Very nice set up, Jack. Not fancy but it does a great job. I have a camera stand and use a white background for my coins. I take decent pictures,...
I second that, JBK. NOT Ryan Thies the artist. Far too young to be the issuer. Bruce
Keep it for sure, Joe. Not worth a lot, but maybe $10 or so. That's probably about what I paid for mine. Bruce
It's great to have reference books that go with your collection. Even the old outdated ones are of value. This one's especially cool because it's...
Thanks for the better pictures. They're all fakes or reproductions. A few of them were never real US coins. The rest are just poorly made....
Need better pictures, Vo88, but at least a couple of them are fake. Bruce
Nearly all I've seen have the two "R. Thies" stamps. Just a few with name and number. Thanks, Joe. Bruce
There's no record of any Tisdel counterstamped coins that I know of, but yours sounds like it may be the first. You should be able to find an...
Generally, either there's a "R Thies" counterstamp on both sides, or one on the obverse and a random number on the other. Just curious about...
Still haven't attended one of their shows, dwhiz. I talked to a couple of my friends at the coin club, but because of the distance we thought it...
They're fairly common, Joe, so I'm not surprised you have one. Does your example have a number counterstamped on the reverse or just another "R....
I think Kasia's got this one right. Bruce
The more I think about it the more I'm convinced your Shemya token is military, not civilian, Jack. In the 2000 census there were 180 military...
Man, Shemya is really remote, Jack. Far west on the Aleutian Islands chain and hanging out in the middle of nowhere. Believe it or not, it's...
I'm on it, Jack! Bruce
Good to see some more of your tokens, Jack. You have a great collection. Bruce
That's interesting, Conder. So maybe the issuer did use separate punches to stamp his coins. Bruce
Some old time collectors did mark their coins in some way so that they could be identified, Hookman. Glad you still have my coins. I do remember...
I agree with ExoMan. Likely the work of a fine metal craftsman because of the size and style. Greg Brunk does have a listing for an S+R in a...
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