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Sharpless Bros PA469 28mm Brass  Reverse  |
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Your NY935 and PA469 are beautiful tokens!
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i am new to this forum so I can't post pictures yet but I have a small collection of civil war and hard times tokens--a lot from michigan as that is where I am from---would love to show you some and trade if possible--thanks  |
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Edwards - please read the forum rules about trading. No need to mention it before we get to know you both better. As for posting pictures, of course you can! Click "Reply to Topic" above the quick reply box, and on the new Reply page there is a small green camera below where you enter your response. You can click on it and upload your photos (less than 100K). Tutorial here: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...g_images.aspIf you'd rather post from Photobucket or similar, there is a tutorial for that here: https://goccf.com/t/53146Some great tokens in this thread - keep 'em coming!  |
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i am new to this forum so I can't post pictures yet but I have a small collection of civil war and hard times tokens--a lot from Michigan as that is where I am from---would love to show you some Please share some of yours! |
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Not wanting my thread to die I am posting some more tokens and will include info from Rulau and others with them.
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As I said before, you have some awesome specimens. I especially love those sodas and the James T. Ware!
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Partridge & Richardson PA 392 Brass 22mm A dealer in dress trimmings, the merchants were Artemus Partridge and Mr Richardson from Philadelphia, PA. This must not have been an uncommon profession as I have another merchant that had a similar profession. The reverse showing the bees and skep were imagery relating to work. The old saying "Busy as a bee" comes to mind. Obverse  Reverse  |
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Samuel Hart & Co. PA 197B White Metal 29mm Ex: Donald Miller Samuel Hart began his buisness as a Stationer or someone who sells stationery. In 1851 he began manufacturing steel pens, 1853 traveling bottles in leather cases, fancy mother of pearl articles, and playing cards. Samuel Hart and another card manufacturer Lawrence & Cohen merged in 1871 to form New York Consolidated Card Co. which lasted until 1931 when it again merged. Obverse  Reverse  |
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The Samuel Hart is a beauty. Love the obverse detail. Do you know offhand who the diesinkers were?
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Dickeson's Coin & Medal Safe Pa-Ph 50 (Miller PA 151) Copper 33mm Dr Montroville Dickeson was a doctor of medicine who spent much of his time in the study of antiques and archeology. He was a well known maker of stuck copies of American colonial coins. The obverse here is an imitation of a Sommer Island Shilling. The reverse advertises Evans and Watson as makers of coin and medal safes. This is considered a trade token (post civil war) but I include it with my merchants using the old Miller numbers. Obverse  Reverse  |
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I actually do not know who the diesinker was on the Hart token. I tried to use the TAMS website as there was a journal story from Feb 1970 but the site does not have them online that far back. A guess would be either Scovill or R. Lovett as Scovill was from New York and Lovett from Philadelphia. Both were places where Hart was located. If you do find reference to the diesinker please post any info you may find.
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Mobile Jockey Club Ala 5 28mm White Metal Only 15 Struck This was actually issued by the Jockey club though there are many different mulings of both the obverse and reverse of this coin to other dies Obv  |
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Jennings, Wheeler & Co. NY 388 Brass 29mm Another merchant token that has many mulings from Scovill made dies. The North American obverse on this coin is uncommon with a later address of 45 & 47 Chambers St. Obv  Rev  |
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