Let's see your exonumia!

Here is an item the children of the 60's might remember, Although not a token, they were pocket pieces, key chain tags belt buckle inserts etc.
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The centennial of the civil war, decals for the cars were popular,along with all manner of toys and celebrations. Local boy scouts had our annual jamboree themed for the civil war.

 

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Here is the other one from that purchase--the less-than-fully clothed dude.





Also arrived this weekend--I'd been watching this one forever on eBay, and the guy dropped the price. Still overpaid, but loved it so much and would have been Very Unhappy if it sold to someone else. Turin is one of the Art Deco masters and adding another example to the collection is always nice.



Both of the last two were imaged using my phone as my standard set up can't get anything much bigger than 60 mm. However, using the better lighting set up and a super cheap bluetooth shutter trigger make a big difference.

 

Here are a couple of recent purchases while in the UK:




The Prof Andre one has been discussed online before, http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n43a16.html and it's a bit smaller than a quarter. As for the Duke of Portland one, it is white metal (I see it online in copper as well) and the dealer also had it on a ribbon (which seems to be more common online). Maybe 40mm. The son's birthday seems to have been added as an afterthought. All of them lived long, and I'm sure prospered.

 

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Palace station casino Vegas

 

This looks to me to be a fairly well cast copy of a Confederate Half ....




In an effort to get closer to owning a genuine Confederate Half, I bought this one ....




The second piece is a survivor from the SS Republic that sank in 1865 off the coast of Georgia, consequence of a hurricane. The surfaces of the coin exhibit what's called the "shipwreck effect"; this, as the coin was conserved by NGC, after resting on the ocean floor for 140 years. The die crack to the nose is what pegs it as a Confederate issue, struck when the rebels had control of the New Orleans Mint.

Exonumia or not .... Fun stuff!

 

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I am not interested in these money makers for these small Islands. This one caught my eye having to do with veterans I thought it would make a great addition to that section of tokens.

 

That's a great Half Dollar, Bill. The shipwreck designation makes it even better. Thanks for the pic.

Bruce

 

(seller pics) I have wanted to add one of these "Sign of the 8" Civil War store cards to my collection since I saw an example owned by a fellow collector. Rarity 4, but often prized by the owners and not easily let go, I negotiated the purchase of an XF example in April, and then came across this one (NGC MS62) for sale by another collector I have dealt with in the past. I couldn't bring myself to sell off the lesser example, because it was sold to me in the confidence it was for my personal collection - I guess I'll have two!

 

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Colorado Belle casino

 

This one is not mine.... yet.

 

This one came in the mail today and motivated me to dust off the photography rig. I bought a group of ten Civil War tokens to sneak in on this one hiding in the lot. Fuld 54/342a Flip-over Double Strike, very plainly visible in the fields above the headdress and over the date. Rarity 9 (2-4 extent). I won't talk money, but if I can get retail prices out of the other nine tokens in the lot, this one will be free.

 

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Part of a set commemorating the presidents inauguration

 

That's a nice token, jester. I always liked the error pieces, and had some really nice ones when I collected CWTs years ago. I had three or four brockages among others.

Bruce

 

Lead token of Nakhon Si Thammarat circa 1880-1895.

An area once called "Ligor" in southern Thailand.

This is rather large. Over 40mm and in excess of 31g.

 

okay this one is pretty well known but I like what it stands for.... that is when I'm not collecting Federal Reserve Notes.


And here's one more but don't think it's exonumia. more like bullion.
I love this piece. I'm gonna make it my every day carry item.

 

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Barbary Coast casino

 

Exonumia is such a broad term and in my opinion includes bullion.

 

As long as it isn't legal tender here or or other official currency, it falls in to the exonumia category. The islands that produce coinage for sale as legal tender, no longer accept them as such. Since most incurred monetary losses when speculators cashed large amounts in. So the topical's fall in to this category too.