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Wizard Coin Supply "Good For" by Daniel Carr
edix2001
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I picked this up online, impulsively, after reading about it in the E-Sylum. After receiving it, I like it even more. In my view it's got a lot going for it as a "Good For" token. While the obverse design is a bit plain, featuring the company's logo, it is nicely lettered with the date and location of the ANA convention. The reverse is a lot more exciting, nicely incorporating the magic wand element, with some old timey numerals. The satin finish is what really stands out, that and the fact that it is a hunk of bronze, and the reeded add adds to its attraction.
I'd be interested to hear from others who may have picked these up at the Baltimore show. I saw a photo of the wizard walking around the bourse floor, and I wonder how well these tokens did at the show.
I'd be interested to hear from others who may have picked these up at the Baltimore show. I saw a photo of the wizard walking around the bourse floor, and I wonder how well these tokens did at the show.
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<< <i>I saw a photo of the wizard walking around the bourse floor >>
Are you sure it wasn't MadMarty? He's been known to walk a bourse floor in wizard costume!
Random thought... I wonder what DCarr charges for custom tokens, if he even offers them. Hmm.
I know of some dealers who have had some neat ones struck. I saw one colonial dealer whose token obverse was an early New York "Excelsior" design, which was neat to see in a halfpenny-sized red BU copper format!
I have been going the budget route, with my own wooden nickels and wooden dollars, using a stock design on one side and my info on the other. Those are not terribly expensive, and they're a very popular alternative to regular business cards. Not as classy as metal tokens, even aluminum ones, would be, though.
Since I am mostly an absentee vendor at my antique mall booth, I thought of doing some sort of "gift certificate"-like program so wives who are not knowledgeable about numismatics could buy their husbands the gift of coins. I think metal good-fors in predetermined denominations (like $5-10, maybe) would be neat, one day.
<< <i>Wizard Coin Supply seems to be doing a great job. I autographed books at their table during the ANA and noticed that Wizard staff were really helpful and attentive to customers as well as browsers. I thought enough of the Wizard operation to make them exclusive distributor of my Renaissance of American Coinage books. >>
No one loves the Wizard more than me (I just bought a book from them last week), but I think it's a bit campy when they refer to employees as "Lady" and "Baron" and things like that. Other than that, I look at their website regularly to see their new offerings.
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
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<< <i> I think it's a bit campy when they refer to employees as "Lady" and "Baron" and things like that.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
Usually I am the biggest eyecatcher and most outlandishly-dressed one on the floor.
Cameron Kiefer
<< <i>Traci Poole is the best Wizard employee there is
Cameron Kiefer >>
Good one, Cameron.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
<< <i>Random thought... I wonder what DCarr charges for custom tokens, if he even offers them. Hmm. >>
I do custom (commission) minting, although I don't have a formal offering of customizable tokens.
Costs can vary significantly. The most expensive (and difficult) part of the process is the design,
sculpting, and engraving. Dies can cost anywhere from $200-$2,000 (most are around $500),
depending upon complexity and level of difficulty in the design & sculpting.
The Wizard Coin Supply token is an example of such a project. The design and sculpting part was pretty easy.
On the obverse, I basically just arranged the "furniture" they already had in mind. The reverse was simply
to show the denomination ($25) and the slogan. I spruced it up a bit with the star wand, but that was an
easy one to sculpt as well.
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