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Have you seen this before? The Russian-American company that used to operate in Alaska issued short-lived scrip for use in the area. They tried parchment and they also tried walrus skin. They say that among all denominations issued about 100 have survived. This one, with cut corners and the serial number gone sold for $8000 on HA a few years ago. I wasn't the buyer.   |
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@nautilator,
I've never seen or heard of Walrus Skin Parchment Script before but that's awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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04/08/2018 02:34 am
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Very interesting!  |
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Got to admit I don't really know anything about these, but they were too unusual to pass up. They're apparently notklippe ("emergency cliff" referring to their shape) and were military payment money, dated 1799, issued by Austria. The one on the right is lead. The one on the left was not designated, but it is non-magnetic; that and its rust-like corrosion leads me to believe it's tin.  |
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One more. This is a coin club issue but still. I bought a group of Chicago Coin Club CICF handouts recently. The best one was the clamshell money, which was made in the same style that depression-era clamshells were.   |
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Very nice! |
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I got this a little while ago but never posted it. Anyone want to guess what it's made of?   |
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Doesn't look like wood. Judging by the way the edge looks maybe deer antler?
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Very interesting! What is it? |
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I think chafemasterj is on the right track with something bone-like. Since it's from Wyoming, I'm going to guess pronghorn horn.
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Yes! It's a slice of antler. But it's elk antler  . It's quite large and were it not for its thickness, would fit decently into a clear 2.5x2.5 sleeve. The token catalog lists three bars in western Wyoming that issued these. Getting a hold of one of them was somewhat unpleasant ($$$) but fairly lucky, I guess. I actually called this bar just in case they might have them. I heard a voice in the background helping the doubtlessly bewildered employee, saying that they were given out "eons ago." If that person remembers them though, they were probably semi-recent, perhaps within the past 2-3 decades. |
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Yes! It's a slice of antler. But it's elk antler That is very interesting! |
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Very nice |
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This is a rifle club medal which was apparently created out of a (lead) musketball. It's a bit chewed up but I can't imagine where I'd get another.   |
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The novelty notgelds of the 1920s were made in a variety of materials; these are the first two I've bought that are cut from velvet. The reverses are blank except for a cancellation mark(?).  Also of note: I found a (Canadian) trade token made of pewter. It was good in trade with a person who made objects out of pewter. This is one of the very few trade tokens made of pewter. (Token catalog has two others listed as such, but those may not be accurate.) Pewter is not exactly an easy metal to identify by itself, but it is relatively soft and it shows around the edge of this token. I'm not sure if the large cracks were intended on this, my guess is it's another consequence of the metal being used.  |
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