Let's see your exonumia!

Those are Finefeathered Tasmanian Sharkmincers, by the way.

By the way, that's a grand-looking coin!

 

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Where else could you possibly have this much fun!

 

Saw these beasts and couldn't resist...

 

Thanks for the information, Paddy. They would be interesting to collect and research. I wasn't aware of these before.

Bruce

 

Thanks for the pics, Bill. The second stamp does look a bit "blacksmithy" so you never know. I like those old style stamps very much, even though they're very difficult to identify.

Bruce

 

Nice group, Paddy. Do you know if the John Howard piece is considered a Conder Token, or does it predate that series. I like the Conders because they remind me very much of the Hard Times Tokens here in the U.S., though a bit earlier.

The misspelling on the one and the hole on the second token doesn't bother me. Errors in spelling, striking, etc. add character to a piece. Damage, such as a hole, are more troubling, but yours isn't particularly distracting. Overall a nice group of tokens, Paddy.

Bruce

 

I picked this counterstamp off of eBay several days ago. Both sides are actually overstruck on a Canadian Half Dollar. The undertype is apparent, but the date is mostly obscured.

The East Detroit Coin Club issued a lot of exonumia over the years. Some pieces are very well done like this example and two other similarly overstruck half dollars issued previous to this one. Unfortunately, some of their struck medals have a low quality look to them, and aren't particularly attractive. The club folded a number of years ago.

Bruce

 

Thanks for this @BRandM . Yes, the John Howard would be considered a Conder token as I understand it. It is listed in the new Withers book under Somerset as No: 36.

All three are actually a tangent to my main collection and I cannot afford to hang on to everything, so they are now on Ebay UK for sale, along with other Conder tokens and others I have picked up along the way.

 

Tea Plantation pickers token

 

Thanks for the information, Paddy. I'll have to get the reference book on Conder Tokens one of these days. I don't collect them, but have always had an interest in the series. Thanks again.

Bruce

 

I've seen these tokens before, Circus, and like them. Do you know if the denomination denotes a monetary value, or a quantity of tea. Nice simple design, but attractive in its own way.

Bruce

 

Like you I have seen this type on here and other forums. I guess the plantation tokens from each location has its own value depending on whether the plantation has it's own company store or workers get paid in cash. I believe this one is from Ceylon or other near by country.

 

Just a couple of interesting tokens I picked up a few weeks ago and finally got round to looking at!

 

And before any one not familiar with the American Indian symbol for good luck, before it was corrupted by the nazi's. Get their knickers in a knot. know that it was used up until the late 1930's on the stock reverses of good luck tokens.

 

Yes, before Hitler corrupted it, it was a very common symbol.

 

Somebody was after a token with George III on it from 1788 (Australia?). This is the closest I have got:

I assume this was his restoration from one of his bouts of (apparent) madness, which they now put down to Porphyria I believe.

 

I have collected various arcade, bus, and parking tokens over the years. But I'm not sure they're terribly interesting to look at compared to what I've seen here.

 

I found this in one of my "don't know what to do with it" boxes. I hope someone from the other side of the pond can tell me all about it?

 

I remember this guy.