A couple of 1864 Lincoln Obverse used in 1939 Advertising

coinsarefun · March 2, 2021 1:31PM

I thought these were pretty cool. Both a self explanatory by reading the reverse sides of the tokens.
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Obverse die is from the Political tokens of Civil War era. The reverse adverting with an explanation of the Lincoln Obverse.
Don't know how common these are but thought they were pretty cool and high grade. Both are proof like.
Both by Ripstra. He was a pretty busy guy making many medals and tokens
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1939 Central States Numismatic Conference
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1939 The Lincoln Group
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QE Guy · March 2, 2021 1:42PM

I've got one of those:

coinsarefun · March 2, 2021 1:55PM

excellent example! @QE Guy Maybe everyone can post what they have. I think it would make a spectacular thread!

mannie gray · March 2, 2021 5:49PM

@coinsarefun said:
I thought these were pretty cool. Both a self explanatory by reading the reverse sides of the tokens.
.
.
Obverse die is from the Political tokens of Civil War era. The reverse adverting with an explanation of the Lincoln Obverse.
Don't know how common these are but thought they were pretty cool and high grade. Both are proof like.
Both by Ripstra. He was a pretty busy guy making many medals and tokens
.

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1939 Central States Numismatic Conference
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.
1939 The Lincoln Group
.

Very cool!
Thanks for sharing.

seanq · March 3, 2021 8:30AM

I will say that obverse die was in excellent condition for being 75 years old. In my mind I am comparing those tokens to the Bashlow cent restrikes, where the dies looked like they were stored inthe trunk of a car for several decades.

Sean Reynolds

291fifth · March 3, 2021 8:32AM

I've never seen either one before, let alone in that high a grade. Nice medals!

ricko · March 4, 2021 7:34AM

Very nice specimens...Where are the dies now? Does anyone know? Cheers, RickO

Zoins · March 6, 2021 11:27PM

@QE Guy said:
I've got one of those:

Wow! That's a great looking specimen.

I have one too!

1864 Abraham Lincoln Portrait / Drums, Rifles, Canons, Flags - Silver - R9 - by F.C. Key & Sons - Fuld 129/349-f, Cunningham 3-470S, King-120, DeWitt-AL 1864-77 - NGC MS64 POP 2/0/2 - Ex. Michael Parkoff

Zoins · March 7, 2021 1:02AM

@coinsarefun said:
Both by Ripstra. He was a pretty busy guy making many medals and tokens

John Henri Ripstra's biography is here:

A couple of 1864 Lincoln Obverse used in 1939 Advertising

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