Let's see your exonumia!

Bought these 2 today mainly because they're silver. First one is 2oz and 2nd is 1/2oz

 

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Happy to help! I always favor original paperwork with my exo... Makes it easier to figure out what the heck it is! [emoji4]

 

very neat with the original envelope.

I have a small collection of Mehl's catalogues, far from complete.

And have one of these, tho circulated.

 

I got around to photographing my X#-81 fantasy Victoria crown in silver. It goes along with my example in copper that I posted here sometime back. These are very well done fantasy pieces, and are indexed in the Krause guide of "Unusual World Coins".

 

This is is a beautiful coin, brg. I do remember your copper example posted some time ago. At a mintage of 790, it must be difficult to find an example to add to a collection. Do you know who did the die work on them and where they were struck. Absolutely gorgeous!! Thanks for showing it.

Bruce

 

The daniel sully is very kool!!! Never saw one like that,And BRandM is correct,There is alot of fantasy brothel tokens...I'm looking at one AGAIN later today...Nice tokens!!!

 

Up until about 1915 San Fran's Barbary Coast had a brothel called Thalia's that issued tokens. In more modern times there's brothel chips of NV places where it's legal.

 

Look towards the end in the image and you can see Thalia's. There was a article in TAMs on Thalia tokens about ten years ago.

 

Hi Bruce,

With a mintage of 790 and being struck about 15 years ago, they are still around and one can find them if they are patient.

The die work on this particular fantasy piece was done by Donald R. Golder (you can see his initials on the obverse and reverse as DRG). The obverse design is based on the "Penny-black" bust of Queen Victoria by William Wyon, and the reverse Three Graces design is based on William Wyon's work as well for a pattern crown of George III.

 

I bought this silver "round" at a recent coin show:


Silver Round Egyptian Cleopatra

Obverse: Cleopatra seated, Eye of Horus, Egyptian hieroglyphics
Reverse: Pyramid, goddess Isis as woman with eagle wings spread, Egyptian hieroglyphics
Silver, 40mm, 62.68gm, 5mm thick, lettering underneath: 2OZ / 999 / Ag
Manufactured by the Elemetal Mint for Provident Metals, Dallas, Texas

 

Thanks for the info, brg. I enjoy hearing the "rest of the story" in regard to exonumia. Makes these pieces more interesting to me.

Bruce

 

what looks to be an early advertising token.Since there is no in trade or good for or cash value on it. This is the first one of that type I have seen.


This is one of my favorites of the lot that I found. Can't explain why but the combination of devices on the faces are pleasing to me. Probably a genric style arcade token.

 

I count 33 stars altogether so it's gotta be a subliminal message from the Masons.

 

SSSSH, not so loud you don't want to let the secret out!

 

This is my first ubiquitous numbered slot token that has a good for and amount on the reverse.

 

Airborne?

 

I can't find who it is. Is it an ally insignia?