I voted to get rid of the half dollar. Not that I don't like it, but it does not get used. I can not even remember the last time I got one in...
Civil War tokens in general are greatly undervalued IMO. While some can reach 5 figure prices, there are R9 rarity (2 to 4 known) cwts that list...
Hello Rich. As others have said, what you have is known as a Patriotic Civil War token. These were the "generic" tokens issued as opposed to the...
The brass family is a group of copper and zinc alloys characterized by zinc contents of 15 to 39% with the balance copper.
I would think that it is not likely to be a silver round, but from one of many political entities (city, county, state, etc.) that issued...
I could be wayyyyyy off base here, and I have not collected Mercs for about 30 years, but my first thought after looking at the picture was that...
My reference on the subject (somewhat outdated, 1992), lists generic business anniversary tokens in several groupings. Since yours was from 10...
I usually carry a couple of bucks worth of change, but never spend any of it. I also carry a Civil War token or two as well as an ancient. Cell...
There are 4 metals listed for the 1 mill denomination. S1 - copper (with some nickel and zinc) - R1, two varieties (with and w/o shading lines...
This is known as a business anniversary token, subdivision of automobiles and related products. The Ford 50th anniversary is the best one of the...
Tokens are also relatively inexpensive for most types. There are virtually endless themes for collecting them as well - hometown, home state, with...
That is a very good book, although it has some shortcomings. In the front of the book you will find a listing of types of tokens that are not...
Very nice piece cdcda! I only have one CW dogtag myself, but it never occured to me to track down the owner to see how he fared. Quite interesting!
Certainly an interesting error, but unfortunately, most errors do not add any significant value to tokens in general. IMO, errors are much more...
If you have/can make any connections with the head cashier or similar person(s) at many of the stores (larger, chain affiliated ones seem best),...
I collect U.S. and English gaming counters, and the OP's item does not appear all that similar to what I have or have seen. Neither is it shown in...
And you are very correct, JBK. These sort of things have great history behind them. I have given a few talks at local schools (my kids' history...
I could not get the link to work to see what was there, so forgive me if I am repeating anything. This item would be a Hard Times token. Large,...
One of my reference books lists this type of anniversary token. It is a bit outdated, as most exonumia pricing information is. The Ford 50 year...
Your item is known as a Civil War store card. Broas Bros. was one of the more prolific token issuers, with 76 varieties. There were 4 different...
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