Let's see your exonumia!

Thanks Jack! More for my notes.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Glad to help! It was fun tracking it down and I learned more. I could go on about what happened after the Wolf Hounds pulled out...

In my opinion, is why books and/or reference material is so important to the hobby, especially for these more esoteric items.

Speaking of books...anyone know a good reference for merchant tokens? I'm not expanding but I'm hoping to find out more about the manufacturers of tokens and what various styles looked like at different times.

 

Great information

 

Here is my post on books

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/book-list-on-tokens-medals-and-exonumia.233203/#post-1805674

 

Wow that's a lot of token Books!!!!

 

David Schenkman has an article in the Jan/Feb TAM Journal called Collecting by the numbers. It's about oddball denominations like 3 1/3c, 4 1/6 cents, 7c etc. And my favorite 1 1/12 cents issued by a Coca Cola bottling plant. And there's odd presentations of denominations. Like: Vc, .05c or Good For // 4/5 of // ONE NICKEL// IN CASH//OR// MERCHANDISE [ I think a politician must have designed that one. ]

Does any collect these? Sounds like a pretty cool. niche

 

I collect these, and have not seen David's article since I'm not a TAMS member.

Can you please scan and email me this article?

 

Hmmm...might need to become a TAMS member. I'm not sure Oded, but I think they have some of their journals available for free from their website.

I do know the Society of Medalists does...and I think TAMS might too or at least some of their recent ones.

 

OdedPaz

Sorry, but I don't use a computer. I use a cellphone. The camera is way too crappy to pickup small print.

 

Me to but soon will be getting a new laptop. But that my not cure photos?

 

I don't know Jello. With my camera, if it's not big and bright it won't be a good photo.

 

I have a 35mm but so old software needed would cost me more . So phone will be camera til I can figure out a way to get better photos.
:'(

 

I'm a TAMS member also Oded. I'll be glad to email you a copy of the article. Give me a day or two and I'll get it to you.

Bruce

 

Thanks Bruce!!

 

I won this unusual counterstamped 1946-D Lincoln on eBay last week. The seller said they were Masonic markings, but they didn't look familiar to me. When I received the coin I went on line and searched company, union, and fraternal logos and found this one.

It's the logo of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association. The union was organized in Toledo, OH on January 25, 1888 by Robert Kellerstrass. In later years it was affiliated with the AFL-CIO. It's still active today.

At first glance, I thought it was struck twice, once on each side of the coin. After examining it in-hand, I realized that it was a single heavy strike that "Bled-through" to the reverse. What I find particularly interesting about this one is that you can still see a lot of the coins detail. A bit unusual for counterstamps but I've seen it before. A nice addition to my contemporary collection.

Bruce

 

Here's an odd denomination token from my collection. It was issued by the Jones Exchange Hotel in Philadelphia c1840's / 1850's.

Bruce

 

What a beautiful specimen!!! I wish I would have seen it...

Would you mind revealing how much you paid for it?

 

Was wondering where you've been BRandM, that is a cool counterstamped cent!

 

Anybody ever seen one of these aluminum medals? "Charles Johnson 812 Rome Street" the only thing on the other side is a horseshoe and "Good Luck" I spent a whole $1.60 on these so it better be something good.

 

I only paid $9 for it Oded. I thought it was a bargain for the price.

Bruce