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Broadstruck
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It's that time of the week again... So show your Copper 
1901-05 "In Copper We Trust" Douglas "Copper City Of The Southwest" Arizona, 32mm Diameter, Copper
I've always liked the slogan "In Copper We Trust" and have wanted a high grade example of this token for years. Patience finally yielded me an examples which betters the Ford/McSorley specimen. Struck by L.A. Rubber Stamp Company this pictorial token features a Donkey packed with mining equipment.
Douglas in Cochise County was founded in 1901 and incorporated in 1905 and was a smelter town for copper mines. The early 1900’s brought new recognition to this area when Phelps Dodge selected the Douglas area as a suitable site for its copper smelting activity. Bisbee’s copper mining operations were developing quickly and the company needed an area for a reduction works facility. Developers quickly took steps to establish a city, installing electricity and phone lines and other basic needs to meet the needs of a rapidly growing city. The city was thriving and Douglas became a gathering place for the people who worked the copper smelters and who farmed and ranched in the valley. At one time, Douglas was home to more than 13 movie theaters. The most famous and the only building remaining today is the Grand Theater. The Beaux Arts style building was considered one of the most deluxe entertainment venues in the Southwest and played host to vaudeville performers and other entertainment legends in its heyday.
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Nice token.... I lived in Arizona for eight yeas and visited Douglas and Bisbee and Jerome.... several times. Very interesting places.... and the mining/smelting operations - and the mines - are incredible. If you can get to the slag heaps (mostly off limits) there can be some nice turquoise finds. Cheers, RickO
MILLER PA 101, Edward Cogan Coin Dealer, Philadelphia. Reverse advertises the "Highest Premium Given For Rare American Copper & Silver Coins." Struck in Copper with Plain edge.
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I always loved this design @Broadstruck!
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A recent pickup that I'm going to be sending in to Pcgs for true views and slabbing.
To Borrow a very nice explanation from another website
Benjamin Franklin Token struck by Merriam. Has some great proof like qualities on obverse.
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"Franklin became known for sayings or “proverbs” that appeared in Poor Richard’s Almanack and his newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette. In particular, Franklin wrote, or used other sources of content, for a 25-year period for his Almanack, as “Richard Saunders.”
To this day, there are discussions about the origins of some of these quotes. For example, one of the most-popular sayings attributed to Franklin is, “a penny saved is a penny earned.” This appears to be a combination of two Franklin proverbs.
Other famous Franklin quotes are well-documented. In “Advice To A Young Tradesman,” Franklin writes that, “Remember that time is money.”
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nice tokens all
Great to see so many wonderful tokens, old favorites and new ones as well!
Thanks it's a favorite of mine also
The "In Copper We Trust" token is a wonderful design, slogan and specimen. I love it whenever it's posted.
Today, it prompted me to look up a bit more information on it:
Fuld OH 535A-1a, Phillip G. Albright Grocer, Massillon, Ohio. Rarity 4. NGC MS-62RB. Photos courtesy of Steve Hayden.
ANA-LM, CWTS-LM, NBS, TAMS, ANS
Here's a variation of @coinsarefun 's Franklin medal. This one features Washington on the reverse:
ex. Dave Bowers Collection.
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Very nice @DCW
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Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 700
New today.....
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Received this earlier this week. I'm starting to love brown small cents.....
@1Mike1.... That is a very impressive 1919 cent.... Cheers, RickO
Thanks, when I bought it, it was in an ANACS slab and I had it put in a PCGS slab. The luster is quite nice but difficult to capture in a photo.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
@privatecoin I saw you disagreed with my post quoted below. Do you not like the tokens in this thread or is it something else that you're disagreeing with?
Wasn't aware I had. Must have tapped it by accident while browsing. Sorry.
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
No worries, I've done the same thing. I was just curious since there may have been another reason.
