Shout out for your state! Post a coin, banknote, or token associated with your home state or countr

lordmarcovan · November 4, 2014 4:03PM

You could post a commemorative, or a coin actually struck in your state if yours is one that has or had a mint.

Or an interesting local token or national banknote or something like that.

At the very least, everybody in the USA should be able to post a Statehood or National Parks quarter.

Let's see how many different states of the Union (and territories and foreign countries) we can cover, shall we?

(I had a running summary of the different states going here, but fell behind in updates, so I've deleted it. I might re-attempt it later.)

lordmarcovan · November 4, 2014 4:03PM

I'll start, for Georgia.

LochNESS · November 4, 2014 4:26PM

Well there goes my state

Cool idea if it is executed. We'll see how many folks post. Something tells me the members here either don't retain their state quarters or don't bother to photograph 'em.

lasvegasteddy · November 4, 2014 4:31PM

i won't post some of nevada's tokens here....i could be banned over

but here...image grabbed from internet...no clue whose standing in front of it

painting made with silver dollars and double eagles

one of nevada's greatest mystery lay in...this 15 foot tall painting up in virginia city...30 miles east of carson city
the mystery is...no one knows what the reverse's are....3,261 silver dollars and 28 double eagles used to produce this
chances are many "C.C."...could even be a 1893-S morgan or 2 in here as alot of san fransico trade made it's way to northern nevada mining towns

illini420 · November 4, 2014 4:33PM

Going to have to post our 2014 coin club medal that we had done earlier this year. Came out much better than we had hoped for and they were very popular with our members and also with collectors beyond our club. We had them done in copper, silver and gold! Here's a shot I did of each along with one of our raffle tickets from our show last month.

TopographicOceans · November 4, 2014 4:33PM

UNO

thisnamztaken · November 4, 2014 6:24PM

California

lordmarcovan · November 4, 2014 6:48PM

OK, I'd say we have California pretty well covered!

Twobitcollector · November 4, 2014 7:31PM

ms70 · November 4, 2014 8:39PM

Here's one that properly represents New Jersey.

lordmarcovan · November 4, 2014 8:42PM

<< Here's one that properly represents New Jersey.

>>

Aw, c'mon. Your fellow Jerseyans(?) may beg to differ.

Then again, they may agree wholeheartedly!

I'll let somebody post an 18th century NJ copper. Surely there are some of those floating around in forum members' collections.

That's a really neat potty dollar, though. Very well executed, and the best I've seen in a while. But Miss Lib sure has a big ol' bum there!

PS- I wonder how she's gonna use that olive branch?

Hmm... then again, I don't think I wanna know. The leaves are pretty small.

ms70 · November 4, 2014 8:50PM

Not my coin, just posted as my state representative for this thread. LOL... And I feel I'm being kind! Lived here all my life and would leave in a heartbeat if the rest of the family would go. It was a nice place to grow up, but today, not so much.

lordmarcovan · November 4, 2014 8:59PM

There are places in NJ where I certainly wouldn't mind "putting the coil to the soil", to use a metal detecting metaphor.

TopographicOceans · November 4, 2014 9:27PM

I can be more specific - can we do cities?

ms70 · November 4, 2014 9:29PM

<< There are places in NJ where I certainly wouldn't mind "putting the coil to the soil", to use a metal detecting metaphor. >>

Very true. You probably heard of the guy that found a 1792 Half Disme in a NJ field some years back.

Cameonut · November 4, 2014 9:52PM

Born here (WI):

Now retired here (NC):

etexmike · November 4, 2014 10:06PM

From the great state of Texas.

Mike

Tookybandit · November 4, 2014 10:49PM

BillJones · November 4, 2014 10:51PM

This Delaware medalet was issued during the 1938 Delaware Tercentenary celebration. Collectors are most familiar with the Delaware commemorative half dollar that was issued during the same event. This piece is now listed as a So-Called Dollar. It was priced at 50 cents in 1938, They obviously didn't sell out at that time because I bought one on my 5th grade field trip to the state capital in Dover for the same 50 cent price in 1959!

Here is the larger version of the same medal in bronze. This piece sold for $2.50. I bought this one for less than $30 about 25 years ago. There was also a silver version of this same medal, which is about 2 and a half inches in diameter. That one sold for $7.50 which was a lot of money in the late 1930s. I have never even seen an example of the silver medal let alone an opportunity to buy one.

And here is an example of the Delaware commemorative half dollar.

And a modern photo of Old Swedes Church, in Wilmington, Delaware, which is depicted on the Delaware commemorative.

OKbustchaser · November 4, 2014 10:58PM

lordmarcovan · November 4, 2014 10:59PM

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<< There are places in NJ where I certainly wouldn't mind "putting the coil to the soil", to use a metal detecting metaphor. >>

Very true. You probably heard of the guy that found a 1792 Half Disme in a NJ field some years back. >>

I did. Lucky barstid!

I'll bet there is some sweet silver sleeping in that Delaware churchyard BillJones posted a picture of, too. Not that anyone would ever be allowed to hunt there.

CoinZip · November 4, 2014 11:14PM

idea for a thread LM, here is one from the town I live in....

BillJones · November 4, 2014 11:15PM

<< I'll bet there is some sweet silver sleeping in that Delaware churchyard BillJones posted a picture of, too. Not that anyone would ever be allowed to hunt there. >>

I don't know about that, but there have been church services held there continuously since 1698 which makes the oldest continuously operating house of worship in the U.S.

lordmarcovan · November 4, 2014 11:53PM

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<< I'll bet there is some sweet silver sleeping in that Delaware churchyard BillJones posted a picture of, too. Not that anyone would ever be allowed to hunt there. >>

I don't know about that, but there have been church services held there continuously since 1698 which makes the oldest continuously operating house of worship in the U.S. >>

Oh, I can all but GUARANTEE it.

