Exonumia for the weekend

coinsarefun · June 22, 2018 9:31AM

This is an obscure 1850 I. A. Hopkins Publishing. Merchant out of Milwaukee. There are 2 different varieties for this merchant. I really have not seen many of these and the few I have seen has been vf at best, other than one that sold a few years back in an AU55 holder, but it was not this variety it was the second one.
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I guess I have a week spot for tokens with Eagles on them. This particular one is not listed in silver on brass and has darn near 100% silver left on obverse and about 80% left on the reverse.
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I took a picture of the catalog for my own notes and inserted in red what mine is so I don't forget later.
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DUIGUY · June 22, 2018 9:42AM

I like it!

Namvet69 · June 22, 2018 9:52AM

Kinda nice that a business owner used a heraldic eagle for his advertising. Peace Roy

asheland · June 22, 2018 10:10AM

Cool!

DCW · June 22, 2018 10:25AM

johnny9434 · June 22, 2018 12:30PM

coool token dcw and a nice one as well coins. wtg

coinsarefun · June 22, 2018 2:29PM

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. @DCW I always liked that one.
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Ok, here is another one with I bought back in 2013
at the ANA Stacks Auction Ford Collection.
The description was as follows.
"Chestnut-brown with hints of violet. Possibly bronzed during manufacture.
The identity of the variety is somewhat obscure as the reverse inscription is given by Rulau as: "HENRY COOK, MONEY BROKER,"
perhaps following a description in an 1886 Woodward sale. The piece offered here has a 10-line inscription on the reverse;
the first two lines being the same as represented by Rulau, and hence this may be identical with Rulau Ma-Bo 20.

Rulau writes further that there are "only 2 pieces known" for the Ma-Bo 20 variety.
A specimen of the more common variety with the Constitution obverse exceeded $2,000 in our (Stack's) July 2008 sale.
From the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection."
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Now interesting enough while researching another Merchant I ran into this piece.
It is a Haviland, Stevenson & Co, 'established 1825' with the exact same reverse eagle.
This is the first I have seen the same Eagle used. I think this auction was in the mid 1800's as
they only did drawings on the coins and tokens.
Anyways it really makes me wonder who the engraver really was.
As far as the 2013 auction goes I have never seen another come up for sale.
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Below is my Merchant token and below that is the screenshot I took of the auction showing the reverse.
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1860's BOSTON R-MA-BO-20 VARIETY HENRY COOK EX. JOHN J. FORD JR.NGC MS 65.
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CWT1863 · June 22, 2018 3:16PM

1850's Syracuse, New York Merchant token. NY-1028. NGC MS-64.

sjcoins · June 22, 2018 3:39PM

1824 Campaign NGC MS 63

Cameonut · June 22, 2018 4:05PM

@coinsarefun said:
This is an obscure 1850 I. A. Hopkins Publishing. Merchant out of Milwaukee. There are 2 different varieties for this merchant. I really have not seen many of these and the few I have seen has been vf at best, other than one that sold a few years back in an AU55 holder, but it was not this variety it was the second one.
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I guess I have a week spot for tokens with Eagles on them. This particular one is not listed in silver on brass and has darn near 100% silver left on obverse and about 80% left on the reverse.
.The second variety of this Merchant does list a silver on brass.
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I took a picture of the catalog for my own notes and inserted in red what mine is so I don't forget later.
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I wonder if this token is somehow related to Western Publishing Company (incorporated 1907) in Racine - about 40 miles south of Milwaukee. 1850 is over 50 years earlier than the Racine company, but it wouldn't be unheard of if they move to where they could build a plant and hire employees.

Anyway, great token!

Cameonut · June 22, 2018 4:07PM

For those that might not know, Western Publishing in Racine printed the Red Book and Blue Book and many types of coin folders. I have lots of stories that I heard from my neighbors that worked there in the '60's.

I don't think they are printing anything in Racine anymore. So sad.

Timbuk3 · June 22, 2018 4:28PM

Nice items, thanks for sharing !!!

coinsarefun · June 22, 2018 4:36PM

@Cameonut said:

@coinsarefun said:

I wonder if this token is somehow related to Western Publishing Company (incorporated 1907) in Racine - about 40 miles south of Milwaukee. 1850 is over 50 years earlier than the Racine company, but it wouldn't be unheard of if they move to where they could build a plant and hire employees.

Anyway, great token!

