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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 4549171, member: 10461&quot;]I guess you could say I&#039;m as mad as a <i>hatter</i> over this latest purchase.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always loved the mid-19th century tokens that mimicked the reverses of the $10 gold eagle coins (in brass).</p><p><br /></p><p>Why this one?&nbsp; The hat... the eagle... the fact that it&#039;s Southern and already PCGS certified in Gem grade... all those attributes appeal to me.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Francisco &amp; Whitman, Hatters, Public Square, Nashville, Tenn.; undated (ca. 1852-53).</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>PCGS MS65, pop. 1/0.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1126177[/ATTACH]</b> [ATTACH=full]1126178[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1126179[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1126180[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the only one of its type certified by PCGS and it sold on Heritage for $312 a year ago (12 June 2019).&nbsp; I saw it on eBay with a Best Offer option, and offered rather less than the prior sale, so I was happily surprised when my offer was accepted.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">(I was <i>less</i> happily surprised to see nearly $19 worth of <i><b>tax</b></i> added to the total, though shipping was free.&nbsp; Oh well, I guess sales tax on eBay was inevitable.&nbsp; I&#039;ll still grumble about it.)</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>I&#039;m pretty pleased with this token.&nbsp; What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here- a tip o&#039; my old <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-holey-coin-vest-and-holey-gold-hat.286762/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-holey-coin-vest-and-holey-gold-hat.286762/">Holey Coin Hat</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1126189[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your own 19th century exonumia![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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