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Re: Grande Dame of Numismatics Catherine Elias Bullowa-Moore (1919-2017)
I won quite a few pieces from the miscellaneous section in the back of the small auction catalogs she put out in the '80s and '90s. I got to know Catherine at the ANA conventions & she … (View Post)5 -
Re: Maryland Token and Medal Society
Token and medal collecting groups are usually formed around two main themes -- topical collecting or geographical collecting. Most states or regions have had exonumia organizations with many now dorm… (View Post)2 -
Re: Virgil Brand, the most underrated coin collector of all time or "The King of Coin Collectors"?
You are correct -- Bill purchased two good sized wood boxes full of miscellaneous exonumia & world coins that were the property of one of Brand's heirs. These boxes were part of the inherita… (View Post)9 -
Re: Anthony Conrad Paquet - German-American Engraver
He signed more than one medal -- Pacquet's signature is on a number of medals that he designed while employed at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. He (along with William Barber) is responsible for … (View Post)1 -
Re: Any thoughts about what these are?
They are die trials from a well known die sinker. The signature is not Mdise but rather Moise with the end of the signature being K Co. which is one of the variations of the Moise - Klinkner Co. sign… (View Post)4