Let's see your exonumia!

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Railroad pass casino

 

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I just rec'd the beer token with the Goat today and that was a hard one to find, so I'm really jazzed about it, have to show off when I can. Oh, the Cheroots token is a hard one to find as well, there's one on the bay right now but Uncle Remus has a smashed up nose, worse than mine.

 

From the W&M Co. Newark N.J.. I think the use of a V in Union looks a bit odd,
but was not at the time.

 

I'm calling this a Union Pacific token, but a good argument for Pullman Cars and ALCOA could be made. Saw the awesome deco style train and, as the TV commercial goes, 'had to have it!'. My husband took one look and suddenly wants to be an exonumia collector. Naturally I gave it to him .

 

I've got lucky over the years and have found a good amount of old numismatic and related books in thrift stores.

 

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Double header, wooden nickle and cupro nickle St Tammany Parish fair

 

This is the latest addition to my Irish political counterstamp collection. I bought it from a guy in Ballymena, N. Ireland a few weeks ago. He told me he got this one and a few others at a car boot sale recently.

The phrase "We Will Maintain" is a shortened form of an old Unionist political slogan "This We Will Maintain", and dates back to the parliamentary elections in Northern Ireland in 1949 known as the Chapel Gates Election. The slogan has also been used more recently, so this example, the only one I've ever seen, may be a 20th anniversary piece since it's struck on a 1969 coin.

The phrase is a reference to Northern Ireland maintaining its constitutional ties to Great Britain. Unionists (Loyalists) are staunch opponents of Home Rule, or the severing of ties to the UK. I was happy to add this to my collection, because it may very well be unique. Thanks for looking.

Bruce

 

Bilston 2 pence token, Withers 90

 

How awesome! Encourage him with more cool railroad examples and get him hooked! You two can share the hobby together. My wife has no interest except what something costs.

 

Found this today




And then went to look up a dime in my Canadian "redbook" and found this token in its 2x2 that I'd left in the book.

 

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Imperial palace casino $10.00 silver insert chip

 

After the roll back in spot prices this past weeks Highs I thought the bail out of the silver market by the short time traders, might offer up some deals as they generally want out. I did find one item both interesting and some what different in size.


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14 T ozs one troy pound mintage number 2418 , couldn't find any total number made 89mm's 3.5"

 

Domed pennies
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Have no idea what they were for, other than maybe was making jewelry

 

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From a member on a another forum he said that he domed pennies and made ear rings. after punching a hole in them.

 

I've got one (an Italian coin) that's a keyring doo-dad. No picture handy, but it probably looks a lot like a potential earring . I saw a guy making them once at a coin show, kind of a fun novelty.

 

really cool!...

 

It is truly a US dollar bill. But it's been like this since Rush Limbaugh had a TV show.

 

1866 Franc with a cool home made stamp

 

These old French coins were heavily counterstamped, especially by English merchants in the later years of the 19th century. It was illegal to counterstamp their own coins, so they put their message on French or Italian coins that circulated in England at the time.

This is a nice one that I've never seen before, H8.

Bruce