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Valued Member
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Very nice  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Got two new tokens related to Hawaii in the mail today: "Valor in the Pacific", USS Oklahoma and USS Utah memorial.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A solution for the two empty holes next to the Hawaii State Quarter in the Dansco Album:  |
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United States
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Very nice Ed |
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United States
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Looking good! |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Lots of exonumia to go through, I'll post some of the nicer coins that I've added to the Numista database: Token - Kentucky Bicentennial 'The Celebration', 24KT gold plated .999 Fine Silver   Medal - States of the Union Minnesota, Gold plated .925 Silver coin, Franklin Mint 1970-72 Governor's Edition   Been there & got all the T-Shirts. https://www.happydiver.space/ |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Couple of nice souvenir coins from California: Token - The California Collection 'Fort Ross'   Token - The California Series 'Fort Point'   |
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United States
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Nice ones, Diverdude!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Here's one I just received - a $6 lesson in "do better research". The Little Bar - Houston TX. The RS counterstamp indicates that it is a modern fantasy piece from ~ 1970, not a vintage trade token. I did a cursory search on Token Catalogue beforehand, but didn't see it so thought it was unlisted. After it arrived, I did a deeper dive and found out that it's TC-211033.   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Lots of exonumia to go through, I'll post some of the nicer coins that I've added to the Numista database: Fantastic additions! Quote:
Here's one I just received - a $6 lesson in "do better research". A lesson is never a bad thing when the cost is tolerable. 
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Took awhile to pin down the story on this little treasure: Even though available at the Denver and Philadelphia Mint gift shops in April 2007, what has become known as Presidential "Oath Dollars" didn't become widely known to the numismatic community until July 2008 when they were offered for sale on the TV shopping network HSN. By this time, several hundred had been purchased from the Denver Mint gift shop and placed in an ANACS holder. The Mint's gift shops are run by Aramak, a private contractor. Aramak commissioned the Penny Press Mint to encase 1,000 of each Presidential dollar from each mint in an aluminum ring. They originally sold in the gift shops for $4.99. The price was later increased to $5.99.
The obverse of the aluminum encasement reads "PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES". The reverse has 50 stars and 50 rays and is from a stock die used with other Penny Press Mint products. The Penny Press Mint's mint mark, "PPM", is on the reverse of the aluminum encasement at 6 o'clock.
Even though the aluminum encasement IS NOT a U.S. Mint product, these pieces have become collectible to many collector's due to it being sold exclusively at the Mint's gift shop. Others think of these pieces as "gimmicky" with minimal value. Each collector can decide for themselves.Many thanks to Ken Potter & his informative website: http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page36.htmlThe George Washington 2007D Presidential Oath Dollar   |
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Canada
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Some pretty Presidential commemorative coins: 1984 Double Eagle Token - Ronald W. Reagan 40th American President 1984 Double Eagle Token - Abraham Lincoln 175th Anniversary 1982P Double Eagle Token - Franklin Roosevelt 100th Anniversary   Been there & got all the T-Shirts. https://www.happydiver.space/ |
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The George Washington 2007D Presidential Oath Dollar Thank you for the background information. Very interesting! Quote:
Some pretty Presidential commemorative coins: Nice examples! 
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Valued Member
Canada
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Couple more obscure Presidential coins: Copper Token - William H. Harrison, Harrison didn't last long, about a month as President. This coin is a smaller version of the 77mm Inauguration Medal.   Brass Token - George Washington "American Fabious" From Numista: This token was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut during the early 20th century. Scovill was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and political tokens.  Been there & got all the T-Shirts. https://www.happydiver.space/ |
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Couple more obscure Presidential coins: Outstanding pair!
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Posted 01/28/2023 10:55 am
