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You don't see these to often 1837 HTT Red

SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Looks much better in person

https://www.ebay.com/str/christyscoins

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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,280 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They were struck in 1900 by Gorham in an edition of 10,000. the Peac**k jewelry company was founded in 1837, thus the date. Still a very nice design!

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am sorry, but I don't think that piece has original red color. It's got the pinkish dipped, cleaned look. Red copper is not not my forte, and I don't have much of it, but an original piece should more like this.


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  • tyler267tyler267 Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭✭

    Believe it or not CD Peac**k Jewelers is still in business.

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 13, 2017 4:47PM

    I agree with @BillJones that the color in the OP looks odd.

    Here's their website:

    http://www.cdpeacock.com/

    I also like their 1937 Centennial medal which ATS now slabs:

    https://coins.ha.com/itm/20th-century-tokens-and-medals/1937-cd-peacock-jewelers-100th-anniversary-chicago-illinois-ms66-ngc/a/1168-9275.s

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  • EXOJUNKIEEXOJUNKIE Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here are photos of the three CDP tokens that are the easiest to acquire. For comparison to the OP, they each have a fair amount of natural red.



    And in addition to the brass token posted by @Zoins, there is also at least one large medal available to collectors. It is identical in design to the token. This one is bronze and is about 76mm in diameter.

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  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The color looks off to me also.

  • garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭

    The downtown store was a beautiful place.


  • kazkaz Posts: 9,280 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice historical photos. Those elevator doors should be in a museum! Beautiful pieces, Exojunkie!

  • EXOJUNKIEEXOJUNKIE Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kaz said:
    Beautiful pieces, Exojunkie!

    Thanks @kaz!

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  • garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭

    @kaz said:
    Nice historical photos. Those elevator doors should be in a museum! Beautiful pieces, Exojunkie!

    Thanks. Those were the entry door to the store on State St. they are in the Northbroom store now. The State St store in an Ulta Jewelers now.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There are two of those tokens on ebay right now..... Cheers, RickO

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