What is this???

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Ikw, Sep 28, 2019.

  1. Ikw

    Ikw Wild penny hunter

    E6E9186B-6F9B-482C-A191-3F4D4A628487.jpeg From the ww2 or older era small thick double sided tokens with pictures and French words in reverse surrounding the image. Made of brass. Trans lates to French proverbs like I hurt to heal has a picture of a pocket knife
     
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  3. Razz

    Razz Critical Thinker

    I don't know but those are pretty cool looking!
     
  4. old49er

    old49er Well-Known Member

    Cool, look like dies for striking tokens.
     
  5. old49er

    old49er Well-Known Member

    Hold these dies in front of a mirror to see what the strike would look like.
     
  6. Ikw

    Ikw Wild penny hunter

    They are french proverbs there is one that depicts a picket knife and translates i hurt to heal. “ Je blessé à guérir”
     
  7. Ikw

    Ikw Wild penny hunter

    What r they called and a name or website would be helpful. Thx
     
  8. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Truly fascinating pieces. Because of the intaglio reversed and incuse inscriptions, I would guess they were wax seals, maybe? The themes (hearts, letters, etc) kind of make me think these would have been used to seal correspondence. But that is only a guess.

    I do think they are considerably older than WW2. They have a distinctly 19th century style, and while I am not familiar with what exactly they are, I do have some familiarity with 19th century buttons, and those definitely look to be 1800s vintage.

    Or flip 'em in the MS Paint program. ;)

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  9. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Pretty cool. I'll guess they were used for wax seals as well.
     
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  10. Libertyron

    Libertyron Active Member

    Very nice collectables
     
  11. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Supporter! Supporter

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  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    What a wonderful little antique. I quite like them.
     
  14. Ikw

    Ikw Wild penny hunter

    What’s it worth
     
  15. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Whatever someone will pay for it.

    That's not a flip answer. Esoteric material like this usually has its price set by auction, and probably doesn't come up for sale all that often.

    Your best bet is to find some closed auctions for reference. Perhaps find out what that example @Mountain Man linked to sold for.

    If I were to venture another guess, I'd say low three figures at a minimum.
     
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