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<p>[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 1465928, member: 28550"]You are a miracle worker. Thank you, thank you, thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>On 12> Were there really nearly 87,000,000 of these made? In comparison - that's almost the exact same number of Morgan Dollars minted in 1921. Wow. I'm surprised I haven't seen one before (despite it's age). </p><p><a href="http://www.gcoins.net/en/catalog/view/187#.T90yt1KIjKs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gcoins.net/en/catalog/view/187#.T90yt1KIjKs" rel="nofollow">http://www.gcoins.net/en/catalog/view/187#.T90yt1KIjKs</a></p><p><br /></p><p>15.</p><p>On closer examination, I can make out "Ein" on the reverse... so I'm guessing it is a Kreuzer (same diameter as 21) but am amazed you were able to recognize this coin. Very impressive!</p><p><a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=82140&worldcoinid=223111" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=82140&worldcoinid=223111" rel="nofollow">http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=82140&worldcoinid=223111</a></p><p><br /></p><p>23> Even NGC doesn't have a photo (that always makes me feel a perverse kind of pride for some reason):</p><p><a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=63529&worldcoinid=174664" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=63529&worldcoinid=174664" rel="nofollow">http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=63529&worldcoinid=174664</a></p><p><br /></p><p>29> My jeton has a slightly different bust, but I think you've nailed this one too. Perhaps they were produced in a set of gaming tokens. I don't know much about jeton's - were they something that patrons of a gaming establishment would likely take home (kind of like how low value casino chips are often collected today)? Or were they something that the proprietors would have handled exclusively (like dealer buttons)? Are there millions of unknown varieties out there, or just a handful that most collectors in the series are all very familiar with?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 1465928, member: 28550"]You are a miracle worker. Thank you, thank you, thank you! On 12> Were there really nearly 87,000,000 of these made? In comparison - that's almost the exact same number of Morgan Dollars minted in 1921. Wow. I'm surprised I haven't seen one before (despite it's age). [url]http://www.gcoins.net/en/catalog/view/187#.T90yt1KIjKs[/url] 15. On closer examination, I can make out "Ein" on the reverse... so I'm guessing it is a Kreuzer (same diameter as 21) but am amazed you were able to recognize this coin. Very impressive! [url]http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=82140&worldcoinid=223111[/url] 23> Even NGC doesn't have a photo (that always makes me feel a perverse kind of pride for some reason): [url]http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=63529&worldcoinid=174664[/url] 29> My jeton has a slightly different bust, but I think you've nailed this one too. Perhaps they were produced in a set of gaming tokens. I don't know much about jeton's - were they something that patrons of a gaming establishment would likely take home (kind of like how low value casino chips are often collected today)? Or were they something that the proprietors would have handled exclusively (like dealer buttons)? Are there millions of unknown varieties out there, or just a handful that most collectors in the series are all very familiar with?[/QUOTE]
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