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Nice examples!  |
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Purchased this at Goodwill. Always amazes me what people donate to them. 1897 Victoria Diamond Jubilee Silver Medal with the original box   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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That's a fantastic find, dar76124.
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice acquisition, dar76124. Looks pristine !
" Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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Fantastic! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice score, dar76124!  Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wow, what a score, dar!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Here's something you definitely don't see everyday: it's a Bashlow die trial for his 1961 J.J Conway & Co. Bankers Restrike, made from lead as these kinds of dies often are. I have read that the aluminum strikes of this token are extremely hard to come by. How much harder do you think than this die trial? P.S. If you look close at BANKERS you can see evidence of where Bashlow probably wanted the letters to sit. A comparison with actual struck tokens shows that he chose to leave it alone, after all.   Edited by jdsstrat
04/11/2025 11:33 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very interesting example, jdsstrat.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting piece, jdsstrat. I believe these are called "lead pulls". Sap has a nice description in this recent thread: http://goccf.com/t/475241Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very interesting, jdsstrat! Errers and Varietys.
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Thank you for the link! Is there a difference between a lead pull and die trial? Because I thought a die trial was exactly what Sap defines as a lead pull.
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Bedrock of the Community
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A lead pull is a die trial struck in lead, which is probably the most commonly used metal because it is so soft.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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I picked up this Heads and Tails token at a coin show today because it's so rife with innuendo. It seems vintage but the Numista page doesn't have any information about it. 25.9 mm, 5.70 g. Hey, it was only a quarter! Heads and Tails token - Not without a washer / I'm electrifying!  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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You can't beat the price, Hondo.
The nut and bolt image was common back in the day but I've never seen the electric one before.
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