OUR OWN MONEY
To
celebrate our 25th
anniversary in the coin business, in 1995 we struck two
tokens, a brass "
Good
For
$2.50 in Trade" and a bronze-plated zinc "
Good for 50c in Trade".
Each had
a mintage of 3000 pieces. We used these as gift certificates,
for small refunds and in promotions for our mail catalogs.
Because these show our old Merced address we no longer issue
them, however you may still purchase or redeem them at face
value.
Item JA50 JOEL
ANDERSON
GOOD FOR 50c IN TRADE TOKEN $0.50
Item JA250 JOEL
ANDERSON
GOOD FOR $2.50 IN TRADE TOKEN $2.50
WE
CELEBRATE OUR 25th
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
We issued commemorative medals to
celebrate our
25th Wedding anniversary in July. One side shows a pair of
wedding bells, while the other bears the legend "
JOEL
& LILA ANDERSON 25th ANNIVERSARY 2004 / THE BEARER OF
THIS TOKEN RECEIVES MUCH HAPPINESS". The 27mm tokens were
struck by
The
Patrick Mint in both silver plated zinc and
copper plated zinc. Only 500 of each were struck.
Item WED-AEWEDDING
ANNIVERSARY MEDAL, COPPER-PLATED, UNC $2.00
Item WED-ARWEDDING
ANNIVERSARY MEDAL, SILVER PLATED, UNC $3.00
Item WED-BOTH BOTH
OF THE
ABOVE MEDALS, UNC. $4.50
GOLD
DOUBLOON FROM OCEANO,
CALIFORNIA
One
side of
this
brass-plated zinc token has the obverse of the famed 1787
Brasher gold Doubloon, the first gold coin struck in the
United States. The other side advertises the "
Birds of a Feather Vacation
Home, Just
32 Steps from the Beach in Oceano, CA". The token
pictures two birds and provides the web address for the
property:
www.OceanoVacationHome.com
and a phone number for booking information. The vacation home
is available by the night or by the week. Two Thousand of the
27mm tokens were struck by
The Patrick
Mint. The token is a lot cheaper than the
original
Brasher Doubloons, which go for well over $1 Million, and it
is one of the few tokens ever to come from the small beach
community of Oceano, California.
Item TKN-BIRD OCEANO,
CALIFORNIA VACATION RENTAL DOUBLOON, UNC.
$3.00
"CALIFORNIA
GOLD" TOKEN FROM OCEANO, CALIFORNIA
One
side of this brass-plated zinc token features the obverse of the famed
California Gold Rush "Cowboy" 10 Dollar gold piece struck by Baldwin
and Company in San Francisco in 1850. The other side advertises the "
Birds of a Feather Vacation
Home, Just
32 Steps from the Beach in Oceano, CA". The token
pictures two birds and provides the web address for the
property:
www.OceanoVacationHome.com
and a phone number for booking information. The token can be redeemed
for $10 towards a booking at the beach house (limit one per
booking). The vacation home
is available by the night or by the week. One Thousand of the
27mm tokens were struck by
The Patrick
Mint. It is one of the few tokens from the small
beach community of Oceano, California.
Item
TKN-BIRD2 OCEANO,
CALIFORNIA VACATION RENTAL $10 CALIFORNIA "GOLD" COIN, UNC.
$3.00
For
the previous issue from this establishment see the Gold Doubloon from
Oceano, California.
"PIECE-OF-EIGHT" FROM
PISMO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA
One
side of the silver-plated store-card token features the design of a
1743 Pillars Piece-of-Eight. The 27mm token is
about the size of a 2 Reales rather than an 8
Reales.
The other advertises the "
SHELL-EBRATION
BEACH HOUSE, PISMO STATE BEACH", along with its
web address:
Shell-ebration.com, telephone
number and major features of the Beach House. The vacation
home
is available by the night or by the week. One Thousand of the tokens
were struck by
The Patrick
Mint. It is an interesting token from this popular
California beach community.
Item
TKN-SHELL PISMO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA VACATION RENTAL TOKEN, UNC.
$3.00
Also see:
PISMO CLAM MONEY
WEST VIRGINIA COAL
MINING SCRIP
These tokens, also known as Scrip, Dingles,
Clackers and
many other names, were issued by coal companies as an advance
on wages when miners needed to buy mining supplies for their
work, food or necessities for their home, pay rent on the
company owned home, obtain medical care or almost any other
aspect of life in a company town. Of course, they could only be
used at company stores, where prices tended to be high. The
value of the scrip would then be deducted from a miners pay on
payday. Miners could easily “owe their soul to the company
store”. Metal tokens were widely used from the 1920’s to the
1950’s. During World War II fiber scrip was introduced in order
to save metal. Most tokens had the name of the mine or store on
it, and were often punched with the mine number or initials of
the town. We have a historic collection of 20 different West
Virginia coal scrip tokens, ranging in value from 1 cent to 1
Dollar. Included is one of the scarce wartime fiber tokens. The
tokens grade from Very Good to Uncirculated. It is an
interesting and historic set.
