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In the Post Your Coins with "Pieces of the Sea" thread, Daltonista posted to me: Quote:
Just wait until you start a thread for industrial images! (Mines, factories, mills, smokestacks, etc.) In response, how could I not create such a thread!  So, the floor is yours... Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I'll kick things off with a coin from my Canadian silver dollar collection. Back in 1988, Canada released a commemorative silver dollar recognizing the founding of the commercial ironworks at St. Maurice in Quebec (Forges du Saint-Maurice) in 1738. The coin's commemorative reverse depicts two iron workers hard at work at the forge; the design was the work of R.R. Carmichael. 1988 St. Maurice Ironworks Silver Dollar For more on the coin and the Ironworks itself, check out my previous post here: - 1988 Ironworks at St. MauriceCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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09/22/2021 11:08 am
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I have several that I have to dig out...  |
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1988 St. Maurice Ironworks Silver Dollar Very nice!   |
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1925 R USSR. 50 Kopeks.   |
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Fantastic! |
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Ironworker on a "counterfeit" Conder token.   Edited by CentSation
09/22/2021 11:56 pm
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Italy 1973 50 Lire. Not sure blacksmithing in the nude is a good idea.  U.S.A. 2019 Quarter.  South Sudan 2015 10 Piastres  Steve :) Edited by triggersmob
09/23/2021 05:59 am
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The "industry" connection for this next coin is more symbolic than literal - I refer to the 1893 Isabella Quarter that was issued to help provide financial support to the Board of Lady Managers for their participation in the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. The reverse of the coin features a female figure, kneeling, facing left and holding a distaff in her left hand linked to a spindle held in her right. The design was meant to be symbolic of women's industry, using the thread/yarn manufacturing industry as its model. It can be argued, however, that Charles Barber's portrayal was about 100 years out of date as it failed to present the then-current tools and manufacturing methods of the industry! (See the link to the "Coins with Hands Thread" below for the full story.) The obverse of the 1893 Isabella souvenir quarter features a portrait of the Spanish Queen, Isabella I of Castile; Isabella and her husband, King Ferdinand V, sponsored Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage to the New World. She is depicted facing left and wearing a jeweled crown. 1893 World's Columbian Exposition Isabella Quarter Dollar    I have previously posted about the Isabella coin here: - 1893 Isabella Quarter- 1893 Isabella Quarter - Coins with Hats Thread - 1893 Isabella Quarter - Coins with Hands Thread Other of my posts about commemorative coins, classic and modern, are here: Commems CollectionCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Not sure blacksmithing in the nude is a good idea. It certainly wouldn't be my "go to" outfit of choice! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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09/23/2021 07:09 am
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The "industry" connection for this next coin is more symbolic than literal... Very interesting, I never would have realized it! The recent examples are great!  |
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Very interesting, I never would have realized it! It's definitely not "in your face" obvious! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Here is one of my favorites in my foreign coins with industrial imagery, Saarland 1954 50 franken and this is the hardest of the four denominations to find.   -  Edited by mrwhatisit
09/23/2021 11:30 am
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Here is one of my favorites in my foreign coins with industrial imagery, Saarland 1954 50 franken and this is the hardest of the four denominations to find. Outstanding! |
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1793 UK. ½ Penny token ,Warwickshire - Birmingham  Obverse: Figure of a boy with spanner in right hand standing by large screw auger.  |
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