Dealer had four sterling flags from some sort of Franklin mint set. They were to scale so they were all different sizes. I picked the biggest of the four and put it next to a slab for scale - 1120 grains, 2.3 oz
50th year Michigan numismatic club nickle, some times the reverse is even more interesting. The reverses follow the obverse of the coin. These are from the Marysville coin club.
Before Wood, last coin meeting picked up a pre Tenino woods 1931.. First Wooden money ...Tenino 1932....Willapa harbor 1934 first of there series and is close to Tenino. Reverse of top two pic's Home of the Pacific Oyster and you can still catch very large King Salmon..
Those are fascinating and mystifying at the same time. How unpractical was it to carry around checks that consisted of wooden planks? What are the dimensions of those?
These are very thin cut from Red Cedar, which is plentiful herein the Great NW. they can very in size, from 2x3 in. 3x3 in. 3x5 to7 in. i have nearly 100 pieces from different states and years. Put them in your pocket you would have toothpicks..
They're smaller than I thought - they look much bigger in the pics without a reference. Very cool stuff.
City of Roseville California Centennial 1864-1964 medal: Can't beat a city whose motto is "Progress Through Participation". Recently a Nile Crocodile was found wandering the streets of Roseville.
You have a very interesting collection of Mardi Gras tokens Circus. It seems to me that most if not all of the ones that I've seen are aluminum. do you have any examples in your collection made of other medals? Other than the clever designs, the bright colors of these pieces always caught my attention. A great series of exonumia to collect for sure. Bruce
Here's a medal by William Wyon for the Reopening of the Royal Exchange in 1844. (BHM 2185) It's pretty hefty at 73mm and 213 gms and in nice shape despite a rim ding on the reverse.