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<p>[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 7967862, member: 22377"]After admiring these for some time, I finally acquired an example. This is also the first I've seen with dramatic toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>The brainchild of Andor Orand, this was "the first square coin-item with sharp corners and serrated edges struck in a die with collar, and the first coin-token designed with the aid of a computer" (quoted from his website). They were produced and sold by Square Deal Productions, Inc. New York and minted by the Medallic Art Company in Danbury, CT. After Square Deal Productions was dissolved in 1984, the dies were donated to the Smithsonian Museum.</p><p><br /></p><p>See here for more info:</p><p><a href="https://forums.collectors.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sqrdl.com%2Findex19f5.html%3Fsku%3D3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sqrdl.com%2Findex19f5.html%3Fsku%3D3" rel="nofollow">http://www.sqrdl.com/index19f5.html?sku=3</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1381746[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1381747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1381748[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 7967862, member: 22377"]After admiring these for some time, I finally acquired an example. This is also the first I've seen with dramatic toning. The brainchild of Andor Orand, this was "the first square coin-item with sharp corners and serrated edges struck in a die with collar, and the first coin-token designed with the aid of a computer" (quoted from his website). They were produced and sold by Square Deal Productions, Inc. New York and minted by the Medallic Art Company in Danbury, CT. After Square Deal Productions was dissolved in 1984, the dies were donated to the Smithsonian Museum. See here for more info: [URL='https://forums.collectors.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sqrdl.com%2Findex19f5.html%3Fsku%3D3']http://www.sqrdl.com/index19f5.html?sku=3[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1381746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1381747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1381748[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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