Let's see your exonumia!

Bryan went bald early, ironic considering he was the youngest (at 36) major party presidential candidate in history. By the lack of hair he's depicted with, and the lack of a reference to the silver question such as "16 to 1", I'd guess that was from 1908.

 

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Nice clean CWT brg. I always had a "thing" for these historical pieces.

Bruce

 

Thanks Whehwalt, if i hadn't found the item I wouldn't even know about the man and political climate of the era. Digging stuff often spurs interesting research. I wish my silver was 16-1 with gold, and why not, the ratio of silver to gold in the earth's crust is 17.5:1

 

I think someone posted one of these 1970s 'Postmasters Of America' series from Franklin Mint, seems they strike some nice issues, but have heard they were way overpriced, all the FM items I have were snagged online for bullion price.
Here's a few. Thanks for showing everyone.

 

The Wizard of Oz published Four years after WJ Bryan's Cross of Gold speech is believed by some to be an allegory to the economic conditions that led to Bryan's call for free silver. Dorothy's slippers, in the novel, were silver not ruby red. As a side note, Bryan earned an honorary beating from Henry Mencken for his role, as prosecuting attorney, in the Scopes monkey trials.
https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...zKVlkA&usg=AFQjCNETdyBtH2YjTkRKsmavJudqhmGCBQ

 

I have heard of the movies connection to the state of the union at the time but that website tells it all. Thanks !

 

Stunning club issue. Thanks dwhiz/

 

While we're discussing Bryan, here are 2 related political medals. No idea why the second is holed in the middle - most campaign/political medals are holed at the top for suspension from clothing.

 

I got this while slothing in Miami in 2009. It was good for buses and rail-Metro Mover and Metro Rail which are similar to subways. Brass/aluminum, M/A, 4.5grms, 22mm

 

Nice political pieces mackwork. The second was obviously holed some time after being struck. With the hole it's definitely Anti-Bryan. Political exonumia is fun and interesting to collect. I have a few struck tokens and some political counterstamps. I'll look around and see if I can find a few pictures to post.

Bruce

 

Aluminum and about the size of a quarter. Very little wear. Not sure how old but obviously long enough ago that it was worth having a halfpenny (lsd) token minted. From that lot of tokens and medals I bought in the UK.

 

Here's a couple of mine.

 

I don't own it! Hah! I wish I did! It's a plaster reduction model for a coin honoring the late John Paul I, and it's in the Numismatic section (yes, there is one) of the Vatican Museums. I photographed anything that held still long enough and have to upload them to Wikipedia when I get time.

 

Here are two political counterstamps from my collection of Irish pieces. Both promote the Loyalist goal of a united Ireland as a part of the United Kingdom. Although 150 years or so separate the two issues the sentiment is the same. This war between the Loyalists and Nationalists( who believe in a united, independent Ireland) has been going on for nearly 800 years. Perhaps the most violent period was what's known as the Troubles, the nearly 30 year stretch (1969 to 1998) that saw the deaths of over 3,000 people, civilians and combatants alike.

The "Keep Ulster British" stamp is struck on a 1969 Eire 10p and was a product of the Troubles. The Union Jack struck over the Irish Harp is on an 1816 Edward Stephens (Dublin) Irish token. It was probably issued sometime near 1816 as both token and stamp show considerable wear.

Bruce

 

I wish they'd listened to Sir Paul
on that matter.

 

If only it were that simple.

Bruce

 

Here are two more Irish political stamps, these issued to promote the Nationalist cause of a united Irish free state. The "IRA" (Irish Republican Army) issues, or any other Nationalist issues for that matter are nearly always struck on English coins, and rarely on Irish coins. Their slogans or acronyms commonly are applied in a manner that defaces the portrait of the King or Queen. "RIRA" stands for the Real Irish Republican Army. The organization is a splinter group of the IRA. They broke with them in late 1997 over fears that the IRA was becoming too much involved in the peace talks in progress at the time. RIRA wanted to continue the armed resistance and did so in a big way. Though smaller in number today, they're still active in areas of the north.

Bruce

 

The RIRA letters look raised?

 

No, they're incuse longnine. Often with a scan counterstamps will look raised, but this is a photograph. I stopped scanning counterstamps a long time ago.

Bruce