I have a bit to add as well. From "Collecting Lucky Coins, Tokens, and Medals", by Rita Law, Ph.D. When a child makes a wish and tosses a...
I agree with srkjkd, I could not imagine collecting without a library, especially for exonumia. This was a good week, as I picked up 11 more...
With cwts, I view virtually each opportunity to acquire a needed token as the only opportunity I will likely have in my lifetime to obtain it, and...
You are most welcome acanthite. I agree that these tokens are especially rich with historical significance. I suspect that they may provide...
Hello acanthite, You are correct as your token is a Patriotic Civil War token. The id is 137/395a, and is one of the common ones with an R-1...
Confederate Civil War token issues: Seven states seceded by February 1861: South Carolina (December 20, 1860) - no tokens Mississippi...
I took a couple of rolls of Sacs with me to use for tipping on my last trip. On coming back to the states, we flew into Houston International. My...
Nice post clinker! Hopefully you will not mind my adding a bit of additional information. The Civil War was one of two periods of American...
Hi Frank, sorry for not answering your question sooner, but just got back in the country. No need to get excited. Rulau is a good general...
The OP's token is identifed as ZCD in Alpert & Smith's book on amusement tokens. This octagon token should be 21mm, and there are minor variations...
I checked out Bone's lead, and there is no listing for a Ralph Husted token in Rapid City, nor anywhere else in my South Dakota reference. In...
I collect postcards, articles, advertising and even obits that relate to tokens in my collection. I suppose the nearly 200 exonumia reference...
If you read their websites, they make no such claim. If you can find where they do indicate as such, I would definitely like to see it. They only...
If NGC decided to upgrade your level of service (or even if they talked you into agreeing to it) and charged you for it after you had indicated a...
Your amusement tokens are not listed in my 1984 reference book on the subject, so they are likely of more recent vintage than that. A relatively...
The Spiel Marke (play money) is also known as a gaming counter, and would have been made for gambling use. In that condition, its value would be...
Your VOC item is known as a New York Penny, and also known as Dutch Duit. These were minted in several different places in the Netherlands and...
I agree that it sounds as if done after leaving the mint. However, it is possible that if it is a counterstamp it could add significant value to...
Rarity is determined by the ratio of supply vs. demand. Many of my token books have rarity ratings, and at least one of them lists as few as 6 or...
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