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cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 05/12/2011 01:59 am George H. Lovett NY 495G 31mm White Metal Muling of NY 495/NY 492 Lovett was a die sinker and made many tokens of the time. This is a paring of two such dies and is unlisted in Rulau. I tentatively assign is the G variety and similar tokens have a mintage of four so its a R8-10. Tiny wording under the dog reads W. H. Bridgens, New York. The reverse has John Bull and Brother Johnathan exchanging lightning bolts referring to the first Atlantic Telegraph line laid in 1858. Obv Rev Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 05/12/2011 02:01 am I guess I have a muling theme with these last three. Finally found a natural blue spectrum blub so they dont look so yellow as my earlier ones did. Enjoy and share any merchant tokens of the period you may have. Report this Post to the Staff
CheetahCats Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 05/12/2011 03:26 am Nice stuff, as always :) Each of these warrant their own threads! Posting them in here doesn't do them justice! Mind sharing what kind of blue bulb you obtained? Thanks, Cheetah Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 05/13/2011 12:36 pm I am using a 13w CFL bulb in a tensor light which gives a nice blue spectrum. Its a start for me in taking better pictures as I have a lot to learn but these forums offer some great ideas including the thread you started. Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 8:29 pm Uriah Welch NY 945 Copper 33mm Obv Rev Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 8:41 pm S.W. Chubbuck NY 1061 Copper 32mm Thick Plachet Samuel Chubbuck (1799-1875) was a silversmith from Utica, NY. As with so many early merchants, he dealt in a little of everything as you can see. Wonderful reverse of the Morse Alphabet. Obv Rev Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 8:47 pm Henry B. Fussell PA 171 Brass 25mm The line you see on the obverse is a die break. Obv Rev Report this Post to the Staff
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