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The Toad Percussion seal press made poor impressions, as did All percusion seals. This encouraged more pounding on these seals, further deteriorating them. Lever and screw presses made reliable (lega… (View Post)

see Nor cal seal collection on line for more toads (View Post)

6 Merriam toads (View Post)

The token as well as seal is the Merriam Toad, as was advertised by Merriam. There is no salamander press, as Shenkman in his 1980 article ignored earlier coin dealer references to the Toad press and… (View Post)

Grocers and merchants had tokens known by numismatists as "store cards". Merriam made a few but not many. Merriam agents made a living by selling the lion Press for 5 dollars. A merchant wh… (View Post)