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Looks like
I follow in the steps of my predecessor
Nifty item.
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Nickels_rule, awesome!
Errers and Varietys.
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Looks to be comparing the performance of a turtle to that of a donkey. Did you try searching the text in hour favorite web browser. Amazing what turns up. Sometimes.
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Did you try searching the text in hour favorite web browser. Amazing what turns up. Sometimes. I had not thought to do that but when I did, I got all sorts of information. Not sure it would be ethical to cut and paste some of it here or not so I better not. Turns out that it could be historically significant (to a select few). Thanks for the suggestion 999fine. |
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Simply cut and paste and give a source credit. As long as one isn't publishing for profit there is no problem
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OK, here is some information provided by the APMEX website that turned up in a search by BING. "This is a Satirical Hard Times Token called Illustrious Predecessor from 1837. Obverse depicts the government's fiscal agent, a tortoise, with a safe representing the Sub treasury system on its back as it slowly progresses - outlined with the words Executive Financiering. Reverse depicts a running  alluding to Martin Van Buren's rapid growth in popularity - outlined with the inscription, "Illustrious, I follow in the steps of my Predecessor". Van Buren is now generally acknowledged as having had exceptional financial prowess and his primary achievement could be said to have been the separation of Bank and State which helped to establish the Sub treasury system, which was maintained until the passage of the General Appropriation Act of May 29th, 1920 which transferred the functions of the Sub treasury system to the Treasury, the mints and assay offices, and the Federal Reserve banks, which was completed in 1921. This Hard Times Token will be an excellent addition to the collection of history lovers in general, and Van Buren and monetary policy fans specifically." |
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Good job Nickels Rule! Yarm, awesome as usual.
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Picked this up today at the flea market, couldn't come home empty handed...... Very nice, and I understand the feeling. Quote:
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Inauguration of the railroad line to Antwerp, 1836. 50mm by L. Hart.
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Nickels_rule:. APMEX? All I could find there is their inventory listings. |
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Ahh, thanks, never woulda thought it.Good search!
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Not all expositions produce grand and glorious medals such as the World Fairs and other classic expos. Case in point, the 1961 BAKING INDUSTRY EXPOSITION held in Atlantic City. Struck on aluminum and sequentially numbered, this example is number 104258. This is an unbelievably high number and I assume this must be the 4258th struck or more likely number 258.  Edit correction: I now found images online of this medal beginning with 41XXXX. The sequencing number might indiate a different stamping machine and no relation to quantity stamped. Edited by 999fine
05/20/2019 1:34 pm
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That's very cool 999fine!
Errers and Varietys.
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Here's a fun medal (or token) from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress) from A & P Grocery Co. with text on reverse A & P CARNIVAL and obverse CHEERIO. A&P was a major grocer at the time at least until the late '50s, early '60s. The image is referred to as the DANCING COW. When I first saw this I thought it might be Borden related, everyone's fave "Elsie." A similar medal exists featuring a pig. Don't have that example yet.  Edit: HK464A Edited by 999fine
05/20/2019 2:02 pm
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