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Pond 65 Gilt Bronze, 19 mm. Schwaab Stamp and Seal Co. 4000 struck Lord's Prayer token.

Pond 14 White Metal, 30 mm. Whitehead and Hoag Co. 2500 struck The Washington Oak in Billerica was supposedly the location of a spot where General Washington rested during the Revolutionary War. There are no records to support the story one way or the other.

Three recently acquired Lord's Prayer Tokens. The smallest is 13 mm, the largest is 19 mm. The tokens in the image are shown in the correct relative size. I've linked to a fourth in my collection as shown in Omnicoin. It is 17 mm in diameter. You can see a large image at this link. From the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition: The Massachusetts Bay Centenary token above came with an eagle pin. The top, Columbus, token probably had a red, white, and blue ribbon.

It is not in Pond and many do not collect celluloid buttons, but I've included this piece in my collection:

Pond 19 Bronze, 32 mm Whitehead and Hoag Co. 5000 struck Haverhill commemorative. The birthplace of John Greenleaf Whittier, a famous New England poet, was built in 1688 by his ancestor, Thomas Whittier. The home has been maintained as a museum since 1835. This particular example has an original ribbon attached.

Pond 50 Bronze, 32 mm Whitehead and Hoag Co. 2000 struck Foxborough medal. The image inside the wreath of wheat is the image of a colonial homestead, a wellsweep, smokehouse, and shicks of grain.

1894 Aluminum Schwaab Modified State Seal, 5 Edifices So-Called Dollar Hibler & Kappen 256 45 mm Unc

Wordy, yes, but consider Farren Zerbe's 1904 advertising token listing his prices paid for collector's coins:

Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821 by George Anthony Selgin If you like Condor tokens (I do although I don't collect them), this will likely be an interesting book. It is economic history, but it deals with the whys of the tokens and how they helped fuel the industrial revolution. I've just started reading, but it is well written and engaging.

Interesting medal.

Four Boston medals. Boston Tercentenary Committee Pond 27 Whie Metal, 28 mm Robbins Co. About 2000 struck Mayor's Medal, City of Boston (small) Pond 44 Bronze, 24 mm Robbins Co. About 2000 struck Mayor's Medal, City of Boston (large) Pond 44 Bronze, 28mm Robbins Co. About 5000 for various events. City of Boston, Mayor's medal, Costume Ball Pond II.4.H Bronze, 28 mm

Pond 34 Bronze, 101 mm Medallic Art Co. Approximately 200 struck to private account Laura Gardin Fraser designed this medal for a private account, struck by the Medallic Art Co. It is the rarest, most expensive piece of the collecting subject and popular outside the specific topic for collectors of Fraser medals. I was fortunate to find such a nice example.

Thank you. I just picked up another 11 badges from the Paul Kagin collection (his badges from ANA conventions). One of these days, I'll get them photographed and posted. I'm behind because of another writing project.

I agree, real beauties. I love city views.

There are some days when I wish I had never parted with my early Nowegian penny (ca. 900) and two bractates, but I did all too many years ago. Lovely coins and wonderful additions to your collection..

1991 Centennial Medal, designed by N. Neil Harris. Mintage: 225 in bronze

A few medals in chronological order. 1982 Midyear Convention, Colorado Springs. Appreciation medal, Nickel-Silver Mintage: 150, another 350 issued in bronze. 1988 Annual Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio, 57mm bronze Mintage: 250 1999 Chicago Annual Convention (one of my favorite designs). Mintage: 200 bronze and silver sets (reeded edges). 2002 New York, 57 mm bronze.

Three convention badges in chronological order: 1951 Phoenix badge. Mintage: 450, no official medal. 1962 ANA/CNA Detroit Convention badge. Merged emblems of the United States and Canada. Mintage 2,500. 1966 Chicago, 75th Anniversary Convention Mintage: 4,000

Pond 8 Bronze, 32 mm Cammall Badge Co. 3000 Struck

A second coin box, this one a short stack and rarer than the one pictured above. The top of the box is a version of the California state seal. The bottom (on the right) is the same as the top of the tall stack pictured earlier in this thread. The box has been harshly polished over the years, but all material from the 1894 exposition is rare. Larger image.

Congratulations.

Pond 2 Bronze, 54 x 85 mm Robbins Co. 1000 Struck, 1 gold Governor's presentation medal, also struck by Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA. Obverse: Shield centered, topped by torch with a bust of GOV. JOHN WINTHROP. To the left a standing Indian with bow, to the right three ships standing in shore. Below, MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY / 1630 TERCENTENARY 1930. Reverse: The original state house and the modern state house with the arms of Massachusetts below to the left. The inscription reads, PRESENTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY FRANK G. ALLEN / GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN / OBSERVANCE OF THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY / OF THE FOUNDING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY / AND THE ESTABLISHMENTOF CIVIL GOVERNMENT THROUGH / THE TRANSFER OF THE ROYAL CHARTER FROM ENGLAND. Larger image.

Pond 28 Silvered white metal, 28 mm Robbins Co. 10,000 Struck The official medal of the Tercentenary Conference of City and Town Committees, design adopted on May 8, 1930. The intent was for the medal to be produced in massachusetts and be widely available. While the general design was used for medals struck by Whitehead and Hoag, the Conference medal was struck by Robbins Co., a Massachusetts firm. Obv: View of Indians greeting Pilgrims with the legend, PURITAN GOVERNOR WINTHROP / AND INDIAN CHIEF / CHICKATABOT EX- / CHANGE TOKEN / OF GOOD WILL. Above, in microscopic lettering, is the notation, 1930 T.C.O.C. & T. C. INC. The outer ring reads, MASSACHUSETTS BAR TERCENTENARY / 1630 -1930. REv: Copy of a Pine Tree Shilling with the microscopic mark, ROBBINS CO. ATTLEBORO, MASS. And the medal adapted as an award medal.

Pond 7 Gilt Bronze, 32 mm Cammall Badge Co. 5000 Struck No longer gilt, this medal appears as if it were buried or suffered some other similar fate. Obv: As earlier examples. Rev: Lighthouse with out buildings, BREWSTER / NANASCOT. Outer ring reads, TOWN OF HULL, PLYMOUTH COUNTY / MAY 29, 1644. Nanascot refers to the Indian district that preceded European occupation. Acquired a better specimen:

The pin is missing, but the badge is still a neat item.