Regular issue coin transformed into a Civil War Token (LA670A-1do). Far from attractive, but worth some big bucks.
[ATTACH][ATTACH] My favorite from my political token collection. This is from the 1860 campaign, before Lincoln grew his beard.
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] I like serious die cracks. I have over a dozen of the Broas Brothers tokens, showing the progression of the...
Conder, Did someone named Eklund also author catalogs on coal tokens? Mine are by Edkins. Just checking if their are other references out there...
Hello Doug, If you still have the 32 wooden nickels for sale, I would like to buy them. Let me know. Thanks, Ed
There are many reference books about tokens - I have over 220 titles in my exonumia library. Actually, the Michigan and Wisconsin books are a...
I have a copy of the reference book for these pieces, which are gaming counters. The dies have been assigned numbers, so the id number is the...
I'm not into medals, but I should be able to provide some info on the tokens. My Wisconsin token book does not have an abundance of information,...
This story is from a few years ago, and how I wished the old timer had been a customer of one of the tellers who saved coins for me. Back when I...
Good thing your token was not from a later election, or it would not have been listed in my reference. My reference, " A Century of Campaign...
When I get home, I will see if I can find it in my political token reference. If it is there, I can provide an id number and other info.
While I have not seen that particular design before, there are similarities to some gaming counters.
I dug up a little info. Photos 536 & 537 - The Grand Mission Pool Room, Fostoria, Ohio (38 x 19 AL) id FO8080, Desirability rating of 2 (on a...
Hello Jack, While there is a chance that you are correct in your identification, neither Fuld's nor Kanzinger's lists that die pairing. Not only...
If any of the billiard tokens are the old ones that were issued by Brunswick/Balke/(Collender), those often go for $50 and up. I have a decent...
As a collector of gaming counters, your above post made me feel bad, GDJMSP. Gaming counters were made and used for a purpose, unlike fantasy...
Hopefully the OP is still around. While I agree that the counterstamp appears to spell out "E. STOCKE", I think that is incorrect. The "O" does...
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