Let's see your exonumia!

It was dug up on a town commons in NC by the guy I got it from. His father wizzed wheeled it, it was 2" deep and corroded green. It is stamped on a matron large cent. I could make out a slight out line of the lower neck out line. It could be a rebel soldier didn't like the US coinage and decide to make a tag or a lucky piece out of it. I did dip it and it is a copper under the polished black corrosion. He said that he could make out part of the word liberty between the N and 6. Even with my digital microscope I couldn't. But then I can't tell a large date from a small date, or some of the other common errors. That's why I collect tokens and not coins.

 

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same both sides

 

This was one I found between the baseboard and carpet.

 

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I believe these are called Condor tokens, there were a couple of this type included in the swap.

 

Not sure if I posted this before
Official Mummers Medal Fancy Division

 

Always liked watching that parade till they screwed up the broadcast by adding the color commentators to the talking heads, usually a women that had no Idea what a Mummer is or what they did before she sat down in the broadcast area. Generally some silly actress or the like!

 

I really love those medals Green. I gotta check the Mint and see if they're for sale.

 

Absolutely for sale dear fellow.......

http://catalog.usmint.gov/doolittle...-medal-3-inch-15MA.html?cgid=military#start=1

 

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An Our Navy 1863 listed on the 2x2 as fair condition?
Not being a CWT collect, unless one comes in to my hands. I am surprised that this one would be considered fair. As these style and type of CWT's seem to be everywhere and available at a reasonable cost. Any thoughts from the regular's on this thread.

 

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two same both sides

 

These were given to the Maryland Token & Medal Society (MD TAMS) members who attended their 2002 meeting. I thought it was a bit unusual for an encased coin to have a mirrored reverse. The encasement looks ceramic but is actually painted metal. I bought it from J & F Collectibles at the Baltimore show yesterday.

Bruce

 

Todays treasures from a farmers market

 

Picked up this set today

 

And in posting this one July 16 I had forgotten that it wasn't a same both sides.
Here is it with its proper reverse.

 

There isn't a lot of variety in the type or style of these never be broke/good luck encasement's, but there certainly is in the variety of businesses that used them.