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Nice stuff Spence
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I picked this token up over Memorial Day weekend at Pearl Harbor... n the same visit, I also picked up this token relating to the USS Arizona. Nice pair!  |
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I picked up today this 1939 NY Worlds Fair medal, I think one of the less common Trylon and Perisphere designs showing Rockefeller Center. I haven't previously seen an example since beginning my quest for fair and exhibition medals.  Seller's images. |
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I think one of the less common Trylon and Perisphere designs I think you're right! Nice catch! |
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I picked up today this 1939 NY Worlds Fair medal... A lovely example! |
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1897 Bickford Dollar Obverse: Within circular bronze center Dollar in straight line Republican in curved line above and Internat.l curved below From circular center to border: Four lines, making almost complete circles which read: This Combination Coin Will When Adopted be Good in All Nations / Heal All Differences Between Gold & Silver Men / and Fully Settle All Financial Questions / Approved by All Good Business Men. Reverse: Bronze center with same inscription. Between outer circle and beaded border: Here is Shown the Value of Our Dollar in the Coin of Different Nations of the World. Eight links contain exchange ratio to US Dollar. Sterling 4.2
Francs 5.20
Kronen 3.80
Gulden 2.8
Marken 4.16
Guilder 2.50
Rouble 9.65
Yen 1.1
Between inner circle and center: Invented and Protected by Dana Bickford. This is my second Bickford Dollar, an aluminum bi-metallic pattern. The other being the Grant version, shown here below. Both were struck in 1897. I deliberately selected one in similar condition to present as a matching pair. I didn't want to out-do the more scarce Grant Bickford.
 While visiting in Europe, Dana Bickford of New York City experienced the usual difficulty of travelers in getting money of one country exchanged for that of another. Upon his return, he submitted several designs for a proposed international coinage to Dr. Henry R. Linderman, then Mint Director, who approved the idea because of the saving an international coinage would afford the U.S. Government, as well as the convenience it would provide travelers abroad. Recoinage and waste on coin coming into this country amounted to approximately one-half million dollars a year at that time. Congress failed to take action to approve the idea, and the project was dropped.
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Lots of estate sale auctions for coins are "Dry Holes" but sometimes you get lucky... 1863 Civil War Token Jones Wood Hotel / I. Sommers New York Fuld F-NY-630BR-1a (R2) The pictures were blurry and shot through a 2x2 so I was pleased to get this beauty in the mail. Seller had it advertised only as a "New York hard times token." Not sure exactly how to grade CWT's but this has to be high AU, there is still loads of luster and the photos are a bit light but there are even some traces of mint red at the bottom reverse. One slight spot on the reverse I treated with a drop of Verdi-Care. This is not a scarce token (a very generous R2) and there are plenty of examples available in MS63-MS66 but notwithstanding I was happy for a pleasant surprise.   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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I picked up today this 1939 NY Worlds Fair medal, I think one of the less common Trylon and Perisphere designs showing Rockefeller Center. 999fine That is very nice. When I lived in NYC, I always liked Rockefeller Center. Quote:
1897 Bickford Dollar TNG I find these fascinating and would definitely love to have one someday. Quote:
Lots of estate sale auctions for coins are "Dry Holes" but sometimes you get lucky...
1863 Civil War Token paralyse Lots of luster on that. You never know when you will find the good stuff. |
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Nice adds! |
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Can't miss a day here with the neat medal posts...
TNG - Bickford Dollars are new to me (as are most medal posts) What great historical items! Congrats.
Paralyse - That's a really nice contribution, very nice to look at, and for me best just to look and not touch (spend) :)
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My contribution for today sits in the shadows of TNG and Paralyse - CAMPAU CENTENNIAL. 1826 - 1926. the beginning of Grand Rapids Mich.The medal has been handled quite a lot giving it a pleasant patina. I admit giving it a VerdiCare application which cleaned up goop and green quite nicely. The people pictured are Louis Campau and his wife Sophie Demarsac Campau, the acknowledged founders of what turned out to be Grand Rapids. This doesn't appear to be a scarce medal but for me it was a welcome combination of both visual and financial attractiveness.  Edited by 999fine
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My contribution for today sits in the shadows of TNG and Paralyse - CAMPAU CENTENNIAL. 1826 - 1926. the beginning of Grand Rapids Mich. But still a nice example! |
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That Campau Centennial has a beautiful look 999fine. Like you say, looks like it was handled a lot. Very nice!
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Lookin good 999! Nice conservation and a neat medal. Camping with Sophie!
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