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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by Sap
04/14/2008 10:26 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Can you have separate threads for each coin next time, please? That long list of large pictures takes an awfully long time to scroll through when the Internet is running slow like it is right now. My mouse wheel finger is getting a blister!  'Nuff whining. On to the coins! #1: Brazil 80 reis 1825R, counterstamped in 1835 to revalue it to 40 reis. KM# 444.1 #2: As you may have guessed from the name "Melbourne", it's an Australian Tradesman's token. One of the earlier issers of tokens, to be precise: Annand Smith & Co, who issued their tokens in 1849. Two varieties are recorded in Krause; this one is type KM# Tn16.1 (11 leaves on branch, no H&S on rock). slightly scarce, and quite in demand here in Australia. #3: quote:
I think this is Sicily - i.e. 'grano'
You thunked correctly.  Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Italian states), 1 grano 1791AP. KM/C# 39 #4: Kingdom of Hannover (German states), 1 groschen 1858, KM# 236 #5: Yep, it's like #1, only 1830R on the undertype. #6: Fribourg (Swiss cantons, also spelled Freiburg), looks like a 2 kreuzer, I think the date is 1789. KM# 47 More answers are coming soon... Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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As promised...
#7: a "bouquet sou" token of Lower Canada. Listed in rause as KM# Tn5. There are multitudes of varieties of this token known, but yours may be too badly worn to tell. A Canadian token expert may know better.
#8: it's what's left of a Portugal 20 reis 1848, KM# 482
#9: Russian Empire 5 kopeks 1777EM. KM/C# 59.3
#10: Prince Edward Island trade token 1855; I have a similar one dated 1857. Not listed in Krause, the 1855 variety with "EDWARD'S" instead of "EDWARD" is listed in my old Charleton catalogue as Charleton# 171, Breton# 918.
#11: A British token, I believe. Not sure if it qualifies as a "Conder". The portrait is apparently that of Wellington. Several varieties of this token are listed in the Davis catalogue of 19th century tokens as Essex, numbers 17 to 28. Apparently the number of acorns in the wreath is critical.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
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That's a nice haul. I have a tough time finding any eighteenth century coins in the lots that I buy.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Thanks again for the sharp info. on my latest pieces Sap - re. the Melbourne token, pity it wasn't a higher grade huh? It can't be worth much in such a low grade surely?
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Yep, sure is a shame. Still, you'd probably pay AU$20 to $30 for one in that condition.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
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That's the bit that I like to know ;)
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The family Of Pennington has the motto of this token into their family-scutcheon...(number 11)
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04/13/2008 5:13 pm
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