Let's see your exonumia!

It is more like Holland than just the name. Really big tulip festival, have a wooden sabot factory still have a pair that was made when I was a teenager. Probably one of the worst fashion statements of this century!
https://www.google.com/search?q=Holland+MIchigan&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 check out the images for the area.

 

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Here are two love tokens I just acquired.

 

I just used BIN on ebay for a 1950 Tulip Time good for 25c. I'll post it as soon I get it. There was another one selling in an auction that shipped from Brazil Indiana.

 

well done !!!!!!!

 

Counterstamp of F.M.


Pan Pacific expo 1915

 

Another of the INA Retro Issue fantasy coins in my collection. I have been slowly pulling these out and taking images. This one is a later (after 2000 or 2001) issue struck in silver, bronze/goldine, and copper. Here I show you the example struck in bronze/goldine. This one is a fantasy Ireland 48 pence picturing Edward VII and dated 1901. This is one of the scarcer issues at a mintage of 425 pieces in each metal.

 

Those are all very well done! Great pictures too.

 

c.1910 J.C. Weaver Good for $1.00 token. From Columbus, Ohio.

 

From time to time I buy Civil War tokens, almost always patriotics. I thought it would be nice to have at least one store card from my area. I saw this one and contacted the seller, since he claimed it to be from that era but it had no date to reference. Purists want that coin dated for authenticity. I felt it was a Hard Times Token because it used the reverse of the 1859 1c Flying Eagle and not the usual Civil War Indian Head reverse. We adjusted the price and he added free shipping to it. This location was in the heart of Chicago's business district, the same area destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Next time I'm on Clark Street, I plan to stop at the Chicago History Museum and see what I can find out from their records. I have been very successful researching Chicago World Fair items in their archives.

 

Nice One!!!!4 Sure

 

This is listed as a Civil War token. Listed as IL-150-M-1a. Rarity 3. It was struck in 1859, not 1863/4 though. Hope this helps!

 

@jester3681
Best Answer for sure.

 

It is listed in Fuld's book as an Honorary Civil War Token. It was not struck because of the war. There is no way you can strike a coin 4 years before an event even happens. Clairvoyant? It was a Hard Times Token that just happened to be in existence when the war started. This happened with other store cards as well. See Russell Rulau's catalog# 1321. He states it is a Pre Civil War Token.

 

American Revolution



Abe Lincoln



St. George Slaying the Dragon

 

Future item in years to come

 

Rulau's catalog was on the shelf across the room. Fuld was sitting next to me. I'd rather be lazy than 100% correct. [emoji2]

 

while going thru the 50% off bin This week I came a cross some more interesting items.



Don't think it is still in the stated condition with the surface patina, spots etc. But kt is the first graded piece I own



one of the Sterling postage stamp series