Still own mine, often described as a spring loaded salamander with a pancake on his head!
It's actually a depiction of an embossing press manufactured by Merriam and Co.
This is the obverse, probably the most famous die in all civil war tokens.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Still own the coin- a 1936 Satin proof in PCGS PR67 I purchased from Katy Duncan at Pinnacle in 2009. I miss her and Pinnacle - she was a great dealer to work with. Helped me build my Levoi Walker set, especially the early dates.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
I still own mine as well, which was purchased from Fred many years ago. Befitting of a lifelong love of flying single engines prop jobs to maintaining airliners for thirty years. I’m retired now, enjoying life as a sim pilot for fun.
@DCW said:
Still own mine, often described as a spring loaded salamander with a pancake on his head!
It's actually a depiction of an embossing press manufactured by Merriam and Co.
This is the obverse, probably the most famous die in all civil war tokens.
I remember seeing these tokens in a post here some time ago. I snagged your image, since I live in Merriam, KS. Don't know when it will come in handy but I'm sure it will.
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Still own mine, often described as a spring loaded salamander with a pancake on his head!
It's actually a depiction of an embossing press manufactured by Merriam and Co.
This is the obverse, probably the most famous die in all civil war tokens.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Still own the coin- a 1936 Satin proof in PCGS PR67 I purchased from Katy Duncan at Pinnacle in 2009. I miss her and Pinnacle - she was a great dealer to work with. Helped me build my Levoi Walker set, especially the early dates.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
Gyro. Basically euro with a half-pronounced G in front of it.
I own this coin. It was part of my 100 Greatest Women on Coins registry set, now retired. I met Audrey Hepburn in Somalia.
Am retired though.
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
I still own mine as well, which was purchased from Fred many years ago. Befitting of a lifelong love of flying single engines prop jobs to maintaining airliners for thirty years. I’m retired now, enjoying life as a sim pilot for fun.
I remember seeing these tokens in a post here some time ago. I snagged your image, since I live in Merriam, KS. Don't know when it will come in handy but I'm sure it will.
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I own mine. Just one of my interesting-colored Kennedys.
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
I still own my avatar, but the garage is long gone.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
I'm not sure if I still own the exact piece in my avatar but I do have several examples of this scarce Montana ferry token on hand.
Mine is a silver didrachm of the island-city-state of Rhodes. It was the first ancient coin I paid serious (for me) money for, and I still have it.
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
Apparently I have been awarded the DPOTD twice.
I own mine!
It’s only the second avatar I’ve used since 2003. And the first one I still own as well.
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
A selfie I took years ago.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson