Let's see your exonumia!

Engraved by John Sigismund Tanner, medallist and engraver to the London Mint based on the design of Hubert Gravelot.

 

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yarm - superb engraving work on that one!

 

Here are some:

Sample slabs:

 

And some Presentation Guide Books, signed by R S Yeoman:





and another:

 

How about a Watts Creek Coal Company token:

 

So-Called $'s:

HK-415A

 

Here are a few items that qualify as exonumia. I'll look for a few more photos.

 

A few more items.....

 

....and here are some NASA medals commemorating Apollo 8 & 11 and a private medal commemorating the shuttle engine.

 

The Popes have engaged some terrific engravers for their medals. This architectural medal in high relief (Mazio 624) was engraved by Joseph Cerbara for Gregory XVI in 1836. I found the incorporation of a river god on a papal medal pretty interesting!

 

These are my favorites:

 

I really like the design on your Copper Pan American Expo piece. That obverse art is awesome. :hail:

In this medal the nice lady is offering a bowl of milk to her cat.

 

Outstanding set of medals Barry. This is exonumia at its best.

Bruce

 

This Mershon counterstamp (Brunk M-613) has been known to collectots for years and, apparently, is unique as no other examples have surfaced. I can trace its provenance back only to 1985 when it appeared in a Bowers & Merena auction. In a later 2007 Steve Hayden mail bid sale it sold for $220. I acquired it just a few weeks ago from an Illinois collector and researcher who I believe is the one who bought it from Hayden.

I researched this piece several years ago when it was still unattributed. Interestingly, the collector I bought it from had investigated it at some point also and came to the same conclusion as I did.

Daniel Mershon was a stove and furnace manufacturer in Philadelphia from 1840 until his death in 1865. After he died his two sons (Albert and George) took over the business and changed the name from Daniel Mershon & Sons to Daniel Mershon's Sons. They were in business at 1209 Market St. until 1868 when they relocated to 1203 Filbert St. They remained in business until at least 1905.

The business envelope pictured above appears to be postmarked Februauy 13, 1885 but the cancellation is very faint. By the way, the addressee on the envelope is Gilbert R. Fox who was a prominent attorney in Norristown, PA. Perhaps the Mershons used him for legal representation.

Bruce

 

Wow. Some very cool pieces you guys have in here. I have some medals and what not, but this is my favorite exo piece.
I found it when going through a box of cents. I am from Detroit, so it made it that much more awesome.

 

Nice Civil War token gbroke. I tried to attribute this one for you but there are so many obscure differences to the indian head dies that I couldn't really be sure. My best bet is that it's an example of MI225V-3A and an R-4. It's been around the block a few times but still a great historical token. Thanks for showing it.

Bruce

 

Nice Bruce, thanks for the information. I will make a note of it!