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Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 375 Posts	Posted 02/22/2025 02:59 am @bhmtokens. I shall try and put pics of the brochure up soon as I can. It's an odd shape because it has fold-out bits so could be an interesting little project. If what you know about Birmingham Mint would make a decent magazine article may I suggest you email info at tokenpublishing dot com who are a British outfit who produce a monthly mag called Coin News. They pay too, which always helps! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 10:18 am Nice examples! 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
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 375 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 3:16 pm Well. I've just tried to upload pics of the pages of my Heaton's catalogue to this topic but even though the files say they're small enough to get under the bar I keep getting a file-size error message. Can't think why. Can someone help please? Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 375 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 3:21 pm Here's a pic of the middle of the reverse of a Heaton's Maria Theresa Taler struck in Birmingham during WW2. The head off the cross distinguishes it from the London/Calcutta/Vienna examples, one of which is shown here too... Report this Post to the Staff
bhmtokens New Member Canada 44 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 3:55 pm That is very interesting Spyro. I will add that to my knowledge bank. Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 375 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 4:05 pm Here goes with the Heaton's catalogue... Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 375 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 4:08 pm Wonder what went wrong earlier... time for a cuppa now... Report this Post to the Staff
bhmtokens New Member Canada 44 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 4:16 pm Thanks for posting the booklet Spyro. I will be taking some time to digest all of that. Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 375 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 5:29 pm My pleasure! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 02/24/2025 08:36 am I am happy you were able to upload and share the images. Very impressive! 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
bhmtokens New Member Canada 44 Posts	Posted 02/24/2025 6:37 pm The Birmingham Mint had their fingers in the US market for a brief period. In 1988 they purchased the Green Duck Corporation and in 1993 they purchased Casino Tokens Inc. USA. Casino Tokens Inc was a short lived venture and was closed in 1999 due to some structured changes in the US Casino token market. Green Duck ceased doing business around the same time the Birmingham Mint closed its doors in 2003. Here are some advertising casino chips. I believe they were made in the 1998 or 1999 as this coincides with the the name change from IMI Birmingham Mint back to The Birmingham Mint in 1998. Green Duck also made casino tokens, but I don't believe they would of used 'Birmingham Mint' on any advertising casino tokens. Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 375 Posts	Posted 02/25/2025 02:48 am Thanks Jbuck. Not sure what went wrong but after several tries I deleted the pics I'd edited and re-whatsapped them to myself and it worked. Most odd. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 02/25/2025 09:03 am Quote: The Birmingham Mint had their fingers in the US market for a brief period. Very interesting! Quote: Here are some advertising casino chips... Nice examples! 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
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 02/25/2025 09:09 am Quote: Thanks Jbuck. Not sure what went wrong but after several tries I deleted the pics I'd edited and re-whatsapped them to myself and it worked. Most odd. Understood. Sometimes you just have to start over. 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
bhmtokens New Member Canada 44 Posts	Posted 02/28/2025 10:04 am These are the first set of advertising tokens issued by Heaton. You will notice that it says Heaton & Son. Both sons hadn't joined the company until 1852 when they changed the name to Heaton & Sons. Report this Post to the Staff
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