Let's see your exonumia!

Bruce, nice stuff.

I really have to get one of that last one.

 

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If you PM me with an address Frank I'll be glad to send you one and an example of several others too. Don't worry about postage or anything, I'll take care of it.

Anybody else want one please do the same. That's the reason I stamp coins and tokens to give out to anyone who's interested. I guess you could call them my "calling card"

Bruce

 

A recent acquisition. A 1913 Barber dime with the face altered and pushed out. These were quite popular in the 1970's - 80's. This one was made into a stick pin rather than having a pin on the back.

 

"A 1913 Barber dime with the face altered and pushed out"

That's beautiful! Do you know of a dealer that sells this type coin?
Do you know if there is a forum that discusses these coins?

Mike

 

I don't know how many casino chip collectors are here on CT, but in honor of the Trump Plaza closing today, I'll post this chip I just added to my collection. The best thing about it was I collected it on site less than 24 hours ago. I also picked up 5 others since this was my only trip to Atlantic City I have ever made. This brings me up to over 260 different chips of which 90% of those I obtained in person. My reason for going was not for the chips but to be there for the Miss America Pageant. My niece is Miss Illinois and she was in the competition for Miss America. I was able to get some time of my own to make the circuit of casino's and add these to my collection. I haven't had time to clean it up (You are allowed this luxury on clay or composite chips) but it was taken from a Blackjack table I was on, so it has seen some action.

I would have posted a picture of my niece, but then no one would look at my casino chip. :>(

Below is a link to the same chip after a little TLC from saltysam-1. If you click on the picture itself, you get the same sized photo for easier comparison.

 

But, more important, how did your niece do?

 

She won several awards and honorable mentions but alas, Miss New York won the title. It was a three-peat for the state of New York, which is a first for the pageant besides. Now my niece will spend the next 8 months touring our state and making personal appearances.

 

Believe I have a couple...I should post 'em.

 

I am not sure if there is anyone still actively making these anymore. You would have to look hard to find these as they have become quite scarce. If I remember correctly Mercury dimes, Barber quarters and Barber halves were done like this also.

This is something you might find in a forum for exonumia but, I do not know of forum dedicated specifically for these coins.

 

Another recent pickup.

1860 M.L. Marshall, Oswego, New York, 1860. Miller NY-1007, Silver, 27.2 mm diameter, ex: Henry South collection.

Based on information obtained by A. R. Frey in the March 1904 issue of The Numismatist in an interview with Morgan L. Marshall’s son
Dyer M. Marshall only 25 were issued in silver, with a survival of only 1-2 examples today.
I have been able to trace 4 examples including this one.

 

Coins:

Great pick up, very attractive

 

This is called a repousse coin. Google it and you'll find a ton of contemporaries.

I have a repousse Barber quarter necklace from the 1909 World's Fair that looks similar to this. They made them into necklaces, watch fobs, stickpins, pins, etc. and many had small plates on the back for engraving.

 

That's right Jack, you do have one. Post away my friend!!

Bruce

 

That's a beauty! Love the gunmetal blue toning. I had a Marshall in my collection but it wasn't silver. Interestingly, he also counterstamped coins "M.L. Marshall" which are also rare. There's only five pieces documented --- 1830 Bust Dime, !806 Quarter, and three silver dollars / 1799, 1856, and a dateless Bust Dollar. It would make a nice companion piece to your token coinsarefun.

Morgan Marshall was also an avid coin collector and exhibited his collection at Oswego's 5th Annual Fair in 1860. Apparently, he specialized in Large Cents.

Bruce

 

There was a forum moderated by Robert Stump who authored a book called: Pop Out Repousse Coins - A Numismatic Mystery. Robert passed away in 2011 and his only existing forum wasn't maintained. I tried posting on it a year ago and no one replied. The book gives prices and rarity on the collectable pieces and a very good back ground on their development. There are actually two different types of Repousse Coins. Those made via the Keppler method and those by the Malliet method, both are patented with the government. I have several of each style and obtained a book a few years back when I first ran across them. You could try Oded Paz at pop-up@sbcglobal.net or www.popoutcoin.com and see if he can located another book. I purchased one through him about two years ago. They are out of print and less than 100 exist. You could also try contacting The Chicago Silver Company and see if they can furnish coins or at least leads to them. There are fakes and replicas out there so don't jump on the first thing you see. I have looked at eBay but the more expensive pieces I wouldn't buy unless you have a reasonable working knowledge about them. They are fascinating. When you see all the work that goes into them, you will believe they are under valued. The craftsmanship is more superior on the older pieces when comparing them to the newer one's. This is where the value is but so is the pricing.

 

Lovely Sam.....simply lovely. Now can we get an image of your lovely niece?

 

Oh dear......not cricket. Excuse the request. What was I thinking?

 

There are some threads here about these. I found this one.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/repousee-coins-aka-push-outs-or-pop-outs.225062/

 

If you insist. You can click on it to enlarge.

 

Mission Village Auto Court, Los Angeles, token and postcard


Mission Village Auto Court, Los Angeles, California, Good Luck Coin

Obverse:
Spanish Mission arch
MISSION VILLAGE AUTO COURT
5675 W. WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

Reverse:
Star and horseshoe
MISSION VILLAGE AUTO COURT
5675 WEST WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES
GOOD LUCK CHARM
BE KIND BE FRIENDLY BE CHEERFUL AND THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Metal: Bronze, Size: 29mm, Weight: 9.02gm

The Los Angeles Mission Village Auto Court opened in 1926 and closed in 1962.
Robert E. Callahan, a silent film actor and author, built it in the Spanish Revival style
which was popular in the 1920's.
The individual units were replicas of frontier and American Indian structures.
Mission Village was torn down in 1962 to make way for a freeway.

Robert Callahan wrote several novels based on American Indian themes, including
Daughter of Ramona, Lone Indian, Heart of an Indian, The Glory Hole, The Singing Bandit,
Santa Fe Trail, and Desert Outpost.
He wrote the film "Daughter of the West" in 1949.

The token dates from the 1940's or 1950's and the postcard from the 1950's.


Mission Village Auto Court Color Postcard Front

MISSION VILLAGE / 5675 W. Washington / LOS ANGELES
Fine Beds, Tile Showers, Electric Refrigeration, Sunny, Cozy and Quiet, Friendly and restful.
Easy access down town Los Angeles, Beaches, Hollywood and Studios.
Phone WHitney 2652

MISSION VILLAGE / 5675 W. Washington / LOS ANGELES
Open Day and Night
$1.50, $2, $2.50, $3
Fiesta Hall, Billards, Ping-Pong, Badminton.
Near Market, Cafe, Club, Church and School.
150 TRAILER Spaces.
Phone YOrk 9162

Designed, Erected, Owned by Robert E. Callahan
Author of the novels Daughter of Ramona, Lone Indian, Heart of an Indian,
The Glory Hole, The Singing Bandit, Santa Fe Trail, and Desert Outpost.

Size: 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (14.0 x 8.9cm)