the keys.