hiho Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I have collected Pidcock’s (London, England) Conder tokens for almost 5 years and anyone who had ever dabbled with this series knows that you almost never see the tiger. As seen here: This elusive design only appears on the reverse of two Pidcock’s tokens, the DH418 and the DH436, with an elephant and a rhino on each obverse. Both tokens are listed as common yet I have never seen one offered for sale. If you have one that you are sick of looking at please let me know. If you want the tiger on the obverse you have five choices, the DH441 and 441a (two-headed cow on the reverse) the DH442 and 442a (ostrich reverse) and the DH443 (eagle with rays reverse). Two are RR (if you ever find one you can’t afford it), and two are RRR (you will never see one if you live to be a hundred). Which leaves the DH442 as the only affordable option. Which I finally found and won in a recent Stack’s auction. Ex Jerry Bobbe Collection. A very sharp strike with fantastic details. With an old collector number painted on the obverse which I think gives it character and stays. And I finally got the tiger. The tiger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Nice story and very nice token. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 What a lucky guy you are, not only such a rare beauty but that ostrich has copy/reducing lines around it. I drool I would do the same as you and leave the collection # on it, it is part of the tokens history & adds character & charm to the piece. Not that it needed anymore!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Way to go! What a cool series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 What a lucky guy you are, not only such a rare beauty but that ostrich has copy/reducing lines around it. I drool I would do the same as you and leave the collection # on it, it is part of the tokens history & adds character & charm to the piece. Not that it needed anymore!!! So those are copy/reducing lines, here I thought they were from an old fingerprint. The things I learn from you Pat! Also, I misspelled Conder. Only seems to happen when I post while enjoying an alcoholic beverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I love Conder Tokens and this is certainly a jem of the type. BTW, I started the wikipedia page for Conder Tokens, I couldn't believe there wasn't already a page for it at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I wish you would stop posting items such as this tiger. I have enough things to collect as it is. I do not need to collect anything else, yet your posts get my blood running. Beautiful piece and the collector number adds a degree of character. Congratulations on an excellent addition to your collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertmorison Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Great collection you have. i like your coins.Its differ from other one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Wonderful tiger; I hadn't seen one outside of the reference photos. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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