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Bedrock of the Community
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That's an excellent example, HondoB.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice token, HondoB!  Errers and Varietys.
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02/26/2026 9:40 pm
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Thank you all! daltonista, a competitor to Ingle as a token manufacturer was Orco - The Osborne Register Company (now Osborne Coinage - https://osbornecoin.com/who-we-are). These were used almost exclusively by coal companies. Here are a few from New River Coal Company that I posted long ago:  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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very cool tokens Hondo |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very nice examples, HondoB.
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Here are a few from New River Coal Company that I posted long ago: Nice examples! |
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Nice tokens, HondoB! Errers and Varietys.
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Happy St, Patrick's Day to all!
This is one of my ostentatiously Irish tokens from the Regency Period featuring "Wellington & Erin Go Bragh," which, loosely translated, means "Ireland Forever."
By 1816 the Duke of Wellington, a Dublin native, was a national war hero, so many tokens and medals were struck to commemorate his accomplishments.
In this case, the issuer was Edward Stephens, a merchant who evidently sold everything but food and beverages from his stores on James Street in Dublin. About thirty token types bearing his name are known to modern collectors, with perhaps eight more varieties emanating from those.Withers 1875, Davis Dublin 26, 34mm, 17.16g.
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
--- Mario Andretti
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice token, Daltonista! Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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A fine example, daltonista.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859 |
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Excellent! |
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This 31mm 1911 Pittsburgh YMCA "Olympic" Meet bronze medal is based on the design of the silver medals issued for the first modern Olympic Games, which took place in Athens, Greece, in April of 1896. The design features Zeus, the goddess Nike and Acropolis rock/Parthenon. The Greek lettering translates as "International Olympic Games/Athens." I've included an image of the two medals side-by-side for comparison (I don't own the silver medal, of course).   |
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Fantastic! |
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Found this recently in a lot of coins and tokens. It's actually a so called dollar from the 1901 Pan American Expo in Buffalo. Not listed in H&K but it is in the new Shevlin book. It took me a while to figure out what the "R U A" stood for. Turns out it's very simple "Are You A" Buffalo.  |
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Very nice examples, captainrich and dar76124.
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