-
Re: Uniface Counterstruck cent BB-62 Battleship New Jersey token
I believe the piece was struck for one of the early attempts to move the USS New Jersey from the mothball fleet to a docking as a museum ship somewhere in New Jersey. This was finally accomplished a … (View Post)2 -
Re: The Great Chicago Fire US Mint Relic Medal
Here's the other famous relic medal from the Chicago Fire although it is a private issue and not from the U.S. Mint. This C.D. Peacock medal from their 100th Anniversary in 1937 contains a small… (View Post)3 -
Re: Elongated Coins - Columbian Expo
Several $5 gold are known and I think I remember hearing about a $10, I've seen every other U.S. $1 silver and under, bust and later, with the exception of a 3c silver and a bust half dime struc… (View Post)4 -
Re: Underway on Nuclear Power
I knew that I still had an example of this USS Nautilus SSN571 aluminum medal somewhere and it finally turned up. It's actually for the 125th Anniversary of Mare Island which is also where the N… (View Post)1 -
Re: Does anyone have 4th Ed Edkins handy? Or Schenkman?
The Wheeling - Antlers piece is a "B" in the Schenkman catalog -- I've handled it several times. The saloon was located at 31 12th Street in the early 1900s. The Terra Alta is also a &… (View Post)1