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Pillar of the Community
United States
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diameter of a nickel, huh? Love token? It's certainly unique.
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United States
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It was in an old mans estate that I bought off my mother-in-law, too long a story to tell now. Here is some of the stuff it came with 2 rolls Canadian quarters 40s to 70s,Roll Canadian dimes 40s to 60s,5 rolls Canadian nickels including 1899, 1905, and 1906 which are the size of a Half Dime, Canadian large cents, 1723 Hibernia copper farthing, several large cents, Half Cent, Civil war token "Oliver Boutwell Miller" 1863, other various tokens, woodden nickels from various companies, foreign coins mostly dated from 30s and 40s, Notes from China, Japan, Germany, France, Italy dated between 1910 and 1944, Jar of wheat cents, IHCs, Half Dime, 2 cent piece, Ancient Roman Follis 296-360 AD, Seated Liberty dimes, merc dimes, Barber dimes, 1920 Pilgrim commemorative, 1952 Washington/Carver commemorative, 1982 Washington commemorative, Barber quarters, SLQ, Seated Liberty half, Barber halves, Proof sets, Mint sets, Buffalo nickels, Liberty nickels, a bunch of miniatures in 14 or 22 karat gold, a 1 oz silver bar, and other misc junk. Kie |
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United Kingdom
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This is interesting from a manufacturing aspect, the first picture shows some very intricate engine turning or guilloché has been applied and then overlaid with the design or initials.
It's a very sophisticated technique, indicating perhaps that this was not a run-of-the-mill production. It looks to be silver?
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United States
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alganbagerap, no it isn't silver in hand it looks like a nickel with no mint luster. I agree the design looks like someone put some effort into it, I'm thinking maybe made in the late 60's early 70's possibly in Albany NY as that is where the man had resided his entire life, and several of the other tokens were from that area. I don't think it is worth alot would just like to know something about it. Kie |
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United States
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The geometric motif reminds me of four arrows, with an "X" that reminds me of railway signs.  Pure conjecture on my part, but my first thought was a transportation/railway token? |
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DVCollector some of the other things I got out of the collection were railway tokens, 1934 union pacific, 1942 albany NY, 1966 Manhattan, 1921 Albany, 1918 Denver colorado, Delaware bridge and New hampshire public works and highway token, but none of them except the pacific railways are near the size of this one.
Kie
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United States
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This item may or may not be a railway token ... never seen one before.
Bullnuke's "1934 Union Pacific" token is not, I believe, a railway token, per se. While it pictures a train, I believe it was a promotional item for the 1934 movie, entitled "Union Pacific." Was it not?
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ExoGuy You may be right, I never thought of that or really did any research on it. It says Union Pacific lucky piece on the obverse with 1934 by the train, which is where I got the date. The reverse says "A sample of the aluminum in the new Union Pacific train built by Pullman car & mfg.corp." with the Alco aluminum coat of arms below the words.
Kie
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Australia
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a beautiful piece, and intriguing. Does it react to a magnet ?
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Peter, absolutely no reaction with magnet. Used a fridge magnet that will pick up my 43 steelies.
Kie
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