It's still good advice Ken. You always have to be on the lookout for scams. Thanks Peter! Bruce
A four-letter word for sure steve. :eek: Bruce
Thanks for checking in Jwt. Do you have any idea when these tokens might have been used on base? I'd like to put an approximate date to them....
Thanks for the info on Ft. Lewis longnine. I meant to ask if these were in the reference books when I posted them, but now I don't have to. Thanks...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These are for you longnine. I don't collect military tokens but someone gave them to me about ten years ago. I...
There's loads of these on eBay with everything stamped on them from the Easter Bunny to the Apollo moon landing...and everything in between. I...
Look twins...almost! :D Great pieces guys. Bruce
That's a nicely done elongate SPP with plenty of detail. The modern ones often have a cheap and fuzzy look to them. The fact that there's still a...
[ATTACH] I just picked up this American Hotel counterstamp from eBay the other day. It's listed in Brunk as A-258 with about 30 examples known....
Man that's a beautiful finish to the medal yarm. I never heard of frosted silver, but it sure is a nice look. Great pickup! Bruce
Love your 1795 Flowing Hair Eduard. Classic early U.S. silver. Bruce
Nice high relief medals Working Man. Thanks for showing them. Bruce
[ATTACH] Even though this counterstamp is on an 1861 English Penny it's actually a modern issue c 1982 / 1991. The sharpness and style of the...
Collector, not an investor. Love the history surrounding what I collect which is probably why I enjoy collecting and researching counterstamped...
Yeah, I do too. The problem is that everything looks like a double die. I take 'em home and the next morning they're just road kill ugly. Oh well,...
Nice token longnine. I think I have an example in my collection but I'm not sure. I'll have to take a look around tomorrow and see if I can scare...
The "copy" doesn't distract too much longnine but it sure is obvious to anyone whose even half paying attention. That's not a criticism...
Ken didn't take any chances with this one longnine. Look at the size of "copy". Nice token for sure. Bruce
It is tough sometimes to track down people from so long ago, but I wouldn't be surprised if you found the identity of Mr. Loveless Amanda....
The initials are for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway like bdunnse says Amanda. Although it's roots go back to 1833 when it was called...
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