Let's see your exonumia!

The artistry on these "fantasy" pieces just draws me in. And, for the going "raw" price of around $5 each, I had to have one. OK, more than one (I bought 6 different metal types), but here is the one I have imaged so far.

 

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I actually listed it wrong but ended the listing, I think I will just keep it. Thanks for the info, I didn't think of the fact it may have just been chiseled instead of stamped.

Here is a civil war token I found in a roll of cull Indian heads.

 

In my opinion, one of the most beautiful potential small dollar designs proposed. Can you imagine if these were the circulating small dollar design? Just a stunning piece of artistry by Ron Landis and Gallery Mint.

 

Beautiful, brg! Now that's the kind of design I'm looking for on a modern coin.

Bruce

 

An agricultural medal awarded in 1893 for a "horse rake". Not being a country boy, I had to look that up.

 

Nice medal, yarm. The "horse rake" isn't bad either I like to see the related items, ads, patents, portraits, etc., that go along with the exonumia we post. It adds a lot of interest, at least for me. Very nice presentation...Thank-you.

Bruce

 

USS Moosbrugger DD980
Their motto was: The Moose is loose.

 

I have a few of his concept dollars. I agree that his flowing hair Liberty would be a great circulating coin, but unfortunately fell victim to Congressional meddling with the design and political correctness. Here's another that I'm not sure was actually coined. I like the profile with wreath better than the "Farrah hair" 3/4 Status of Liberty bust shown on my bit of exonumia, though.

 

nice comments, Bruce

 

I know most here don't collect casino chips but I do and had the opportunity to play here (Wiesbaden Germany) this past Tuesday (05/26/2015). This chip is used on their roulette tables and not on any other games. Note the serial number on the bottom as another way to keep track of possible fraud against the casino. They change chips several times a day with off color pieces. All other games start at $10. I play blackjack mostly, and found one interesting change in their betting procedure. If you are at a $25 dollar table, your increased betting increments must be in $25 steps as well. If at a $100 table, they must be in $100 steps.
This casino has the class found in many European casino's, in the games played and the tight dress codes they enforced. Normally a suit and tie for gentleman and formal attire for the ladies. I was in a good quality sweater and dress slacks and had to be approved by the floor manager before access was given to the casino floor. Once inside, the interior has the old world charm you feel brought about by its architecture and quiet surroundings. Quite a difference from what players experience in Las Vegas or even local casinos. I would have loved to have taken pictures of the interior, but no cameras allowed.

 

Minerva ???? Gaming Token ????

Brass 23mm x 2mm

 

Can't help you, but I will say that the flashing between two photo's is very irritating!

 

The animated .gif is not just flashing for fun.
Showing picts of coins from 1 lighting source tend to leave a lot of details hidden.By lighting from 2 perspectives, different devises cast their shadows to view better.
If you focus on various areas of detail, you will see them more clearly.
I hope that the Likes from members indicate approval for picts & animation.

I've actually reset the animation to cycle 2 times. I figured that the viewer could click it again if they wanted to see the 2nd view again.Unfortunately, there must be as time limit on CoinTalk for Editing. My Edit link was removed.

 

It's a cool token. Tapatalk doesn't display .gifs correctly so I can't see it on my tablet.

 

There is a 1) dull & 1) bright view. Which does your app display?
You might be able to save it to your tablet and open it in another .gif friendly app.

 

If you go to my website artscoins.com you will see the love token I use for my logo, as well as a story about it published in The Numismatist.

 

I'm on a computer now...

It showed the bright view. Which one is closer to it's "in-hand" appearance?

 

Both really, since the only difference is the way the light reflects off the actual tokens surface.
The dull does show 70% of the detail. The low relief doesn't cast all shadows.
The bright adds the other 30% of the details, light shining into your eyes.
Notice the snake's head above the bust's hair is more defined. So are the right side rigging on the boat and left side sun rays, of the brighter Axial lighted pict, which reflects its light directly back into the camera's lens with no shadows.

This upload is reduces to 2 cycles. Clicking on the pict will not restart the cycling, since the site's Zoom function takes precedence. To see the continuous cycling, refer back to the upload in my post above.



This bust has a single snake. Could it still be a representation of Medusa, which was and ugly women with many snakes as hair?

Greek or Roman??

 

Got me! Maybe someone will see it and know. I'm not familiar with gaming tokens.

 

I have this apothecary weight. I know it was made by Henry Troemner of Philadelphia but don't know when.