Sadly I'll never be able to prove it.

Since 1698? Lawdamercy, man, do you know what that does to the statistical odds? I've seen some sweet stuff come out of churchyards barely a century old, let alone three centuries. Added to the fact that y'all are closer to Philly and the Mint than we here on the old Florida/Georgia frontier are.

There is Spanish silver in that churchyard, and British and early American copper, too.

Plus more Indian cents and Merc dimes than you can shake a stick at.

Maybe even one of the very commems that portrays the church itself. That is unlikely, but hey, I dug an Oregon Trail half, once.

Mark my words. Those people who are buried there are sleeping beneath some serious silver, yes siree you betcha.

baddogss · November 4, 2014 11:54PM

Land of Lincoln Illinois

Ajjohnson77 · November 5, 2014 12:01AM

YQQ · November 5, 2014 1:25AM

Here is a Canadian coin or is it not?
This coin is is very scarce.
do you guys know WHY?????
I believe that less than 10 are known.
I used to own this coin until I sold it to a rare coin and error collector.
What is the error?

trozau · November 5, 2014 2:20AM

I consider my country of birth (Philippines) as my second home.

1977 Philippines 5,000 Piso gold

BillJones · November 5, 2014 2:40AM

<< Very true. You probably heard of the guy that found a 1792 Half Disme in a NJ field some years back. >>

I knew a coin dealer who lived in Massachusetts who LOST a 1792 Half Disme in the woods in Massachusetts. Maybe it "walked" to New Jersey!

It did have a hole in it and was stored in a Cointain when I saw it in his shop.

TopographicOceans · November 5, 2014 3:20AM

<< I knew a coin dealer who lived in Massachusetts who LOST a 1792 Half Disme in the woods in Massachusetts. Maybe it "walked" to New Jersey! It did have a hole in it and was stored in a Cointain when I saw it in his shop >>

Sounds like LM will dig it up one day.

DeliaBug · November 5, 2014 4:05AM

Colorado here.

LotsoLuck · November 5, 2014 4:11AM

Jinx86 · November 5, 2014 4:16AM

Home sweet home. Visiting this coming weekend for deer hunting opening weekend.

valente151 · November 5, 2014 4:38AM

Being raised in York County, Maine; I wanted toned examples of both of these. They're nice examples to remind me of Maine while I am at school in Florida.

DenverDave · November 5, 2014 4:38AM

Lakesammman · November 5, 2014 5:21AM

WA was part of the Oregon Territory until 1859.

lordmarcovan · November 5, 2014 7:05AM

<< 

<< I knew a coin dealer who lived in Massachusetts who LOST a 1792 Half Disme in the woods in Massachusetts. Maybe it "walked" to New Jersey! It did have a hole in it and was stored in a Cointain when I saw it in his shop >>

Sounds like LM will dig it up one day. >>

I wouldn't mind, terribly.

I'd go back to collecting holeys if that happened.

BaronVonBaugh · November 5, 2014 7:53AM

Well, Texas is on it anyway.

Mesquite · November 6, 2014 3:46AM

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AUandAG · November 6, 2014 5:15AM

Although there were 30,000+ people employed in Virginia City back in the 1870's there was a great need to
help the homeless and out of work. The Society of Pacific Coast Pioneers had a chapter in VC and issued
these vouchers to help those in need. Same as today's programs but of course not run by the Government.
Citizens had enough compassion to do it themselves without the need of Local, State or Fed funds.
These were given and redeemed but the merchant had to wait three years to get his funds plus interest at
12% per anum!
bob

TwoSides2aCoin · November 6, 2014 6:46AM

We have the Byron Reed Colllection, Aubrey Bebee , Dr Judd

A great coat of arms, state motto, and seal. It just speaks to "metal".

JazzmanJAB · November 6, 2014 8:01AM

This is a uniface note that circulated in 1819. Issued by The Murray Draper Fairman & Co.

DNADave · November 6, 2014 10:34AM

Support coal, or sit in the dark !

West Virginia coal scrip.....

coinsarefun · November 6, 2014 11:59AM

Well, Heraldic Art is based in Cleveland

coinsarefun · November 6, 2014 12:14PM

These also were made in Ohio

HighRelief · November 6, 2014 2:47PM

The PNNA 2011 Token

lordmarcovan · November 6, 2014 4:00PM

I'm really liking the exonumia. Keep it up!

(Sorry I fell behind on the summary index in the first post.)

Here is one of several neat old tokens I've found while detecting over the years.

This one is pre-1935 and it seems this Atlantic Shrimp Company operated both here (Brunswick, GA) and in St. Augustine, FL. Shrimping is still one of our big local industries. In fact, I dug this token within three blocks of the waterfront.

I wonder about the "15" on the back. 15 cents, perhaps? But that seems a strange denomination. 15 pounds of shrimp? Even stranger, and very doubtful. Or is it some sort of check with the number 15? Probably not, or it wouldn't say "GOOD FOR". So I dunno. It's most likely a 15-cent token.

BG · November 6, 2014 6:09PM

Some cool stuff shown so far.

SaorAlba · November 6, 2014 9:02PM

coindudeonebay · November 6, 2014 9:45PM

It's a shame that I don't have a more beautiful one. Would this be my favorite of the classic commems even if I wasn't from Texas? I feel it would be but of course I'm biased.

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