TOKEN Thursday - Post Yours please

Here are two tokens from the 1876 presidential election. They were made by the same token maker who tried to add some issues to the election instead of just names.

Rutherford B. Hays, "Honest money, honest government"

Oddly enough Hays was elected in one of the most dishonest presidential elections in U.S. history.



Samuel J. Tilden, "The aggressive leader of reform"

As governor, Tilden did root out corruption in New York State in the 1870s. This token is very hard to find. This one is a fancy collectors' piece struck in silver.



And to complete the circle, here is a ticket that would have gotten you in for a day to watch "the 1876 Election circus."

 

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One of my favorites.

 

Having been in my Ikes earlier today.....

1955 Ike Presidential Innauguration Token Obv by Larry Squires posted Aug 12, 2021 at 5:16 PM

1955 Ike Presidential Innauguration Token Rev by Larry Squires posted Aug 12, 2021 at 5:16 PM

 

Russian Beard Tokens anyone?

 

Here’s two of my many tokens.

 

Mic Wilson token from Ireland dated 1672
A fairly common Irish token from 1672, but what makes it uncommon is that it was dug up by a detectorist in Shropshire, England in 2007 - rather unusual for a token to travel outside of short distance from where it was issued. It was a significant enough find that it was reported in the "Portable Antiquities Scheme" because of its' apparent early distant travel. When I purchased it the seller had to secure an export license to be able to ship the piece out of the UK.

 

Who knew Doug had his own token?

 

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia89667.html

 

Great to see Bullwinkle again, dwhiz. I miss the old fella but like your new avatar too.

Bruce

 

There are two varieties of this medal...thick and thin planchet. Which is yours?

 

The cheaper thick one

 

I like the shape! Odd shape for a U.S. struck medal. I'm keeping an eye out for a Lesher Referendum Dollar...(same shape).

 

New York Theater token? I want one!

 

The thing about tokens is that they tie in so well to historical research.
this This is an admission pass to Peale's Museum in NY, operated by the sons of Charles Willson Peale, famed portraitist and advocate of science and knowledge.
They were eventually put out of business by Barnum, whose nearby business promoted a different kind of entertainment. These are somewhat scarce and have a big die break on the obverse.