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A Trade Dollar with a story
GoldenEyeNumismatics
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Picked this up at the WESPNEX show in White Plains, NY today.
"James Phillip Kuhl. His first Christmas, when six months old. From his Grand Aunt Emilia. A token of remembrance of his cousin Florence. Presented to her when six months old. To be kept as an heirloom for him. Made from silver taken from Grant co ore, the county where both were born. In the year 1876, the year that Florence E. Cannon was born. 40 years old when given to James Phillip, the year he was born 1916.
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Presented to dear baby James P. Kuhl, from Aunt Emilia. A Merry Christmas.
December 25, 1916"
The coin itself is an 1876-S Trade Dollar, with AU details and plenty of luster remaining. Besides the hole, the rim is fairly beat up, but still a rather attractive coin.
"James Phillip Kuhl. His first Christmas, when six months old. From his Grand Aunt Emilia. A token of remembrance of his cousin Florence. Presented to her when six months old. To be kept as an heirloom for him. Made from silver taken from Grant co ore, the county where both were born. In the year 1876, the year that Florence E. Cannon was born. 40 years old when given to James Phillip, the year he was born 1916.
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Presented to dear baby James P. Kuhl, from Aunt Emilia. A Merry Christmas.
December 25, 1916"
The coin itself is an 1876-S Trade Dollar, with AU details and plenty of luster remaining. Besides the hole, the rim is fairly beat up, but still a rather attractive coin.
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With the note, it becomes a mesmerizing family heirloom with tons of history.
I like it
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that is super - really wonderful. I love finding stuff like that.
Thanks,
Eric
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
a tactile link to the past that you cant get with plastic
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are you sure its not a chinese fake made last year
with an elaborate provenance?
<< <i>That's fantastic! I am always amazed and disappointed when my wife and I walk through antique places and there are old diplomas and family pictures on the walls for a few dollars each. I would hope that most folks would value their history more than that amount of money. >>
I agree with Tom.
(I have an engraving, on the back of the frame is an envelope, inside that is a hand-written note from my grandmother detailing the entire history of the piece back to the 1850's, when it came into the family. She did this for many family photos, as well as pieces of furniture-- otherwise, we'd probably never know about the hall table that was used by Civil War surgeons in Culpeper, VA.,)
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
Grant County, Oregon
Lode silver ore from Grant County, NM (a significant silver mining region)
Lode silver ore from Grant Company
<< <i>That's cool.Too bad we can't know the history of all our coins. >>
how could they?
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
would be my guess
you will notice that in the text it is followed by "the county where both were born"
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<< <i>there is also a Kuhl Ranch in Grant County, OR >>
Well, that sinches it!
<< <i>It's pretty amazing that the letter and coin have stayed together all this time.
(.... otherwise, we'd probably never know about the hall table that was used by Civil War surgeons in Culpeper, VA.,) >>
That's kind of a sick thing to have sitting around a home really. At that point, about all surgeons did were amputations.