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As Dwiz's Delaware River joint toll bridge token above here is the same one, I just picked up in the bargain box. Seems the obverse is camera shy and took a powder!

 

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This counterstamp is about as nice as they come in regard to strike, condition, centering, etc. I was fortunate to win this from Steve Hayden's last mail bid sale in January for a reasonable price...I think it was about $60 or so. I did have a bit of help from a collector friend of mine who often bids on Hayden's material. One of his specialties is tool maker issues, which this one is. I didn't know if he had an interest in it or not at the time, but he later told me he didn't bid because it was too "modern" (c1882). Later, I think he regretted not doing so. I didn't.

Anyway, the following is a description of the company found in Hamilton Child's Gazetteer of Cheshire County published in 1885.

*** The Jennings and Griffin Manufacturing Company, located in Hinsdale Village is engaged in the manufacture of chisels, drawing-knives, and other edge tools, employing twenty men, and turning out about twenty-five dozen pieces per day.The business was established in 1848, by Pliny Merrill, with George S.Wilder. manager, who continued thus until 1858, when Mr. Wilder became his partner. In 1866 the firm became Wilder & Thompson, and in 1868 Wilder became solo owner and in 1870 R.H. Hopkins became his partner. In 1872 he again became sole owner, and in 1882 the present firm was organized.

So Jennings & Griffin didn't come into being until 1882, the date of the Indian Head Cent the stamp is struck on. BTW, both Pliny Merrill and George S. Wilder issued counterstamps individually. This is a really nice piece that I was happy to add to my collection.

Bruce

 

Good explanation
@BRandM

 

I also found these yesterday at the show. two tokens Lincoln/ Grant & Lincoln / Hayes. I was told they were a Barber design and a candy token?

 

One other items I ran across last week and have not posted yet is this 5 Cent Brass script From Baltimore Md.

 

Nice !!!
@Paddy54

 

Once in a while I like to post something from my casino chip collection. I received this item about 3 days ago. The condition is amazing to me since the casino went out of business 50 years ago. It is also rated somewhat high on the rarity scale. Lastly, it is a Christy Jones style of chip as opposed to a Paulson style chip. Both used the hat and cane imaging in the molding of the chip. Christy's chip used a finely polished cutting tool to engrave their dies and Paulson used acid etching to create theirs. The different methods created a different look to each. This chip appears to have a highly polished inside to the hat and cane making it a Christy Jones product. Acid etching created a flat look inside the hat and cane. This makes identification an easier task for the collector. Christy Jones went out of business in 1965 while Paulson remains in operation until this day. The newness of its appearance may have limited bidding because not everyone would suspect this chip to be very old. I was able to buy it for only 15% of it's collector value. A nice find among the bramble bushes of eBay. :>)

 

Nice as always Sam. It sounds like you really picked it up for a good price. It's always special when you can get a bargain on something you really like. Just like the last counterstamp I posted...thought it would go for twice the money. A beautiful casino chip at a great price, Sam. It doesn't get any better than that.

BTW, what references do chip collectors use? Do any of them provide a history of the issuers? I must admit, I never heard of the Carver House.

Bruce

 

The two most popular are: The Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide and The Chip Rack. I use the first publication as my initial attempt at information and pricing. Heritage Galleries proclaims it is their source as well. The latter self professes to be the most complete book about Las Vegas Chips and gaming houses. Another is an internet site called ChipGuide.com that has limited free information for a quick reference. Sometimes just doing a Google search provides the best answers. This is true especially for manufacturing information. Lastly, there is the CC&GTCC for chip collectors. It is to chip collectors what the ANA is to coin collectors. At one time both national offices were in the same building in Colorado Springs. The ANA library has a lot of their publications on file. I have researched several chips there, including some older European ones.

 

Thanks, Sam. Always good to know where to find information on your collections. I'm not sure if I mentioned it before or not, but I do have a small collection of casino chips. Just pieces I picked up over the years. I doubt that I have anything rare or unusual, but now maybe I'll look into some of the ones that interest me. Thanks again.

Bruce

 

Note the 1854 is solid copper alloy. I just did a lousy job taking a photo of it

 

Nice pure Silver tokens. With some classic design.

 

dwhiz;

At a tenth of an ounce and .999 pure, these must be similar in size to a silver three cent piece? Maybe even a half dime? Or are they more in size like the one cent Flying Eagle that is shown? You had to be careful with a silver three cent piece as it was easily bent because it was so thin. These look well cared for.

 

the 1854 is not silver my bad photo it's solid copper alloy
(sellers photo)

 

the 1/0th oz.is 18mm

 

One big pocket coin.

 

These are two counterstamps issued by coin clubs that I was given recently by a fellow collector / researcher from Tennessee. He doesn't collect modern issues like this so thought I'd like to have them. I appreciated the gift, as I especially look for club or collector issues as a offshoot of my regular counterstamp collection. There's a lot more of them out there than you might think.

The Flushing(NY) Coin Club is from a nicely done prepared punch and celebrates their 10th anniversary in 1974. I don't have any more details as to how many were struck, who they were issued to, etc.

The unique Jamestown(NY) Coin Club issue was struck by a member as a trial strike and an example of an economical way of commemorating the club's 25th anniversary. The idea was rejected, and they went on to issue a medal. Fittingly, it was designed by the same man who made the rejected counterstamp.

Bruce

 

Really good looking copper coin.

 

Cool edge design.

 

I took a picture of it today its a little better