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I was wondering the exact same thing. I couldn’t find anything on the particular one, other than the name western publishing. Like you said it’s not uncommon if they moved and this was an early token.
Wouldn’t be very cool if it was, weren’t they the publishers of the red book?

Cameonut · June 22, 2018 4:46PM

Did a little Googling - seems like the beginnings of Western in Racine date back to 1850. So maybe the printing was actually done in Racine, and Hopkins did some selling in Milwaukee.

FYI I was born and raised in Racine - went to EH Wadewitz elementary school - a new school in the early '60s - named after the founder of Western Publishing Inc. I never knew that until today.

http://racinepost.blogspot.com/2010/07/celebrating-175-years-western-printing.html

Flatwoods · June 22, 2018 5:00PM

ThePennyLady · June 22, 2018 7:12PM

Stef, you have such cool stuff! I love seeing your posts here and on Facebook!

I haven't posted this in a while, but I think it's a beautiful piece.

coinsarefun · June 22, 2018 9:17PM

Thanks @ThePennyLady! I always love your piece as it is soooo beautiful
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Here is a Daniel Carr over strike on a 1964 Kennedy half.
Someone pointed out a month or so back that it’s a ddo.
Maybe PCGS will slab it
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sjcoins · June 23, 2018 2:45AM

After this kind of week. This token is just about right.

Twobitcollector · June 23, 2018 3:09AM

This is my favorite Moonlight Mint item

ricko · June 23, 2018 5:11AM

Really nice exonumia here... unique pieces...Cheers, RickO

Lakesammman · June 23, 2018 5:30AM

"Original" steam token on top, Feb. date on reverse. Charmy, your's is beautiful!

BG · June 23, 2018 5:34AM

photo LongIslandTerc_Combo1.jpg

The Long Island SCD bears a passing resemblance to John Mercanti’s 2007 Jamestown gold five dollar obverse.

The 300th anniversary of the first European settlement on present day Long Island (derived from the Dutch Lange Eylandt) was cause for a large local celebration, held from May 30th to September 7th, 1936. The Committee in charge of the celebration sought Congressional approval for a commemorative coin that would help offset the costs. Legislation for the proposed half dollar was held up until a month before the celebration, and with the Mint backed up due to numerous other commemorative projects (1936 being the peak year for the series), reduction work on Howard Weinman’s models had to be done out of house at the Medallic Art Company. Delays in production meant that the coins would not be ready in time for the event.

With no coin to sell, organizers sought to issue a private medal. The Long Island Tercentenary Commemoration so-called dollar (HK694-694a) is struck on gilt copper and features the busts of a European settler and a Native American on the obverse. Unlike the coin, where the portraits are conjoined and face to the right, on the so-called dollar they face each other. The reverse features a federal eagle with a one star shield, fasces on both sides, and the inscriptions LONG ISLAND’S FIRST WHITE SETTLEMENT and 1636.

cardinal · June 23, 2018 8:06AM

@ThePennyLady said:
Stef, you have such cool stuff! I love seeing your posts here and on Facebook!

I haven't posted this in a while, but I think it's a beautiful piece.

Gorgeous toning on that one!!

cardinal · June 23, 2018 8:41AM

A few recent additions to the Libertas Americana Tokens of the US Centennial Showcase and Digital Album, now up to 125 different tokens (each with their own pedigrees, and including 124 pop tops):

On the Set Registry Forum, voting is open for the Best Digital Album of the Year, and and eventhough the set is a Exonumia Showcase, the PCGS Judges nominated my showcase to be in the running. You can see the Digital Album with all of the pictures (250 in total) here:

Libertas Americana Tokens of the US Centennial Album

BG · June 24, 2018 3:52AM

Some super nice exo.

photo Commems_1934-MarylandMedal_Combo3.jpg

The Maryland Tercentenary medallion, executed by Hans Schuler, is intended to commemorate three hundred years of Maryland history from the time of the first Governor to the present administration.

On the one side is a group of the founders. Leonard Calvert is shown holding the instructions of Lord Baltimore, and on his right and behind him is the first historian of the colony, Rev. Andrew White, S. J., and the colorful figure of Captain Thomas Cornwallis. On Lord Baltimore's left the colors are being presented, and an Indian is crouched in the foreground, with the ARK depicted in the distance.

On the other side is the shield of Maryland and the dates, with a likeness of Governor Ritchie.

