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<p>[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2746592, member: 69760"]I believe there are at least 3 major varieties of that Elgin Watch Co. medal - Rulau #s ending in 6, 9, and 10:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/united-states/trade-tokens-rulau/176/?des=ms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/united-states/trade-tokens-rulau/176/?des=ms" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/united-states/trade-tokens-rulau/176/?des=ms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a pic of one from online in mint state, which you may have already seen:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.novanumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IL-EL-6D-ElginNationalWatch-Combined.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, here's the Elgin half dollar, a legal tender currency minted by the US Mint at Philadelphia! As home to a major <i>international</i> watch company, the City of Elgin surely has had its share of national notoriety, prominent enough to lobby for its own commemorative half dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Pic from the 'net:</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/32961666_48899032_2200.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2746592, member: 69760"]I believe there are at least 3 major varieties of that Elgin Watch Co. medal - Rulau #s ending in 6, 9, and 10: [url]https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/united-states/trade-tokens-rulau/176/?des=ms[/url] Here's a pic of one from online in mint state, which you may have already seen: [IMG]http://www.novanumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IL-EL-6D-ElginNationalWatch-Combined.jpg[/IMG] As an aside, here's the Elgin half dollar, a legal tender currency minted by the US Mint at Philadelphia! As home to a major [I]international[/I] watch company, the City of Elgin surely has had its share of national notoriety, prominent enough to lobby for its own commemorative half dollar. [I]Pic from the 'net:[/I] [IMG]http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/32961666_48899032_2200.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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