Thanks for the explanation everybody. I love the historical part of coin collecting, it makes it all more interesting to me. Bruce
I found one of these offered on line for $40.00, but don't know anything definite about its history. It very well could be a political campaign...
Yikes!! :eek: Bruce
I think I'll have to help him abe, because we live near each other... right Mark?...Mark? Congrats Mark, it sounds like you're going to have a lot...
Looks like an "8", but from a broken die davey. Just out of curiousity, what does the word Maundy refer to? I don't collect them, but I like this...
I agree with all you guys, a nice clean circulated coin is really appealing. I particularly like the old designs best (seated, bust, etc.) with a...
I like the coins guys, although I don't have any Russian pieces. I do have a couple of pieces of Russian currency from the 1930's though. Bruce
They're refered to as "holed for suspension" and were worn on a chain around the neck or attached to a pin or key fob. Some of them were made with...
Yeah, but it's so ugly it's beautiful coinmaster. Actually that was one of the early complaints about the design...it just looked bad. Bruce
Sorry, I forgot to answer your question about Fuld. George and Melvin Fuld are early cataloguers of Civil War tokens. Their work isn't anywhere on...
Nice tokens Traci. I can't help you with the sesquicentennial piece, but I am familiar with the Professor Johnson token. His full name is William...
I think the Ike is ugggly! Of the old designs, I'd pick the Shield Nickel as the dog that should have stayed on the porch. Bruce
The Civil War token is listed in the references (Fuld) as NY010A-4a. In copper, which this one appears to be, is an R-2 (2,000-5,000 pieces known)...
Geez Mark, that's really bad. Traci: If you have any more counterstamps please post them. I'm always looking for new ones for my collection if...
I wouldn't toss it icekiller, wait and see if anyone else weighs in on it later. The eagle (reverse?) does look like an arcade token though. Can...
Thanks for posting that info debordj. I like a lot of the designs, but I think the first obverse and reverse pair they show is my favorite. It...
Actually I don't collect medals per se, but do have a small collection of medals issued by coin clubs, dealers, and coin organizations. Over the...
Be careful about selling anything else until you have a good handle on what you have. Even seemingly common coins or tokens sometimes have rare...
I'm looking forward to seeing them. By the way, are you a medal collector? If not, what do you collect? Bruce
Hi Traci, welcome to CT. According to internet sources George B. Soley purchased the steam press from the U.S. Mint when they took it out of...
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