Harp Token? Any Ideas What This Might Be?

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 3 / Views: 1,401
dar76124 Valued Member United States 395 Posts	Posted 08/20/2022 2:09 pm 20mm 2.3 grams Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 08/20/2022 3:28 pm @dar, that is an interesting token that you have, although that looks more like lyre than a harp to me. In any case, I'm pretty sure that I found the tokencatalog listing (TC 69654) — it requires though that you rotate your second pic such that the monogram is LM. There is no pic on that website though so consider submitting yours. http://tokencatalog.com/token_recor...rd_offset=65 Added: looks like it came from Lancaster PA. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
dar76124 Valued Member United States 395 Posts	Posted 08/21/2022 09:21 am Interesting, any ideas on how this was connected to Lancaster or how it was used? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 08/21/2022 4:22 pm Great follow-up question and well above my pay grade. If no one here replies, then I recommend reaching out to the folks at tokencatalog for an answer. In the meanwhile, I will say that there seem to be quite a few tokens listed with an image of a lyre from various places in rural PA. Perhaps this description from one of these others is also relevant to yours: Quote: The lyre reverse on this token was a popular one with German singing societies, and likely dates between 1900 and 1914. This is just a total guess on my part though. Added: see this ebay auction for a ribbon from one of these "Männerchor" or German singing groups from Lancaster, PA that has a similarly-shaped lyre: https://www.ebay.com/itm/401806261493 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 3 / Views: 1,401

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: General Numismatic Forums Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.19 seconds to rattle this change.