Polish telephone token, 1990 There are ones with A, B and C on the reverse. Not sure what the difference is.
Here is one I picked up as a "little brother" to the restrike above. Dies for this one prepared by Ron Landis. Z Sellers Description: 2000 ANA Steam Press Copper Commemorative Medal This medal was part of a limited strike of 2,000 copper medals from the first steam press operated by the US Mint. It was to be produced for the American Numismatic Association Convention in Philadelphia on March 23, 2000 but the press broke and the medals needed to be mailed to the purchasers. The dies were produced by Ron Landis of the Gallery Mint, which repaired the press and then struck the medals.
This one is dedicated to @Circus . With his love of all things "Casino Gaming Token", when I saw these, I had to buy them. They are Casino chip manufacturer's "salesman samples." These were produced to show casino gaming chip purchasers what this manufacturer was capable of. I think these are as elegant as they are unique. I couldn't wait until they arrived to show them. These are the sellers photos. @Circus , what do you think? Z
Yes love the casino items, the above samples are great! Coming from the magic end of things Cards and dice are my favorite. All kinds of dice I guess it comes from making and selling dice tricks in another life.
That’s doubled die times 200 I like the Frankenstein’s Monster and Batman. That whole row of adverts is pretty cool. The round ones in the top left are odd. They remind me of the balls used in lotteries. Are they numbered 1-6? Don’t think I’ve ever seen dice with 7 and 10 on them, other than maybe D&D dice.
They are called miss spotted dice, Have some more in the shop. The round ones do work and are 1-6. the advert ones are attention getters. Have some jailhouse made pairs, revolutionary ware the would square up musket balls and punch spots on them. And the reason why they are called bones is back to Christs time they used sheep's ankle bones.there are a couple of them around here also have wooden ones in assorted sizes from 1/2" to 12"on a side, candy, light strings,ornaments, valve covers, key chains, umbrella and when the son was the head computer guy he bought be a 23 pound box of cancelled table dice for my birthday
Here are a few that arrived today. I am really excited about these and their maker. Some may feel these fall more under the "bullion" label, but as original minted creations by a noted die sinker, I couldn't resist. Z Man on the Moon - 1 troy oz. Minerva & Owl - 2 troy oz. obverse reverse Steampunk Anglerfish - 3 troy oz.
Here's an interesting WW1 Token, just added it to one of my albums! Trust in the Lord and keep your powder dry, truly old school!
Okay, this one finally came in. I know absolutely NOTHING about these large bronze medals. I bought this because I loved the intricacy of the design, and because of its connection to the Chicago Columbus Exposition. Does anyone know of a good online research resource for historical bronze medals? I didn't see this one listed in the "so-called dollars" references that I have. I think it is a bit too large to qualify. Anyway, it came in late yesterday. Here is my latest acquisition. It measures 50.5mm and weighs in at 47.0 grams. 1893 World's Columbian Expo / Christopher Columbus Bronze And while we are talking about monster brass medals, consider this behemoth recent addition. Measuring a full 63mm and tipping the scales at 108.0 grams, is my latest . . . . . . Z 1925 American Legion School Award Needless to say, I never got one of THESE while I was in school . . . . .
The American Legion and Columbus medals are some type of bronze. The compositions must be slightly different, as evidenced by the different color toning on them, or possibly because the darker medal is 32 years older? Both have really high relief subjects. I had to get extra thick capsules to hold them. I should be able to self slab the Columbian, but the American Legion is larger and thicker than any slabs I have found. Z
Not online but there's a book by Nathan Eglit that supposedly covers all the Medals and Tokens that were available at the Columbian World's Fair. That said, I've never come across the book as it's really pricey and very rare! Great looking Medals!
One of a limited number of medals produced for the German market marking 100 years of the Olympic movement and timed to coincide with the Atlanta Olympics