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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 25219119, member: 114169&quot;]I have been enamored with the numismatic offerings at regional Renaissance Faire’s across the U.S. of late.&nbsp; What is most intriguing about these numismatic creations is the fact that most Renaissance Faire’s have strict restrictions on their vendors.&nbsp; Each vendor is required to be as “period correct” as possible.&nbsp; This means no plastic, no electronics, no motors, no cell phones, purchases by cash, trade, or barter only, wardrobe, hair, and accessories must be period correct, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>This means the minting and coining at these events is left to being either hand hammered, drop hammered, or screw press.&nbsp; No prepared planchets will do.&nbsp; No motor driven coining presses.&nbsp; Most stampings are done on heated brass or silver metallic “cobs.”&nbsp; Dies are usually hand engraved, which make for some unique OOAK pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been a fan of one well known minter named Ron Landis, but I am confident there are others.&nbsp; Notable annual Renaissance Faire’s are held in Texas, Minnesota, and Georgia.&nbsp; I would love to hear about those local to you, and if anyone has any of these faire numismatic pieces, please post them up for all to see.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below are just a few of those I have collected that were created by Ron Landis.&nbsp; In the mid-1970’s, before Ron had established himself as a known quantity, his pieces were generally unsigned, except for his highly identifiable die hand-engraving style.&nbsp; Here are a couple of those “unsigned” examples.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1606767[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1606768[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1606770[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1606769[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Towards the late 1970’s and into the 1980’s, Ron started attending some of the larger regional Renaissance Faires.&nbsp; It was around this time he started signing his pieces with his signature stylized RL initials.&nbsp; You can see an example of these below.</p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1606794[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1606795[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>At the larger fairs and festivals, Ron would create very intricate and detailed dies, just for that year’s event.&nbsp; Those are some of his most desirable and scarce pieces as they were sold at one place, for one year.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1606788[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1606789[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1606790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1606791[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have only acquired a couple of Renaissance Faire pieces that weren’t created by Landis.&nbsp; These were made by a minter at more recent Texas Renaissance Faire’s.&nbsp; I know there has to be a boatload of strikes that haven’t surfaced.&nbsp; Most residing at the bottom of home junk drawers, unappreciated and unloved.&nbsp; It’s time to get these out and exhibit them to the numismatic world.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Show us your Renny-Faire tokens folks!</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Z</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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