Let's see your exonumia!

We lost the namesake and daughter recently not a real good likeness.

 

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Here's a crude copy of a Birch cent. http://www.coinlink.com/News/us-coins/unusual-items-1792-birch-cent/

 

the obverse

reverse all the same

 

Wooden nickel train. Sellers photo, I'll re-do.

 

Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715)France. I think this is one of his oldest Medals. Dated 1644.He became King of France in 1643 at age 5. So he's 6 years old on this medal. Louis began his personal rule of France in 1661, after the death of his chief minister, the Italian Cardinal Mazarin. He ruled as the King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. He reigned for 72 years, 110 days, the longest of any monarch of a major country in the History of Europe. The engraver Jean Mauger spent most of his life making medals for King Louis. Spanning from being a child to his later years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Mauger

 

The token pictured below is from Mill Creek, WA which is in Snohomish County where I was born.


I don't know what years these were in use; perhaps someone knows of a reference?

The reverse is blank:




Pictured below is an Israeli telephone token:


The reverse is patterned like a rotary telephone:

 

Appears to be for a laundromat dryer token moy listed in the token catalog. Just a guess but it looks to be a modern

 

The Oregon group of tokens are in mint shape considering their age.

 

LUNDY LIGHTS AND LEADS...

 

I don't usually buy too many holed medals (there are so many cool ones without holes after all) but this one was irresistible. It's also my first official purchase of 2017, and after my Heritage/Stacks escapades is likely to be my only medal for awhile (not counting a couple still in transit).

The engraver is a noted Belgian sculptor who died in 1935, Josue Dupon. Animals and horses seem to be a bit of a specialty for him. Lots of neat imagery in this one!

 

It appears that the obverse is the same and reverse is different for different towns.

 

Bronze, silver and aluminum. Not the best photo, but they are housed in a custom holder and I didn't feel like taking it apart.

 

When i was at the LCS picking up the latest bulk buy, he mentioned that he had some new and different art rounds in





I don't know if these are original 1980 rounds or just restikes making the the dies pay for themselves



I really like the obverse on this one, but I am a little confused as what the sextant has to do with hunting for PM's since most of the prospectors wouldn't know what it was let alone how to use one! And in 45 years of reading and following the mining industry have ever seen one mentioned.

 

Pretty sure this is an unmarked replica, but not sure. Had this a long time. I Finally found some info on it. The edge is struck with an inscription. 1912 Borodino centennial commemorative rouble. On August 26, 1912 100th anniversary of Borodino battle celebrated all over Russia. As for the coronation roubles, these commemorative coins were given to soldiers participated in the events. 26,500 pieces were struck. M. Skudnov cut the reverse with the Small State Seal of the Alexander I period. The obverse depicts words from the Alexander I Manifesto: "This glorious year has past but the feats committed in it will never pass." Interesting meeting happened during the August celebrations. Nichols II met and spoke with the Borodino veterans, the oldest of whom, Anton Vintonyuk was 128 years old! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Borodino

 

Here's the whole inscription from the edge. I can't read Russian but I may try to translate it.