I've seen a small number of these recently, Z. Wouldn't mind having an example for my collection but haven't any so far. I did bid on one a couple...
Just what I was thinking. Probably not a button but who knows. These old half cents were unpopular and were used for many practical purposes...
Yeah, they're nice stamps, Bill. I've only seen a handful over the years. Is yours on a penny? Bruce
Interesting find, 1st Sgt. I found some unusual foreign coins in change over the years too. Mostly Canada but also Britain, France, Jamaica,...
Looks like someone counterstamped a zero or O on either side. Both look to be incuse and not raised so that's my best guess. Bruce
Yes, please do post larger pictures in landscape format. Easier to examine. Bruce
Agreed, none look like items from the ANA collections just souvenir type stuff. Bruce
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Very nice old half cent, Kanga. The "little sisters" have always been my favorite US series. Very much underappreciated in my view. I've skipped...
By the style and overall condition of the stamps they've probably been on the coin for most of its life, 1stSgt. Back then it was just spending...
I'd guess it's either a love token ("H loves M") or just someone's initials. Not a pocket piece though...not enough wear or "pocket damage."...
A solid win for sure. Very nice. Bruce
If you're havin' bacon I'll be right over, d.:D Bruce
I didn't realize that shells went that far back. A lot of them were used in the US as advertising cards during the 1870s and 1880s. These are the...
Very nice. Do you know when the medal was struck? Very interesting that it's a shell and not solid. Bruce
Not seeing anything. This is the type of coin you have to examine in-hand under different light sources, magnifications and and at different...
Love the token, alurid. I would imagine it's Newburgh, NY too. I have a nice collection of club pieces overstruck on coins or just struck as...
I've known about these VOC coins for a long time but never knew they were used in New York. That would qualify them as US Colonial issues then....
This is a very rare piece of siege money issued by the city of Cork, Ireland in September, 1690 when besieged by the forces of William lll during...
I researched many token issues and contributed my findings to Russ for quite a few years. I got to know him pretty well and found him to be...
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