Let's see your exonumia!

Thanks, Sam. I just can't own a counterstamp without at least researching the meaning of it, or to attempt an attribution. Much like you with your casino chips, I think. So much history and many, many interesting stories are told by these pieces.

Bruce

 

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Pictured below is a King George III 1797 penny counterstamped in the town of Newbury (south east England, in the county of Berkshire). The stamp appears once on the obverse and reads "TOOMER NEWBURY". This coin weighs in at 26 grams.

The author of a work entitled "British Countermarks on Copper & Bronze Coins" (pub. 1975) named James Gavin Scott, writing in an article for the Reading Coin Club (also in the county of Berkshire) notes the following in reference to this counterstamp:

"Thomas Toomer (1760 – 1853) was Mayor of Newbury 1791–92, 1801–02 and 1814–15. He organised his own census of the town in 1815, showing a population of 5309. The Toomer family were ironmongers in Newbury from the 17th century – at 4 North Street in 1694. The premises at 2 and 3 North Street formed “The House of Toomer”. The countermark was probably issued by Joseph Toomer, cutler and ironmonger in Northbrook Street and Market Place c. 1830–51."​

Mr. Scott mentions this stamp appearing on a 1797 penny and references "Sydney Public Auction 255, Status International, 15 May 2009, Lot 5353 (part)"; unfortunately, he doesn't provide a picture. I don't know if mine is the same coin from the 2009 auction he mentions.






James Gavin Scott, in discussing known countermarks from Berkshire County in the aforementioned article, notes, "Countermarks on coins are known from Abingdon, Aldermaston, Cholsey, Newbury, Reading and Windsor".


The reverse:

 

Say @Circus, one of my city's old fare tokens match your examples from Rockville Centre Bus Corp. and the Sheboygan City Lines. Do you have any City of Bellingham or Whatcom County Tokens in your collection? :



I've come across a few of these inside rolls of dimes around here.

 

I found a couple of these tokens in a coin counter reject slot; perhaps it's a gaming token? Washington quarter size; average gaming token size. Same image of angel appears on both sides:


Reverse of same coin:

 

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"the Sheboygan City Lines. Do you have any City of Bellingham" I believe I have both of these.
And yes you aren't alone in finding the dime sized tokens in rolls of dimes.
As for your angel token, it is a piece that is given to people as a prayer piece, good luck, or travel safety, they are still sold and given out by assorted religiuos groups,denominations.

 

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These are the ones desined and rolled by a member of this forum. Oded Paz

 

I don't know anything about these, but they were free.

 

It is a giveaway from the liqueur company they made them up for most of the teams and they were given out in bars and a high volume package stores. the second one is from Sunuco gas stations in their coin giveaway, with purchase. One of the prizes was a complete set of bronze coins. Back in the day I won one of each of the two sets they had. One for each game, I believe that yours was from set one.

 

Wow, thanks for the information. Pretty neat history.

 

Thanks for posting your Toomer counterstamp. I don't have a copy of Scott's reference, and this one isn't listed by Brunk, so I've never seen it before. Looks pretty typical for a cutler or ironmonger, as many stamped these large English coppers. I have a number of cutler stamps in my collection, and all have very sharp strikes. This type of coin is a great one for counterstamping, even better than American Large Cents.

Interesting history on the Toomer family too.

Bruce

 

Just picked this one up from Kevin Vinton (Inde Et Lib). It is a copper "farthing" pattern/medalet, circa 1689, featuring Mary II. Although not specifically listed, it is nearly identical to the silver piece listed as Montagu 18. I had it in my watch list for months and we worked out a price that was fair to both of us.

 

Two more Masonic pennies

 

How do you calculate a 'fair price' on an unlisted piece?

 

Masonic Pennies are an interesting area of exonumia to collect, Circus. There are other organizations such as the IOOF also who issue identifying tokens. Some generic Masonic pieces are counterstamped with bits of information. It may have the name of the member, chapter number and location, or other things. There's a much wider range of Masonic pieces available, but the others are interesting as well. I have some in my collection, but don't particularly look for them to buy.

Bruce

 

South Carolina Power Co. bus token. Brass, M/A, 1.6grms, 16mm, SC240b. I rode one of their buses in Charleston but it was called South Carolina Gas & Electric or maybe it was Electric & Gas; can't remember exactly.

 

Posted these under a new thread in World coins. If you have any info please have a look at that thread and let me know - thanks!

 

... and this one is just for your entertainment! Lovely 17th century token from the 3 Squirrels pub in Fleet Street in London. Dickinson 1089 and quite scarce.

 

Wow Nice one!