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It was also to do with the Royal Navy buying copper sheeting and copper coach screws to line the hulls of their ships with - discouraged barnacles etc. The Mint also couldn't be bothered with producing lower denomination coinage - they'd farmed that out to Matthew Boulton a few years previously so had gone back to sleep.
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Thank you for the added context.  |
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1964 Nevada Centennial Medal. 39mm. Brass. Struck by Carson City Mint.   The obverse includes a likeness of the the state seal. Here's a better state seal rendition:  Have seen examples of the centennial medal in "flat" or "white" metal. There's also a version where "LINCOLN COUNTY" replaces the "BATTLE BORN" "36" on the reverse. |
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1964 Nevada Centennial Medal. 39mm. Brass. Struck by Carson City Mint. Outstanding! |
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Very nice, cptbilly. Errers and Varietys.
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Nice medal, cptbilly!
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Found this in a lot of silver coins purchased on ebay. William L. Ellis & Co was an Oyster Packer in Baltimore from 1865-1888. It seems scarce but I have no idea what it is currently worth as there are no sales records online.  |
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Excellent token, dar! It's probably very desirable, as there are avid collectors of seafood packing / canning tokens from that area.
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Nice addition, dar76124.
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/490859My silver Libertad collection https://goccf.com/t/491087 |
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Isn't that a Mason's symbol?
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Yes it is a Masonic symbol.
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Picked up a lot of McIlhenny tokens - 4 new to me. My set of now includes all 9 used by this company. Near and dear to me, as I grew up 10 miles from Avery Island, and the Tabasco factory was a staple of school field trips. I'll post images of all 9 in a separate thread. Note - the cut one is as issued. McIlhenny Lot Obverses  McIlhenny Lot Obverses  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Excellent variety of tokens, Hondo!
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