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Fisher Lumber Company - Wisner, LA From Crawford and Farber, Louisiana Trade Tokens, 2nd Ed.: "A branch of Fisher Body Corporation of Memphis, TN (and subsequently General Motors), this company was in business from about 1926 to 1939. Branches operated in Ferriday* (1927 to 1940) and Wilmer (from 1935 to the mid-1950s)." 25˘: 27 mm; 50˘: 32 mm R10. The 25˘ has a worn signature on the obverse, but these tokens rarely come up for sale. *The small town of Ferriday, LA (2020 population: 3189) is notable as being the birthplace of Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggert.   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Struck by MACO, marketed by Presidential Art Medals, Inc, the 1.25 inch bronze of Benjamin Franklin shown below was one of 56 medals in the "Declaration Signers" Series, celebrating those who put their signatures to the Declaration of Independence. The design, by sculptor Ralph J. Menconi, bears a 1962 copyright mark.   Serial numbered silver versions were also issued. Edited by cptbilly
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  John F. Kennedy "Presidential Art Medal," the first in what would become a 36 medal series, from Washington to Nixon. The medal is 1.25 inches. Sculptor: Ralph J. Menconi. Medal was struck by Medallic Art Co. Per the accompanying pamphlet: "The John F. Kennedy Medal will be struck in platinum, gold, silver, and bronze. The platinum medals will be strictly limited to ten serially numbered specimens, there will be one hundred and fifty serially numbered gold medals, and sixty-five hundred of the silver. Only the bronze medals will not be numbered or of limited issue."
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Nice one ctpbilly!
Errers and Varietys.
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  Medallic Art, Ralph J. Menconi, 1969, Inaugural Medal of Richard Nixon. From the medal brochure: "The obverse bears not the usual profile but a three-quarter view of the President. The reverse features a sculptured rendering of a crewelwork pattern of the Great Seal of the United States, embroidered by President Nixon's daughter, Julie, as an election-night surprise. Beneath the Seal is the wording: "To RN - JN." " I'm not an inuaugural medal afficionado; just found this to be a well-executed portrait in bronze. . .
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Another nice one ctpbilly!
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Commemorating the September 28, 1974, opening of the "Teatro-Museo Dali" in his hometown of Figueres, Catalonia, Spain.   |
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Nice one Hondo Boguss! Errers and Varietys.
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There are no words to describe the brutality inflicted on inmates at Parchman Farm. The following article mainly addresses the mistreatment of the Freedom Riders of the Civil Rights Movement who were imprisoned there. I'm ambivalent about assembling this set. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missi...Penitentiary  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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I'm ambivalent about assembling this set. Assemble the set, share their story, never forget. 
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Luzianne Tea 5˘ Token - circa late 1930's. Brass, 32mm. Also struck in aluminum, although much rarer.    In 1902, William B. Reily relocated his wholesale grocery business from Monroe, Louisiana, to New Orleans and shifted his focus to specialize in blending, packaging and distributing coffee and tea. It was the birth of the LuzianneŽ brand.  In the 1930s, recognizing the popularity of iced tea as a way to beat the heat, Mr. Reily created a new blend that maintained its flavor, color and clarity when poured over ice. Our now-famous LuzianneŽ Iced Tea was one of the first teas ever blended specially for iced tea.  LuzianneŽ delivery truck, circa 1920 Historical information and pictures from https://luzianne.com/about/history/ Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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