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Neat note. Congrats to the winners.

 

 

I wonder what it takes to make a machine

In the jewelry trade they are called rolling mills, I will have to take a pic of mine. about the only difference is the penny machines have a motorized drive and some from of guide chute/channel for the coin to travel through. And they have roller/die that are shorter in width than the metal smiths mills

There are companies online that sell the machines and also custom dies/rollers.

Like the parrot...

Neat note and it is in great condition.

Ah! A squiched penny. Seems there are fewer and fewer places to make these now. I've always enjoyed them. This one is nicely done. Stong lettering and nice even finish.

As I recall I've been there a few times.

These are such beautiful coins. Thanks for sharing with us.

Nice World's Fair token.

Very nice. Looks like an interesting way to put some silver away for the future.

well i do have a second auction running till the 22nd art maybe that could help get others involved

I saw it and it's quite tempting. I don't know what to do to help beyond placing a bid or two. BUT I'll give it a go.

Wow! I won. I thought the auction had longer to run. I was hoping to bid more and maybe get a few others involved in the bidding too. Great items to add to my collection. Thanks Colin.

Fred Harvey trading post wooden nickle, Ohio state parks

Neat! Is that the Fred Harvey from the radio? (Oops! Wasnt' that Paul Harvey? )

Neat!

Design and layout used by quite a few coin clubs. The Ocala club usually has handouts at the yearly show.

Nice nickels and a great use of such media

Do you have any sort of reconning of Casinos that exist/have existed and your chips?

Here's some info on the book that I mentioned. I purchased one new and read it and have since given it away. WOW! Look at the prices on these books.

Intriguing and poignant messages from the past are borne by the "love tokens" produced by British convicts sentenced to transportation to Australia. Expelled from the known world, usually never to see their loved ones again, convicts defaced cartwheel pennies - sanding back the King's head on one side and Britannia on the other - and engraved their keepsakes with a variety of hopes, fears, messages and predictions.

"Convict Love Tokens" catalogues and describes the small coins containing messages to family and loved ones from British convicts about to be exiled to Australia. The authors include photographs of these miniature works of art and sorrow, as well as accounts of the lives of the men and women who made them to leave behind as remembrances. A moving and fascinating account of a little known aspect of Australian and British history.

Here's the Amazon link. https://www.amazon.com/Convict-Love-Tokens-Leaden-Convicts/dp/1862544344/ref=sr_1_31?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492172943&sr=1-

31&keywords=Love+Tokens

So this auction ends on 4/17... That's good. Still time for a few good bids.

$7.25 is my latest bid.

I read an interesting book about the "Love Tokens" produced by the folks exiled from England to Australia way back when it was a new colony. I guess they spent long long periods of time on ships in transit and holding patterns and so tokens were made for lovers and family. Cartwheels were popular bases for them. I guess the size and material made them good canvasses.

I've been there a few times.

Starting Bid:$0.10

 

BIN:$21.00

 

 

1982 Mexican 1oz Bullion Round

 

1946 Cuba 5 centavos

 

1876 German 10 Pfennig

 

1964d US Silver dime (2 in stock)

 

1924 US Silver Dime

 

 

Thumbnails Of the 1924 US Silver Dime

 

 

 

I would like to start the bidding with $5.50

It's interesting to me that "Love tokens" have been popular for so very long and yet I see little about them currently.

Very nice,!

I'm having trouble finding any background on this medal. It features the Argentine CoA and date of independence, and is made from cannon metal captured at the Battle of Chacabuco in what is now Chile.

Apart from one fleeting reference in an old Argentine auction catalogue there appears to be nothing on the web. Nice piece though.

 

 

Nice looking medal and an interesting background. Hopefully someone will have more info on this for us.

Neat!