I Found An Old Ulysses S Grant Coin Die. Cant Find Anything About It Online - Page 2

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motox4life New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 3:34 pm Nice find alpha. How do you guys think I should go about figuring out what exactly this die was for? And maybe what it might be worth? Report this Post to the Staff
Alpha2814 Pillar of the Community United States 2023 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 3:56 pm I dug a little more, found this: https://medalblog.wordpress.com/201...erfeits-too/ Quote: August C. Frank Company. This medallic firm in Philadelphia, founded 1894, was purchased by Don Schwartz September 11, 1972. The third generation owners wanted to keep part of the business (sprinkler manufacturing) but wanted to sell off the medal business. Schwartz contracted for the shipment of all the dies to Medallic Art's plant in Danbury. There are a few more paragraphs about the dies. This blog hasn't been updated in several years, but there is a link in the right-side menu to the Medallic Art Company, which, according to this site, is the name of the company that bought the Frank company in 1972, so that part jives. Medallic Art is still in operation and may be able to provide more information. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 4:08 pm One thing I DO know: Absolutely critical that the die needs to be protected from atmospheric corrosion in general, and rust in particular. Be careful how you do it. Most rust preventatives that are chemically based also will darken the unprotected metal. Also true with iron coins. Report this Post to the Staff
motox4life New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 4:12 pm Is there any way to clean the rust off that already accumulated? Or is it not a good idea to clean it? I could probably vacuum seal it or something for now. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 6:37 pm I would just coat it gently in my hands with some Mobil 1 motor oil and wrap it up in an slightly oily hanky in a zip lock bag for now. Do more research in the meantime on conserving or preserving the die. One thing that is cool is it isn't James K. Polk LOL! You have a more famous president there. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 7:04 pm Nice find, I would make sure you save it carefully to prevent further damage to it. I can't find an example of a coin that matches the die, however it's definitely not from the US mint, most likely a token of some kind. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 10:58 pm Nice find. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
motox4life New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 12/26/2017 12:55 pm Does anyone have any ideas or guesses on what it might be worth? Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 12/26/2017 1:07 pm Cool find. A great addition and conversation starter! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 12/27/2017 09:05 am Quote: Does anyone have any ideas or guesses on what it might be worth? You can look form similar items that have sold on ebay and other auction sites, it would give you an idea. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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