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casualcoincollector Pillar of the Community United States 574 Posts	Posted 09/30/2018 04:14 am @nautilator, Interesting token set, thanks for posting it! I actually know of quite a variety of British bone tokens but I have not seen many different types for sale, the best reference that I have found for them is listed below: https://sites.google.com/site/malstokens/factory https://sites.google.com/site/malstokens/rn The set that you posted actually confuses me in that I don't quite understand why they are made of bone. The factory page link that I posted above says that the Nottingham National Shell Factory opened in 1916, which is well after celluloid and Bakelite were in common use. The William Miller tokens are from the late nineteenth century, before the advent of those plastics. So it makes sense to me that the William Miller tokens are made out of bone but not the Nottingham National Shell Factory tokens. I may be wrong here but I would assume that it would have been significantly easier/cheaper to make those tokens out of early plastics rather than to carve/shape and stamp a bunch of bone planchets. Edited by casualcoincollector 09/30/2018 04:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
nautilator Valued Member United States 330 Posts	Posted 10/07/2018 09:59 am A lot of poker chips are made of bovine bone, so it'd probably be easy to turn such a thing into a token. Report this Post to the Staff
casualcoincollector Pillar of the Community United States 574 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 03:40 am Ok, that makes sense. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 10/09/2018 10:34 am I've been MIA from the Forum for a while. Was great catching up on this (one of my favorites) thread. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
larsdog Pillar of the Community United States 593 Posts	Posted 10/19/2018 10:03 pm I love it! And not being nit-picky, but if it was me I would want to know: Last sentence under Manganese "then" should be "than" Report this Post to the Staff
casualcoincollector Pillar of the Community United States 574 Posts	Posted 10/21/2018 10:35 pm @larsdog, Thank you for your feedback! Edited by casualcoincollector 10/21/2018 10:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nautilator Valued Member United States 330 Posts	Posted 12/20/2018 8:15 pm Myrtlewood money. This is depression-era scrip issued by North Bend, OR out of myrtlewood, a tree native to the west coast. There were two different issues resulting in 10 different coins, and these are the two different dollars. Each was shellacked by hand giving them an incredibly distinct appearance that these pictures don't show. The one on the right has the very distinct appearance of tiger's eye (gemstone) when beheld in person! Report this Post to the Staff
owatchman Pillar of the Community United States 1494 Posts	Posted 12/21/2018 12:31 am Quote: Myrtlewood money. Pretty cool, nautilator. Never heard of those before. Report this Post to the Staff
casualcoincollector Pillar of the Community United States 574 Posts	Posted 12/21/2018 04:28 am @nautilator, Those are really cool! Thanks for posting them! Do you happen to know if those were made with natural shellac (resin secreted from the lac bug) or a different type of resin? Report this Post to the Staff
nautilator Valued Member United States 330 Posts	Posted 12/21/2018 8:01 pm I don't have any more information on the shellac. I could however tell that they were hand-applied as most of them have small missing spots of it. Tomorrow, or possibly Monday, I expect I'll be getting my Christmas present to myself. Oh, almost forgot: NPR did an article recently on myrtlewood money. You can see it here: https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/ser...-depression/ Edited by nautilator 12/21/2018 8:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 12/22/2018 12:03 am Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Classic Coins Pillar of the Community United States 940 Posts	Posted 12/23/2018 5:43 pm The Feuchtwanger cent was made of a composition of "German silver," an alloy of copper, nickel, zinc and tin. The "cent" is really a token that almost became an official U.S. coin. https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...ent.all.html Edited by Classic Coins 12/23/2018 5:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nautilator Valued Member United States 330 Posts	Posted 12/24/2018 5:48 pm Yes indeed. That's one of, if not the, oldest of our money that makes specific reference to its composition. I got one of those a few months ago, actually. They haven't been mentioned here until now. Report this Post to the Staff
nautilator Valued Member United States 330 Posts	Posted 12/28/2018 4:11 pm So my gift to myself finally arrived. This is a Canadian municipal trade token, issued in 1970 by Fort Smith, NWT. While hard to see, it has a face value of $3 and was spendable in stores during that year. As for what it's made of... well, I hope that's obvious! Report this Post to the Staff
casualcoincollector Pillar of the Community United States 574 Posts	Posted 12/28/2018 4:20 pm @nautilator, That's awesome! Thanks for posting it! Some Questions: I am assuming that it is made out of beaver pelt based on the look and region, is that correct? Do you happen to know why it was issued in 1970: currency shortage? To promote tourism? Just for fun? Something else entirely? How big is it? And if you don't mind telling us, how much did it run you? Edited by casualcoincollector 12/28/2018 4:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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