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Re: Blue Ribbon coin conditioned
What's funny is that when Blue Ribbon first came out replacing the original Care, our group of dealers were all in agreement that Blue Ribbon was a poor replacement for the then venerated Care. … (View Post)1 -
Re: Saturday morning coffee with coins
The about uncirculated Elgin example that was one of five tokens used on the 2nd Edition cover was dumped (as expected) for a new & improved group of six tokens on the front of the 3rd Edition. T… (View Post)3 -
Re: Question about Abraham Demarest Plaster George Washington Medallion
Here is an example of the mounted electrotype (Type 1 with the border) and the frequently encountered wood frame with the ABNC print & description attached. (Images courtesy of Worthpoint). (View Post)1 -
Re: Question about Abraham Demarest Plaster George Washington Medallion
The plaster piece appears to be a cast made from one of the later George Washington electrotype shells made for sale by James Crutchett (if it is 70mm or smaller in diameter). I do not believe that i… (View Post)4 -
Re: Teddy Roosevelt Pop Out Coin
A couple quick things: Charmy's piece is indeed William Howard Taft and was used as a political piece for the 1908 Presidential campaign and after as speculated by several posters above. The two… (View Post)4