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Hmm, didn't see it yet for this weekend so I will start it I guess. Happy weekend everyone.
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Very rare in copper.
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Advertising the firms patented safe and certain cure for tapeworms in children or adults.
This is the only token that was manufactured specifically for the firm and struck in Birmingham, England. The entire shipment of 8,000 pieces upon entry was seized by Canadian customs officials and stored in the Customs House in Montreal because of a New Currency Act which prohibited the manufacture or importation of coins or tokens without government permission. The close resemblance of the Devins & Bolton tokens to the pre confederation Canada cents of 1858-59 may also have influenced the authorities to seize them. After a small number of the pieces found their way into circulation the balance was ordered destroyed by melting.
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LIC, You should have posted your Smurfian Cent in the "Something Old, Something Borrowed, Something Blue" thread
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MPL's - Lincolns of Color"Central Valley" Roosevelts
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
<< <i>Broadstruck that is a good one lol now you post some good toned copper for us to ogle.... >>
This is probably my bluest... Ex: Wayte Raymond as plated in his hard times tokens article in the 1938 "The Coin Collectors Journal".
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MPL's - Lincolns of Color"Central Valley" Roosevelts
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way cool, i like
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I like that a lot.
You didn't lift it out of the Pennylady's award winning exhibit, did you?
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Nice coppers everyone
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I like that a lot.
You didn't lift it out of the Pennylady's award winning exhibit, did you? >>
Thanks! I actually got it from Rose Hill Coins & Jewelry out of Boise thru eBay. I'm always looking for nice encased indian pieces. Problem free examples can be tough to find outside of 1901.
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I like that a lot.
You didn't lift it out of the Pennylady's award winning exhibit, did you? >>
My exact thoughts.
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J. Doyle Dewitt in 1959 stated this medal is dated 1863 as that is when the dies were made and that it was distributed during McClellan's 1864 Presidential Campaign which is not the case. Joseph H. Merriam struck a series of "Civil War Union General" medals in 1863 which also included Major General Philip Kearney and Major General Joseph Hooker featuring the similar obverse die design and the exact reverse die. David E. Schenkman considered it "Rare" in his 1980 article on Boston medalist Joseph H. Merriam which featured plated examples of all Merriam's works however he was not able to provide photographs of this McClellan. The provenance on this example traces back to A. Ramsey McCoy who's Political Campaign medal & token collection was already hailed as a major accomplishment in 1866. This includes a hand written ticket by Hillyer Ryder stating this was "McCoy's first seen in copper" and as Ramsey traveled the country in his pursuit may very well have received this directly from Merriam at the time of issue. McCoy's collection was sold in 1918 by Thomas Elder. This was won by Hillyer Ryder who's collection was later acquired by Fredrick C. C. Boyd collection. Continuing the provenance trail Boyd's collection was acquired intact from his widow by John J. Ford, Jr. A Superb Gem which in hand is fully proof-like brilliant red and although NGC conservatively opted to call this RB they could have designated it as RD. Exonumia like this is the reason I strongly doubt I will ever collect another federally issued coin series.
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Awesome piece from the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo Spokaneman!
Steve
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Beautiful stuff duiguy!!!!