Interesting 'Draped Bust Dollar' Pickup Today
I bought this today at the B&M on the cheap, because I found it interesting. It appears to be one side of a brass 'Draped Bust Dollar' medal or token dated 1776. It is 40mm in diameter and is very thin (weight is 7.3 grams). The other side of it appears to have been milled out from the reverse of whatever this was, and then the edge was crudely folded over.
Does anyone know what this is? My main thought is that this may have been created for the 1876 Centennial...
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Congratulations on the pickup! Photographed well!
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It probably once contained an advertisement of some sort.
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Interesting item, and fairly well made in terms of replicating the Draped Bust Dollar design.
I suspect that it is the front half of a "shell card". The other half would have had a commercial advertisement on it.5 -
@dcarr said:
Interesting item, and fairly well made in terms of replicating the Draped Bust Dollar design.
I suspect that it is the front half of a "shell card". The other half would have had a commercial advertisement on it.I wasn't thinking about a shell card at all, but I do think you've got it exactly!
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Neat piece and kudoes on the attribution!
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Advertising shellcard with the reverse card missing. 1876 vintage.
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@CaptHenway said:
Neat piece and kudoes on the attribution!Yes thank you everyone! Definitely not what I was expecting! The obverse is executed so well, I'm wondering if was copied from an existing coin and can be attributed.
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Fugly looking for sure but interesting 🤔
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Cool pickup! I have a one or two shell cards in my collection. Not this type though.
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Interesting Piece.
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