Any profits derived from the sale of the medal will be applied to the expenses of the Tercentenary Commission.

coinsarefun · June 24, 2018 6:00AM

@cardinal what a spectacular Libertas collection it is. I had know idea there were that many different merchants
that used this obverse. You hear an incredible collection. I can easily understand why the your set was entered into
the running!

cardinal · June 24, 2018 7:47AM

@coinsarefun said:
@cardinal what a spectacular Libertas collection it is. I had know idea there were that many different merchants
that used this obverse. You hear an incredible collection. I can easily understand why the your set was entered into
the running!

Thanks Stef! When I embarked on that collection, I had no idea how many merchants used that obverse either! The various books on civil war tokens and merchant tokens provide a LOT of information, but with tens of thousands of different tokens out there, it's hard to drill down to a specialized category such at the Libertas tokens.

I researched all of the available publications, and then decided to compile a separate reference focusing on the Libertas tokens, to be published very soon:

The book includes images of all of the known tokens bearing the Libertas Americana obverse (either TrueViews of actual specimens or composites of obverse and reverse images). This will be the first time in history that all of the tokens are illustrated in one reference.

coinsarefun · June 24, 2018 9:03AM

That is fantastic @cardinal. Please let me know when it becomes available as I would love to own a book.
And thanks to you it will be a true collectible as well as a reference

Boosibri · June 24, 2018 10:21AM

This just came in the mail yesterday

coinsarefun · June 24, 2018 10:37AM

@Boosibri said:
This just came in the mail yesterday

There are only a few more Conder Tokens on my list of wants and that is one of them, but I want mine in bronze.
Awesome pickups!

BillJones · June 24, 2018 11:03AM

Samuel J. Tilden ran for president in 1876. He lost the White House in a highly controversial election which was ultimately determined by committee of 15 government officials from the House, Senate and Supreme Court. The votes were 8 to 7 along party lines for the winner, Republican Rutherford B. Hays.

The dispute centered around the Electoral College Votes of three southern states plus one Oregon vote. Hays had to get all of those votes to win the election. Among the group, only the Oregon vote clearly belonged to Hays. The rest were clearly in dispute.

There was a lot of rancor in the wake of that decision. Some Democrats were ready to start another civil war. Other Democrats were angry at Tilden because they thought that he had not shown enough vigor to stand up for his case during the maturations that led up to his defeat. It didn’t help when Tilden made a comment that everything had turned out for the best. He was honored by the fact that the people had elected him president, but given the outcome, he was relieved that he would have to bear the burdens of the office.

In the late spring a group of New York City Democrats got together at Delmonico’s Restaurant to drown their disappointment. In connection with this they sponsored three satirical medalets, executed by George Lovett, that demonstrated their disappointment with Tilden. Oddly enough they are listed with the pro Tilden pieces in DeWitt – Sullivan.

SJT 1876-5 marks the "death" of the Democratic Party which was done in by "Tildenopathy."

SJT 1876-6 mentions the lost political spoils ("your piece of cake") that the Democrats would have gotten from a Tilden victory. The "sore toe" reference addresses Tilden’s less than robust health. He tended to be a bit of hypochondriac.

SJT 1876-7 brings up the false charge that Tilden cheated on his income taxes during the Civil War.

All of these medalets are scarce to rare, especially in copper or brass. The white metal pieces are somewhat more common.

DCW · June 24, 2018 11:07AM

@Boosibri said:
This just came in the mail yesterday

Love this design. I always think of the one offered by CRO:

cardinal · June 24, 2018 8:07PM

@coinsarefun said:
That is fantastic @cardinal. Please let me know when it becomes available as I would love to own a book.
And thanks to you it will be a true collectible as well as a reference

Thanks Stef! All the text and images have been completed, and just a bit of design and editing need to be done. It should be ready around the time of the ANA in August.

DCW · June 25, 2018 5:35AM

@cardinal said:

@coinsarefun said:
That is fantastic @cardinal. Please let me know when it becomes available as I would love to own a book.
And thanks to you it will be a true collectible as well as a reference

Thanks Stef! All the text and images have been completed, and just a bit of design and editing need to be done. It should be ready around the time of the ANA in August.

I, too am stoked about your book. And I dont even collect those!
The world of exonumia offers so much bang for the buck

EXOJUNKIE · June 25, 2018 1:25PM

coinsarefun · June 25, 2018 1:28PM

That’s some mighty sweet tokens there @EXOJUNKIE

cardinal · June 25, 2018 5:48PM

@DCW said:

@cardinal said:

@coinsarefun said:
That is fantastic @cardinal. Please let me know when it becomes available as I would love to own a book.
And thanks to you it will be a true collectible as well as a reference

Thanks Stef! All the text and images have been completed, and just a bit of design and editing need to be done. It should be ready around the time of the ANA in August.

