Nice medal dwhiz! I like the doubled fives and, of course, the bear. Bruce
Empty the box to make room for new ones and send them to me for "safekeeping".:D Bruce
I also think you did okay on the price Larry, especially for a slabbed example. I don't have any slabbed coins in my counterstamp collection but...
Now that's special Brandon. A Lovett store card. I guess his one is pre Civil War so not a CWT per se. I see that it's listed in Rulau but I'm not...
You're right PennyGuy, merchants couldn't be forced to make good on their tokens. Lindenmueler ran into problems in this regard but never redeemed...
Looks like Florida treated you well Brandon. Super pick ups! I especially like the Coventry Halfpenny. Bruce
Doug's right, we counterstamp guys grade the stamp and the coin. To us it's usually more important than the coin itself. Different types of coins...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I haven't checked the thread in a couple of days and see I've missed a lot. Nice stuff guys! I have a couple...
Like your medal Willie. Nice high relief and well done. Bruce
The last one (Spielmarke) is a gaming token Hunter. Google it and you'll get plenty of info on them. Thanks for showing your coins. Bruce
Geez guys, this is a riveting thread! o_O I'm gone. Bruce
Thanks for the info Circus. The piece is kind of small and doesn't have the "look" of a medal. Bruce
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is the only other christening medal I can come up with for now. This one is smaller and with the loop almost looks like a...
Great medal dwhiz! Beautiful die work on this one. Bruce
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have a small collection of ship christening medals and wanted to post them for you to see. If anyone else...
Agreed. This piece doesn't even look close to being real. Bruce
Mother Goldstein's is a "fine" red wine from a vineyard somewhere in downtown Detroit I believe Rich. At a buck a bottle it better be "fine". :D...
Sorry wizze, I agree with CoinMike...a replica. Bruce
Yeah Ken, you know I have a problem staying awake when I'm drinking cheap booze. This year I went crazy though...got some good stuff. Rebel Yell...
I was having trouble hanging in there until midnight...yeah, I know I'm a real light weight.:eek: And then I pulled out some coins to gaze at...
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