halfdollar Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 New pickup from Stacks America Sale, just wanted to share 1872 Libertas Americana / John W. Kline store card. Tin, 25.4mm, 6.4 grams. Musante JAB K-5. Mint State. Obv. Head of Liberty with cap on pole l., LIBERTAS AMERICANA above, 4 JUIL 1776 in exergue. Rev. 10-line inscription MANUFACTURER OF / MEDALS / TOKENS, CARDS &C / IMPORTER AND DEALER IN / COINS, / MEDALS, / SHELLS, MINERALS / ENGRAVINGS / AND / CURIOSITIES. within inner ring, JOHN W. KLINE, 212 SOUTH 8TH ST. / PHILADELPHIA around. Light pewter gray with pleasing reflectivity in the fields. A few scattered marks in the soft metal, as typical, but excellent eye appeal remains. A well-made example of the Libertas-Kline card in tin. From the Q. David Bowers Collection; Charles Litman Collection; Donald M. Miller Collection. Mule JAB K-05 LIBERTAS AMERICA / KLINE CARD Tin 25 mm - Unknown number struck by Kline The Obverse die was cut in 1867 by Bolen and sold to Kline in 1872. Info on Bolen Medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 That's fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Cool! And many thanks for the link to the info about the medals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfdollar Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Thanks everyone for your nice comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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