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Valued Member
Canada
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Hello. I have just acquired this token. I am unsure of the variety of this coin. This coin is 26mm in diameter, and weighs 3.3 grams. It has a coinage die axis. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Its either a BL 24 a or BL 24 B pics are a bit to small to be 100% sure
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Valued Member
 Canada
62 Posts |
Hello. How can you tell the difference between the 2 varieties?
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Pillar of the Community
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OK I blew the pic up quite a bit and it looks to me like you got yourself a BL 24 B ..The first S in ships is above the first O in Colonies and off to the right...Are you a token collector ?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thank you for the info.
I was hoping for good news like this.
I am a coin collector and have had many tokens pass through my hands.
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Pillar of the Community
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your welcome, I have quite a few tokens myself ...if you ever want to get rid of it let me know
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
Canada
62 Posts |
We were thinking of getting this token graded and putting it in an auction. Will ICCS know to look for this variety or will we have to make a note of it?
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Pillar of the Community
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ICCS will know it for sure.. But for the little extra I would send it to CCCS in Quebec and have it put in a Hard slab then if you want have ICCS cross grade it
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Valued Member
Canada
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Question,they classify this as a blacksmith,it shows a lot
of detail in design. Do you think they could be just poor
dies used to strike ?
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Pillar of the Community
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Bill I cant answer that for sure but it would make sense.. Maybe Doug at Colonialtokens could shed more light on this
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From the photos provided, I suspect this to be a BL 24B provided
there is no beading on the reverse.
Blacksmith tokens come in varying degrees of manufacture. Most are
crude while others are much better designed. Today one can not inquire
of the designer as to his intent.
doug
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I will be writing about Blacksmith Tokens in my new book coming in 2016 titled: Forgotten Coins of the American Colonies - Revisited.
If you have questions, interesting rare pieces I will place them in the book if noteworthy.
Drooping Sail Variety - seems familiar? <VVBG>.
John Lorenzo
United States
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