I love the Bourse token / medal, fretboard. I used to work right next door and walked through the building many times. They had an excellent...
Thanks, Frank. I'm in the process of moving so have been busy with all that stuff. Bruce
Thanks for the detailed history of a very interesting company and advertising piece, Bardolph. There are actually 2 varieties of these...
The M. Nash with the date might be his birthday or another important date in his life...Feb 1/9 and the date of the coin, 1842. The closest I can...
One of the biggest counterstampers of all time, fretboard. There were so many of their stamps circulating that they were considered a nuisance by...
The hole looks fairly neatly drilled in the coin. The roughness is mostly from the length of time the piece was worn. May must have been his...
Agree with ExoMan, engraving and counterstamping are two different things. Although there are counterstamped examples of "love tokens" the...
What's the captions on yours, Collecting Nut? I can read a name and partial date but I'm sure I'm missing something. The second is too fuzzy for...
If both stamps have the same characteristics and on the same type and date coin it's a possibility. Unfortunately, initials-only stamps are nearly...
These coins were stamped outside of the mint as souvenirs, Charlotta. Sets of coins, including one with each state's outline, were put together...
A beautiful medal, Santinidollar. No problem breaking open this type of slab...though I wouldn't personally. The "vice method" I described above...
I use the same exact method. It works well but you have to be very careful that the coin doesn't get damaged or scratched. I've never had a...
If I remember correctly, Circus, TEC is a collector's organization for these pieces. Is that right and what so the initials stand for? Thanks. Bruce
My sentiments are the same as Mountain Man's. The interest level in tokens and exonumia is very high to me...much more so than with coins. Bruce
Thanks, Circus. Now that you mention it, I recall having seen some of the round cardboard ones. Bruce
That's interesting, Circus. I didn't realize that there were paper or cardboard tax tickets. I'm used to seeing the metallic or plastic ones. I...
I hope you have the best birthday ever, Ken. Congratulations! Bruce
A deep scratch. Bruce
I'm glad you still got a free 1/2 pint. It looks like the offer was good only in 1696:woot: Cheers, Bruce
Many thanks for the great history behind the token, lowle. Makes collecting more interesting for me when you know something about one you have....
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