Figures lie and liars figure. I figure the rarest slabbed coins are MS-60's, for all issues. That is a glaring fault of the TPG's and shows their...
The 1887 3 pence is terrific, Collect89. I really like its toning, too.
Does anybody else have Birmingham Workhouse tokens?
Changing the lighting, then looking through the camera is not the best answer. Whenever possible, witness the changes in lighting in real time,...
Workhouse/poorhouse halfpenny • Warwickshire, Birmingham DH 63 • Gem PL This 1796 Conder Token is Warwickshire, Birmingham DH 63. The workhouse...
W-man tentatively identified. Here's the latest information on the W man for whom the DH1a tokens were countermarked. Thomas Welch signed this...
I added a brightly gilt Birmingham DH 1. Apparently the engraver was Roger Dixon, the manufacturer, John Gimblett. [IMG] [IMG]
More Birmingham Workhouse history Here's more history of the Birmingham Workhouse. NOTE: There are images of a token dated in 1811, but that...
Mike... Bill told me that somewhere he has the man's name and believes he was the manager of the workhouse. I am waiting for Bill to dome up...
Two more Birmingham 1 examples Here are two more of the Warwickshire, Birmingham 1 group. Now I own four of perhaps 1,000 of these workhouse...
New Arrival I just received this Conder yesterday. Warwickshire, Birmingham DH 1, an EF in brass. [IMG] [IMG]
My Conder Token from the DBW auction I scored this Conder Token, Middlesex 1036, in DNW's recent auction. I see nothing preventing it from being...
Mike... I can appreciate the value of the article, but noticed that many advances came after Conder Tokens. I've alway been amazed at the great...
This paragraph is too screwed up for me to make sense of... Here you have Matthew Boulton using these machines at his Soho Mint and when his...
A recent gift from a buddy [IMG] [IMG]
Re: Centering Dots No, conderluva, not on the 685a, but rather the obverse of the Midd. 852a further up on this page.
Some comments I enjoy rarity of a design, not so much rare edges, though I can understand wanting rare edges if trying to complete a set of all...
Tokens, man For many years I accumulated U.S. Type, then U.S. Civil War Tokens. Now I am adding Conder Tokens primarily. i have a few nice...
Perhaps an R-10 for now I don't see any pairing of patriotic dies 22 and 352 in my books either, though that doesn't mean there are not others....
I was amazed to see this ad that arrived in today's email. Stack's Bowers was the auction company at the ANA World's Fair of Money, held in...
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