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The Quarter That Never Was


Before there was Felix Schlag, there was Thomas Cremona.

In 1932 Thomas Cremona entered one of the US Mints popular design competitions for the redesign of the Standing Liberty Quarter. Lots of designs get submitted, but very few get immortalized for posterity into publicly available strikes.

The Full Steps Nickel Club and Ron Landis immortalized Felix Schlag's design first in 2002, and again in reissue earlier this year.

But before Felix Schlag's design was a reality, Thomas Cremona created the following. Immortalized by the Patrick Mint, here is the Quarter That Never Was . . . .

Enjoy.

Z

 

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Another State Bank of India bank token, Digras #10

 

A private token by S.H.Hamer, 35mm in "aluminium" per R.C.Bell. The edge reads "TIME ADDS A VALUE TO THIS TOKEN RARE" in raised letters.

 

Found me a Soley.


and another L. Chr. Lauer..

 

13mm

 

I just love this design.

I had a couple in copper and when one became available in silver, I had to jump on it

Z

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Well leave it me I forgot I already had one, now, lucky me I have 2.
I'll give one to my great nephew for Christmas, as he is a rail fan also.

 

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An oldie but a goodie . . .

Z

 

That is very interesting. Any more story about it?

 

It's a very early pre-Gallery Mint Museum Ron Landis Renaissance Fair brass token.

I need to reach out to him to see if he could put a year against it, but I'm guessing 1989 or earlier.

Z

 

Here is an example of a contemporary Landis Studios silver piece. You can see the design similarities.

Z

 

Cool, thanks. Now I will keep an eye out for something like that.

 

Another by the same maker.

Z

 

Mundus Vult Decipi: Decipiatur. Token is the same on both sides.

 

On the bottom in very small print it has the name
Earl Fankhauser, Ft Wayne, I. "the penny guy"
I had not heard of him before getting this piece.
http://www.encasedcoins.info/fankhauser.html

 

Nice condition on that one,

 

These are brass and larger than a US half dollar.

 

Not exciting but it's an inexpensive medal picked up for next to nothing. Pretty cool that it was done by Frank Gasparro.



This is a United States 1961 bronze 76mm Congressional medal by Frank Gasparro struck to honor the humanitarian works of Dr. Thomas Dooley.