Nice engraving on the Masonic piece. Its hard to place a value on such items though as no price lists exists for most exonumia. A typical masonic...
I did not know Lowther, but a fellow member of the Stow Coin Club told me that Lowther had been a member of our club (I joined only a few months...
I don't think the vast majority of even experienced collectors would be in agreement upon the grade for any coin. To be honest, my opinion (which...
The Jerusalem Chapter No. 8, R.A.M. is located in New York City, New York. My ref. on Masonic Chapter Pennies lists an id # 4212 which sounds...
If anyone was interested, the TAMS Journal was Volume 19, Number 5, Oct. 1979, Part 1, and the article was titled "Texas Fakes".
While looking for something else, I found a TAMS Journal that mentioned your Chicken Ranch token. The article indicated as far as can be...
It took some searching, but I found the Victoria gaming counter. In the TAMS Journal, Volume 14, Number 4, August 1974 (Part II), it is listed as:...
Pretty neat, and I would hope that Heritage has verified its authenticity. Based upon hundreds of die clips in my collection, I am suspect of the...
I have a reference which might be of help - Military Medals and Decorations, A Price Guide for Collectors by Yves Arden (1976). I did not see...
That is very cool, certainly something to hang on to!
If you are interested, the id number for your penny is 6761, assuming my assumption of the metal being copper is correct. This die pair was used...
My 1990 Georgia trade token ref. has 6 pages of listings for Columbus, Ga tokens, but yours is not there. Listings jump from Cain to Coleman. A...
Nice buy for 25 cents! John Marchlenski was a grocer in Wheeling, WV and was listed in the 1914 Bradstreet. My reference only indicated dime and...
Not all designs of old were appealing to the eye.
Apologies for the late reply, I was on a short term mission trip last week. That counterstamp makes it a Civil War token, id LA670A-1do. It is...
Counterstamps made with one piece punches are generally more desirable, and also more likely to have multiple pieces known. Were all of the...
I know I'm a day late and a dollar short, but I thought I would share this one. I took it while I was on a motorcycle ride through the Smokey...
If anyone has an interest in Bryan Money, I highly recommend Schornstein's book. It has good photos and descriptions, history and background, and...
Your very welcome Eddie. It sounds like some kids are very lucky to know you, in more ways than one.
I do not know if Lloyd Wagaman is still alive or not, but he is the author of "A Checklist and Aid To Attributing Ingle System Script". If he is...
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