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Thanks, GrapeCollects! Funny thing was, I'd had that card for as long as I can remember - it's the version with the '64 Kennedy and a miniature 10k gold Lincoln Cent that you can still find on ebay occasionally (maybe an opportunity for you?). The card had really deteriorated, and the lamination was starting to peel. I was selling off a bunch of silver so thought I'd include this Kennedy in the batch. When I removed it from the holder I was shocked at how nice the reverse looked. It had a little crud on it, but after a nice soak in an acetone bath it looked great and went straight into a 2x2!
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Quote: I don't have the reverses but here are recent discoveries from a recent hunt though 1964 P proof rolls. Very nice! 
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Quote: Some of my favorites, not sure how I missed this thread. Fantastic examples!  Glad you found it. 
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Just to inject some British accent into the discussion, this is my 1811 silver shilling token from Yarmouth, Norfolk. This token was issued by Frederick Reynolds, an attorney and elected mayor of Yarmouth at the time. The castle device was apparently a confection drafted by Reynolds that depicts his own triumphantly extended hand wielding the baton of civic authority. A humble public servant...NOT. The flip side shows the arms of Great Yarmouth, featuring three unusual creatures, half lion and half herring. That bit of heraldry originated with a royal grant bestowed by King Edward III in the 1300's after Yarmouth's (civilian) fishing fleet helped to save England from defeat in some naval battles with France during the Hundred Years' War. A lovely piece with gold and purple dominating, along with some hints of green. What really nails it, however, are the proof-like mirror fields underlying everything. Photography credit goes to the gentleman I bought this from 6-8 years ago. (I wouldn't be capable of anything even approaching this image quality!) Norfolk: Dalton 17, Davis 16 
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough." --- Mario Andretti
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That looks absolutely fabulous! 
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@daltonista: Very interesting token - quite attractive! Thanks for sharing!
Yours is not an area I collect, so I've been enjoying the various coins/tokens/medals you've posted in these Gallery threads. Of course, I also enjoy the background information you present on each!
Looking forward to more!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
Edited by commems 07/27/2021 2:30 pm
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I just ran across this thread, so many beautiful coins on here and I've only looked at a few pages. I'll have to dig around and find a few of my different denominations but I really liked this one, simple but to the point.  You can also see it on VamWorld, it's the full coin shots for VAM-24.  
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Edited by -makecents- 07/27/2021 6:13 pm
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Very nice Morgan, mikev50! Beautiful reverse! Do you know what VAM it is?
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Lovely Morgans! 
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Quote:Lovely Morgans!  Thanks, jbuck!
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That '86 is delicious! High marks for the excellent photography as well.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis
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Quote: That '86 is delicious! High marks for the excellent photography as well. Thank you, paralyse! I have sold off most Morgans that I had and unfortunately, this was one of them, (wish I hadn't). I think I took this original pic with a cheap coolpix camera, which I still use. I have to give the Morgan all the credit though, I have NO photography skills at all, some coins just want their pic taken. 
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