I buy a lot on eBay because there's more for me to pick from than at any coin shop, or show for that matter. Not only that, but I usually pay less...
Sorry I took so long in replying ska. The club meets the third Thursday of each month at St Paul's Lutheran church at Park and Olive. The meeting...
There are about a dozen varieties of your token known Jackie. The picture of the reverse (the Indian head side in this case) isn't clear enough...
Nice to have your input Hunter. He may have had a set of punches to mark his tools and equipment, or like you say, someone else made it for him....
Cool story D.T., it's a small world isn't it? You know he may have been farming on his own at 18, people tended to grow up in a hurry in those...
Tokens like this are hard to value because most aren't listed in reference books Jackie. The best way to get an estimate of value is to do what...
Nice old coin Ryan. I used to collect colonials and had some nice pieces but no Auctori Plebis. I had a nice Elephant token, some Connecticuts,...
Where are you in Philly ska? I belong to a club right across the Ben Franklin Bridge in NJ...West Jersey Numismatic Society in Collingswood. Bruce
They're all nice coins Tony, but I'm partial to the Victoria florin. Great looking coin! Bruce
You can't go wrong for six bucks Dr. BTW, the Baltimore show starts this Thursday and I feel it's my obligation to let you know about it. You kind...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Here's a new pickup from eBay I just got the other day. I like the antique bronze look of this one, plus the workmanship is also...
I'm going down Friday with a few guys from my coin club Log. I'm sure there will be some C/T members down there when I am. Hope to meet some of...
Very interesting story jlblonde. Thanks for the info. Bruce
Really nice coins. The holed 1926 25 Ore...I assume someone put the hole in the coin after it entered circulation, or was it minted that way....
Let's just not pass any law at all. I'm sick and tired of the government interfering in my business. These are decisions I'm capable of making...
You're right Brian, the price has gone up dramatically in the past few years for counterstamps, especially attributed ones. The larger...
No I don't Collect. I would be very surprised if this weren't unique, most pocket pieces or personal stamps are. This coin doesn't look as though...
I like to know the history behind anything I buy for my collection so do a lot of research on them. I can only think of a handful of other...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] This is a personal stamp of John C. Helwig, a dairy farmer in New Philadelphia, OH during the latter years of the 19th century....
[ATTACH] Here's mine andrew. It's on an 1854 S/L Quarter. I haven't been carrying it for long so the stamp hasn't worn much yet. Bruce
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