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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Here are a few more vignettes from the Michael Bean note cards I referenced in my Bald Eagle Vignettes post. This time out, Locomotives.    Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Absolutely beautiful!
Thanks for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
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Lovely locos!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The nearest I can get to the 'American' (4-4-0 wheel arrangement), is an HO scale all brass model. I have had it in a display cabinet for nearly 50 years.
I just love those old 'V' cowcatcher, diamond smokestack, timber cab wood burners! The epitome of a classic antique locomotive, which was the backbone of early American steam locomotive history.
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United States
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Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh, now you've done it! Steam trains are a favorite subject of mine. I prefer them on stocks and bonds, but I have numerous vignette proofs, too.  Do trolleys count?  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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@GregAlex: Nice! Thanks for sharing! Quote:
Steam trains are a favorite subject of mine I think it's safe to say that you're not alone in that camp - plenty of collectors are there with you!  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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United States
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Let's give this topic a bump with a few more vignettes from my collection. Excellent! Quote:
Actually, if anyone can identify uses for these on currency or stock/bonds please let me know!  |
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New Member
United States
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Greg, found your first one with Google lens. Beautiful  |
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New Member
United States
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So I found #2, looks like Chicago Canadian railway. 3 and 4 I believe are actually photos oroginally taken when the Canadian rail system was completed and couldn't find them on anything else besides the original pics.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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For some reason, this is the only Canadian currency vignette showing a train. 1912 Dominion of Canada $5.00 Issue.  |
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United States
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For some reason, this is the only Canadian currency vignette showing a train. 1912 Dominion of Canada $5.00 Issue. Very nice! |
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@Bubbachismo, you are SO close on those match-ups but they are not quite the same. I actually hunted down high-res images of those stocks to compare them.   If you look closely you'll see there are a lot of details that don't match -- they are definitely different engravings. But, I would bet money that the engravers were working from the same model, probably a photograph. I think those are certainly the same locomotives! But I think you nailed it on the photo. There is so much detail that matches with the engraving -- that has to be the working model that the engraver used. Well done!  Edited by GregAlex
02/15/2022 7:19 pm
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