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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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This is a thread for the intersection of numismatics and cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc. - NOT airplanes, helicopters, boats, etc. I'll kick things off with a commemorative medal that celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the first sales of a commercially-produced American automobile - the 1896 Duryea Motor Wagon. (A far cry from today's cars, but ya gotta start somewhere!)   Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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02/08/2025 6:04 pm
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
11195 Posts |
Here's a commemorative medal from 1963 that celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Henry Ford's birth. The reverse of the medal depicts Ford working on his ""Quadricycle" circa 1896,   Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice medals commems! The oval Ford Quadricycle is really cool!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Great idea for a thread! I was planning to post this in a thread on transportation tokens, but found the thread was locked. Never mind, this is a good place for it. This junk shop find is a streetcar token from the North German city of Lübeck.  I think it looks just like the Toonerville Trolley! Unlike many cities in Germany that have retained and modernised their streetcar systems, Lübeck replaced its network with buses in 1959. |
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Nice topic idea and great examples! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice examples so far. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Horsedrawn conveyances are taboo?
I was born a century too soon, I guess...
I never pay too much for my tokens...but every now and then I may buy one a little too soon.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Horsedrawn conveyances are taboo? I'll admit, I had motorized vehicles in mind when I created the thread, but "horse-drawn conveyances" would work also! Whatcha got?
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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02/09/2025 6:03 pm
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United States
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nice topic commems - great additions so far
Now to search out my coins yet again..
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
11195 Posts |
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Moderator
United States
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Here's a pair of medals from 1978 that were issued to mark the 75th Anniversary of The Ford Motor Company. Ford's Model A is featured on the obverse of each.. Excellent!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice additions, commems.
Errers and Varietys.
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Moderator
United States
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very nice adds commems.
(I still need to remember about this topic ..)
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Isle of Man Christmas 50 pence coins depicting a vintage bus...  ... and an interurban trolley on the Manx Electric Railway:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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France 2023 10-euro coin commemorating the centenary of the Le Mans motor races:  |
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