Let's see your exonumia!

Nice set !

Franklin mints in 1969 could have been maker of the stamp.

 

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I like the Sterling postage image of Lincoln. 90c is an unusual issue besides. I would have bought that myself. Nice pick-up.

 

This one has a local history tie in and famous person pre TV/internet days. The Father was a very famous radio priest and if not controversial too. Back in most's grandparents day. I was pleased to find it and add it to the local to me city collection.


one further away from home but still a nice pick up.

 

Got all my shipping and found this in my old army duffle bag didn't no know when I got it. I must traded in Germany or somewhere. Army sent me I wish I could remember what and how I got it.

 

Looks to be English paratrooper wings.

 

I was almost sure of that. About an hour ago I remember how I got it. NATO assignments at British base I'm not sure if I can say exactly where. It was one for training even though the time has passed. Lose lips sink things. We like scotch whisky each night.

 

You don't see many counterstamps on Hard Times Tokens, and the ones you do see are almost always an initial or initials. I could never quite figure out why that's the case, but it is. I have a few on HTT's and I believe they're all initial stamps. I'll have to check my inventory.

Bruce

 

A blast from the recent past and a fad that was here one day and gone in the next couple of hours!

 

Just got an update from PCGS, and in addition to my bummer Environmental Details 2C, I got clean grades on five pieces of exo for the collection:

Maumee and Perrysburg Toll Bridge Co, came back VF30BN. Ex: Steve Hayden.

Bashlow Restrike of the 1861 CSA 1C. MS66RD.

Set of Bashlow Restrike Continental Dollars (Silver MS64, Goldine MS65, Copper MS65RD). All Ex: Jeff Shelvin. Didn't see the rim ding on the reverse of the Silver. Without it, I bet I'd have had a matched set of MS65.

 

A couple more medals


Last King of Austria

 

Just found this little guy on PCGS Coin Facts, representing MS66RD. Proud pappa moment...

 

This token is dated, it's a good4, it's about a festival, it's a wayward town- which I really like-it's half dollar size (perfect!) and has some honest wear. Although I suspect some of the wear, especially on the windmill, is really strike weakness from opposing devices.

As a side note to wayward towns, there was another seller offering one of these and it shipped from Brazil, Indiana.

It's been a long time since I've been this happy over an ebay purchase.

 

Nice addition @longnine009 and it always makes me happy when I can date a token...whether it's part of the design or other means. I think you're right that the strike suffers from the design.

 

TC-16865. From TokenCatalog.com: “Opening in Columbus, Ohio in 1916, the Deshler Hotel continued under that name until about 1930, when the name changed to Deshler-Wallick. In 1870, Demas L. Auld, a Civil War veteran, established the D.L. Auld Company in Columbus, Ohio. The company became a leading supplier of high school and college pins and rings, as well as fraternity and sorority rings and pins. After a century of continuous business, the D.L. Auld Co. was bought by the 3M Company in 1986. They surely were the maker of this token.” Seller photos.

 

I recall looking up some thing like this but was metal key fob. Not sure if same token it been five years or more.

Nice shape too

 

This one is metal, and heavy, too! Its lovely in hand, and will have a permanent home in our collection.

 

Great Britain Coronation medal 12 May 1937:



The event went as planned with a slight change.

 

I love the history on this token and others. It adds so much more to my interest in exonumia. Thanks for posting it, jester.

Bruce