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CWT1863
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Hello everyone. I have been watching the forum for awhile and have finally decided to join. I am a Young Numismatist and have been collecting for about 4 years. My main area of focus is Civil War tokens. However, I also have an interest in many other areas of numismatics.
ANA-LM, CWTS-LM, NBS, TAMS, ANS
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I'm Charlie.
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You're the future of this awesome hobby.
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Welcome, and this place could use some young blood with all this "curmudgeon" talk.
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Welcome to the forums.
I like to see younger people showing interest in our great hobby.
Welcome!
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welcome the the forum
Hello.
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Welcome I like CWTs also!
Welcome!
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Welcome! You can learn much here.
I’m new also, welcome
@CWT1863 Welcome aboard.
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Welcome, and don't let the curmudgeons get you down.
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Welcome CWT1863 if you like tokens you'll fit in just fine
@CWT1863 welcome
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Welcome!
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
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President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
There is a place for everyone at this table...........
Pete
Welcome! Good taste, and great hobby!
Welcome !
There are quite a few CWT people here....Feel free to post pics !
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Glad you posted and stopped being a lurker. Welcome!
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
Yes, stop prowling outside our windows. Come in, sit down, join the meeting - welcome.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
@CWT1863, welcome to the Forum.
I am a Life Member of the Civil War Token Society and among other items collect Detroit Civil War tokens. I started researching and collecting the Detroit CWTs after learning that my great-great grandfather, Wm. Perkins, Jr. of Detroit issued two of these tokens, one for the Perkins Hotel, and another for his grocery & provision store.
Here is the Wm. Perkins, Jr. Grocery & Provision Store token struck on a copper-nickel planchet. Called R-9 in the sale, this is the only example I've seen or heard of in over 25 years. I purchased this in the April 2012 Heritage Auction of the Cliff Temple collection of Michigan CWTs. Cliff Temple had owned it since 1946! I also have the copper-nickel strike for the Perkins Hotel which I purchased a long time ago from the late Steve Tanenbaum. Both of these CN strikes are dated 1864.
As a side note, I cataloged the Detroit CWTs in this Heritage April 2012 Signature Auction.
W. David Perkins
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1863 Perkins Hotel Token struck on a copper planchet:
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Photos courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
W. David Perkins Numismatics - http://www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com/ - 25+ Years ANA, ANS, NLG, NBS, LM JRCS, LSCC, EAC, TAMS, LM CWTS, CSNS, FUN
welcome to the forums
Welcome and I hope you enjoy the hobby. This site has a tremendous amount of information and is the top numismatic site hands down.
Welcome CWT1863 always good to meet CWT collectors.
I focus on Michigan store cards, Jackson MI specifically
"A penny hit by lightning is worth six cents". Opie Taylor
Welcome to the board.
Welcome newcomer!
Hello im new to this and i really need some help because nobody will listen or take me serious but i have been collecting coins mostly wheat pennies most of my life and my collection has been stolen many times. But i think i finally found what ive been searching for most. This is the part nobody wants to believe. I found a 1943 D Lincoln Wheat Penny COPPER/BRONZE and it doesnt stick to magnets it weighs right and its beautiful. WHAT DO I DO?
Show us a photo of it please - and you better not be trolling.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Glad to have you aboard! You'll pick up a lot of knowledge here,
Pete
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@CWT1863...Welcome aboard.... Lots of knowledge here and good times....Cheers, RickO
@danni69 ...Welcome aboard. That could be an amazing find. I suggest you take it to PCGS for authentication. If so, you have truly the find of a lifetime.... Cheers, RickO
@ricko... Tell me about it! When i was about 12 years old I started looking for one and its really strange because I never doubted the fact I just knew I would find it. I did come across some fake ones, the steel dipped and was so upset over it but i never gave up
Welcome to the forum. I've studied Civil War tokens a bit, more from a reading perspective than actively collecting them (though I do own a few). I've written about them; also published Q. David Bowers's recent book on the subject (A Guide Book of Civil War Tokens); and wrote the preface to the Token and Medal Society Guide to U.S. Shell Cards 1867-1880. If you don't already belong to the Civil War Token Society and/or the Token and Medal Society, I highly recommend membership in both!
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Glad to have ya here!
K
Thank you everyone for the warm welcome!
@Dentuck Thank you so much! I am already a member of both the CWTS and TAMS and really enjoy being apart of these organizations.
@WDP Thank you for sharing the pictures of your tokens! That is amazing that your great-great grandfather actually issued Civil War Store Cards. So cool!
ANA-LM, CWTS-LM, NBS, TAMS, ANS
I agree, let them authenticate it. If its real, you will have a fantastic coin.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Welcome, CWT1863!
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
@1Mike1 @ricko...Well I took my coin to be authenticated and it was the most awful experience, the first gentleman did a series of checks and when they checked out he looked at me with huge eyes and said i'm going to get the owner. Well he was already looking at me like i was a peasant who did not deserve his time. He never smiled or showed anything but an attitude, like there is no way you have this coin and spoke as if i was beneath him. He examined it for a very long time and even got another man. That man didn't even look at it for a second with no magnification and tossed it to me and said we are gonna say its fake! that's when the first gentleman spoke up and said if i was you id get a second opinion for peace of mind! he clearly disagreed. i asked were they 100% positive they thought it to be fake? He said, "its in my opinion." I was a bit thrown off that they never mentioned anything about copper/bronze, just copper/zinc. Well now i'm discouraged and they said it was too nice!
Very nice to see young blood on the board, Welcome post a lot of pic we love pic.
Hoard the keys.
Send it to PCGS.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Greetings.
@danni69 .... First of all, do not get discouraged. While I would be amazed if your coin is the real thing, it could be. All I have seen is the picture, and such a coin must be authenticated in hand. I do not know who you took it to for authentication, however, there are real experts available. I highly recommend you send it to PCGS (join the group, there is no rush) or contact Fred Weinberg (here on the forum) and send it to him. Be prepared that it could indeed be a counterfeit....however, until you have it from a major authenticating source, there is hope. Keep us advised, and I certainly hope you found the real thing. Cheers, RickO
Welcome, CWT1863! I like the "Little Monitor"tokens.
Welcome aboard @CWT1863, I am a retired Heritage cataloger and cataloged many U.S. coins for them in 12 years, as well as a ton of tokens and medals back in the days when Harvey Gamer was head of the Tokens and Medals sales. I have been a part- and full-time dealer for many years. We are glad to have you here!
Kind regards,
George
Welcome. I am the book manager for the Civil War Token Society, PM me if you want to join or need any of the reference books, like the new Storecard book. The Patriotic book should be out in a few weeks.
Welcome aboard!