I, too am stoked about your book. And I dont even collect those!
The world of exonumia offers so much bang for the buck

Thanks! I will be sure to let you know when the books are available!

coinsarefun · June 25, 2018 6:20PM

Since we are on the topic I thought I would post my very first electrotype I bought years ago. Only the obverse but still beautiful and one of my favorites.
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cardinal · June 25, 2018 6:32PM

@coinsarefun said:
Since we are on the topic I thought I would post my very first electrotype I bought years ago. Only the obverse but still beautiful and one of my favorites.
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That is an amazing electrotype, very beautiful!!

Kwoods · June 25, 2018 9:27PM

@coinsarefun said:
Since we are on the topic I thought I would post my very first electrotype I bought years ago. Only the obverse but still beautiful and one of my favorites.
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Wow! Where can I find one of those?

coinsarefun · June 25, 2018 9:53PM

@Kwoods said:

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I bought this several years back and have not seen another come to auction yet.
They might be out there but not too many and certainly not this quality.

cardinal · June 25, 2018 10:18PM

I found this one early last year:

While it is well made, and has both the obverse and reverse, it is not nearly as attractive as the one above!

Swampboy · June 25, 2018 11:22PM

@BG said:
photo LongIslandTerc_Combo1.jpg

The Long Island SCD bears a passing resemblance to John Mercanti’s 2007 Jamestown gold five dollar obverse.

The 300th anniversary of the first European settlement on present day Long Island (derived from the Dutch Lange Eylandt) was cause for a large local celebration, held from May 30th to September 7th, 1936. The Committee in charge of the celebration sought Congressional approval for a commemorative coin that would help offset the costs. ...Delays in production meant that the coins would not be ready in time for the event.

With no coin to sell, organizers sought to issue a private medal. The Long Island Tercentenary Commemoration so-called dollar (HK694-694a) is struck on gilt copper and features the busts of a European settler and a Native American on the obverse. Unlike the coin, where the portraits are conjoined and face to the right, on the so-called dollar they face each other. The reverse features a federal eagle with a one star shield, fasces on both sides, and the inscriptions LONG ISLAND’S FIRST WHITE SETTLEMENT and 1636.

I've never seen this one before.

Sweet!

BG · June 26, 2018 4:11AM

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I've never seen this one before.

Sweet!

Thanks. Found on eBay a couple years back.

EXOJUNKIE · June 26, 2018 10:59AM

I'm still really enjoying these two pretty recent newps and am thinking about submitting them for grading....

coinsarefun · June 26, 2018 11:25AM

One of my favorite wallpapers.....I'm thinking once I get better pic's of all the electro's, struck copies and Wyatt copy
of the Pine Tree sixpence to make a poster out of it as I think it looks pretty cool. Plus I have a few more since I made this
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rooksmith · June 26, 2018 3:45PM

Wow - interesting thread.

I was about to start a thread for tokens. Some history on each one would be good to have.

I was wondering why the California 1849 "Model Half Eagle" is called a Model. Anyone know?

WillieBoyd2 · June 26, 2018 6:09PM

There are some British tokens called "Model Half Sovereigns" named after the British gold coin.

Great Britain Victoria Model Half Sovereign gaming token (19mm)
VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN 1841
THE PRINCE OF WALES MODEL HALF SOVRN

coinsarefun · June 26, 2018 6:19PM

@rooksmith said:
Wow - interesting thread.

I was about to start a thread for tokens. Some history on each one would be good to have.

I was wondering why the California 1849 "Model Half Eagle" is called a Model. Anyone know?

I don’t believe I’ve seen this token. Can you post the other side. And, I don’t know why they call it a “model”

fiftysevener · June 26, 2018 7:00PM

Would like identification please. Appears to be silver or more likely pewter.

coinsarefun · June 26, 2018 7:33PM

@fiftysevener said:
Would like identification please. Appears to be silver or more likely pewter.![](https://us.v-

That seems to be quite an interesting piece you have there. Not sure if its something taken off of one of his actual
sewing machines or if its a copy? Perhaps you can post the reverse?
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I did a quick google and found his advertisement in an Agricultural magazine
and a great site explaining all about him

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Exonumia for the weekend

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