Coin show finds.

Hello everyone, today I went to my first coin show. And I managed to only spend 15 bucks. :high5:
I sold my 2005 Eagle and bought a 2002 eagle for a 5 buck difference.
Then there was this bucket with coins for only a dollar....
Or if you bought 12 it was only ten bucks...
SO I bought twelve and there was this weird coin that was labeled IRS BUILDING. I thought it was interesting and bought it. I looked it up and it is a 1893 Colombian Exposition token. And there was this AMAZING (in my opinion) 1978-S Jefferson nickel with blue toned hair. Here are some pics.

 

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Can someone tell me the value on the 1893 token please? And a grade.

Thanks,



Freaky

 

Very cool Garret! Good to see a Y.N. spending some money on his collection! That a good looking Jefferson!
sorry, can't help on the token.

 

So wait, you only spent $15 at a coin show? How u do that? ???

Neat token, there.

 

Thanks! Hopefully one of the token peeps will pop in.

I have no idea. But I was truly amazed.

 

Doing a quick google search I found 2 tokens for sale. Both were around AU condition. One was $30 and one was $75. Nice find, I wish I could get lucky like that. All I have ever found in a $1 bin is a supposed penny blank planchet.

 

So this one is probably worth 5 and the grade is an AG-3?
Can I have some peoples opinions on grade? And a little history of the token.

 

Here is a pic of everything I got off the coin dollar menu.

 

i managed to only spend two this past weekend, picked up a 1898 indian head penny and a 1935 buffalo nickel..... the gf was along and didnt want to stay long .... knew i should have left her at home

 

Wow, awesome pick ups, nice Liberty Nickel, suprised you got it for a dollar


stainless

 

Freaky:
The 1893 Token is from the 1892/3 Columbian Expo.

It is a common piece, and comes with both large & small lettering on the obverse.
Hard to tell, but I am pretty sure that yours is the small letters variety.


It is listed as H&K-154 and 155.
(H&K= Hibbler & Kappens "So Called Dollars").

Value?
Probably about $5 in the condition shown, AG.

 

Thanks.

 

$5 !

And you got for a dollar ??!?!?

Dude... that's 400% profit ! You're rich !!! Rich, I tell ya !!!!

 

Freaky you got the start of a nice Indian cent collection there and that nickle is awesome , and a great price .
rzage

 

I absolutely cannot believe that you found a token that worn!!! WOW! Nice find. Like Treasurehunt said there are two types Sm letters and Lg letters. There is a bunch of history around these so-called dollars. Pics are attached for your reference. Hope you had fun at the show.

 

Joe do you have any links where I can buy these , anything to do with Chicago I try to get .
rzage:hail:

 

Got mine on ebay. The small letter is more difficult to find than the large letters and will cost a bit more. You can find these both slabbed and raw.... I preferred mine slabbed. Searching for these medals raw can be quite fun, because someone may have a small letter and not know the difference. If you know what to look for you may make a nice score.... I think they call this cherrypicking. :whistle: BTW Freaky, yours is the large letter variety.

 

great pick ups for a buck each... The only one I don't understand is the 47 PDS set. What condition are they in?

 

Oh my grandma was born that year and my mom INSISTED goof for me to buy it. They are just like average condition.

 

And the VERY well worn variety.
I am not 100% sure he knew what it is. The label just said "IRS BUILDING"
I thought it looked cool. :goofer: