Let's see your exonumia!

Most likely a leftover from taking the granddaughter to the mall. She would rather spend Papa's money than ride the carousel.

 

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I could use some "Fancy Goods." I also wonder what qualified as a "rare coin" in 1863.

 

I have never been so sick in all my life as I was when I came back from Korea. We went and visited what are called wet markets today. Never forgot the stench. The docs had no idea what I had. Military exercise with the South Koreans.

 

Mercer Silas Bailey founded Lydia Mills in 1902 and named it after his wife--Tony Chibbaro Numismatics of South Carolina Merchant Trade Tokens.

Maybe Lydia's father was a coin collector?

Lydia was the country scholars believe issued the first government coins. They were the Staters issued in electrum or natural alloy of gold and silver. I've also read that additional gold or silver was added to the electrum so it would end up with 55% gold and 45% silver before being diluted with a small amount of copper. The copper was meant to give it a more appealing color.

Aluminium, C/A, 30mm, 2.3 grams

 

A good day at the auction for sellers today. A very good day to spend my stimulus check indeed....11 Muscatines @ $5 each. They book at $55 ea. The last scalloped Muscatine is a rare variety. That tacked an extra $40 premium on a otherwise $35 token. Cost $30

 

Silver Bar Cafe

M/A, 20mm, 1.9 grams I'm not sure if it's copper or brass. It has the same brown color as a Lincoln cent. Not only do I love the name of the cafe, it's from a town that appears to be in the wrong state which I aways like. There is another Ohio town on the reverse. Look at the bottom and you'll see the die sinker's name and an abbreviation for Cincinnati Ohio: CIN'TI. O.

 

Syngraphist. Spell check does not recognizes this word.

 

"syngraphics n.— «Gene Hessler…, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is best known as a paper money expert. He coined “syngraphics” as the term for collecting paper money.»

 

The Numismatist ran an article on this 1838 Baron Spolasco token a few years ago. From what I remember, he was run out of town a few times for fraud and selling patent medicines. Truly a "real friend of the afflicted."

 

Souvenir of the Travis city festival which already has been cancelled this year