Item COALx11
WEST VIRGINIA
COAL SCRIP TOKEN, Joel’s choice $4.50
Item COALx20 SET
OF 20
DIFFERENT COAL SCRIP TOKENS $49.50
ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER
CALIFORNIA STATE QUARTERS
We
have two versions of the California State Quarters featuring the former
"Governator" Arnold Schwarzenegger. Famed moved actor and body builder
Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California in an
unprecedented special recall election which saw Governor Grey Davis
removed. One coin features Arnold holding former Governor
Davis
by the neck. Davis was recalled in the election in which Arnold was
elected. The other California quarter is labeled Cruz
Control,
after Arnold Schwarzenegger's main Democratic opponent in the recall
election. It shows Arnold punching his opponent Cruz Bustamante. Both
coins are dated 2005, the year the actual California state quarter was
released. The coins were struck on actual United States quarters, to
avoid anti-counterfeiting laws. The obverse
features the
George Washington head found the regular state quarters.
Item
US-ARNOLDDAVIS ARNOLD
CALIFORNIA STATE QUARTER - ARNOLD STRANGLING DAVIS
$2.50
Item US-ARNOLDQC ARNOLD
CALIFORNIA STATE QUARTER - CRUZ CONTROL $2.50
UNRELEASED
MEDAL FROM THAILAND
This attractive high releaf medal was minted in the early 1960s to
honor General Sarit
Thanarat, however he died in office and the medal was never officially
released. The General came to power in an October 1958 coup. He
promptly suspended the constitution and declared martial law. All
political parties were banned. During the 1960s, as war in neighboring
Vietnam escalated, fear of Communist guerilla activity increased in
Thailand. General Sarit died in December 1963 and his successor, began
to move the country towards democracy.
Item
TH-SARIT THAILAND GENERAL SARIT MEDAL, UNC.
$3.00
BERMANIA TICKLE
TOKEN
Bermania
is a fantasy kingdom created by coin dealer Allen G. Berman. Its latest
numismatic item is the Tickle Token. It is modeled after the
medieval English Touch Pieces. In the 17th Century English Kings would
bless sufferers of scrofula by touching them with coins. The
touch coins were modeled after the gold Angel: one side featured the
Archangel Michael and a ship was on the other. Each piece was
personally bestowed by the monarch. Word of this got around
to Bermania, where it was believed that a tickle by the king would cure
glumness. These tokens were sold those seeking admission to
the Royal Tickle Ceremony of King Placebus I of Bermania. One
side pictures an angel tickling a dragon with a giant feather. The
other depicts the Bermanian Pirate ship
Soggy Bear.
The 27mm
copper token is Brilliant Uncirculated. Even if you don’t get
tickled, it is good for a laugh.
Item
BERM-TICKLE BERMANIA TICKLE TOKEN, 2014, BU $7.50
LATVIAN
LOTTERY TICKETS
When we buy collections and dealers stock, we
sometimes end up with some strange material. Somehow we ended
up with hundreds of used (and I assume losing) lottery tickets
from Latvia, dating from the late 1950's and early 1990's. At
this time Latvia was under control of the USSR. What I cannot
understand is why a communist country in which everyone is
supposed to be equal would have a lottery, which promotes
inequality by producing a few rich winners at the expense of
many losers. Anyway, the tickets are fun, colorful, and make
both an interesting and inexpensive collection and an unusual
gift for any avid lottery player.
Item PM-LOTTOLAT8 8
DIFFERENT
LATVIAN LOTTERY TICKETS $3.50
Item PM-LOTTOLAT100 100
MIXED
LATVIAN LOTTERY TICKETS $19.95
OZARK
STRAWBERRY PICKERS
CHITS
These cardboard tokens were used to pay strawberry
pickers in the Missouri Ozarks from the early 1900’s until
about 1940. The chits are usually denominated in quantities of
berries and show the issuing company. Workers received the
chits as the berries were picked, and could redeem them later
for pay. Because cardboard does not last long, few of these
chits survived. Recently we purchased part of a hoard of these
scarce and interesting pieces of history.
Item OZARK1
MISSOURI OZARK
STAWBERRY PICKER CHIT
$1.00
Item OZARK10 10
DIFFERENT
OZARK STRAWBERRY PICKER CHITS FROM 10
GROWERS $9.00
Item OZARK2525
DIFFERENT
OZARK STRAWBERRY PICKER CHITS $19.95
Item BK-OZARK ALLTHE
GRAND
COLLECTION: 165+ DIFFERENT STRAWBERRY PICKER
CHITS $199.95
Also See:
BI-METALLIC
BOOTLEGGER DOLLAR FROM ALCATRAZ
MAUI
TRADE DOLLARS
SILVER STRIKE
BROTHEL TOKENS FROM NEVADA
LEPER COLONY COINS FROM
COLOMBIA
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Peruvian
dictator Augusto Bernardino Leguia issued this silver medalette as part
of Peru’s Fiestas Patrias Great Military Parade Day in 1925.
The medalette calls for the return of El Morro Arica, which Peru lost
to Chile, along with the surrounding territory, 45 years earlier in the
War of the Pacific. Since then the two nations had numerous
unfruitful negotiations over the status of the territories.
Recovery of the lost territory had long been a rallying point for
Peruvian politicians. The obverse depicts the coastal
mountain El Morro Arica. It is the most recognizable landmark in the
area. Above it is the legend “RECUPERAR EL MORRO”
(Recover El Morro) and “A.B.LEGUIA”. . In exergue
is the date of the event:“29 JULIO 1925” The reverse has the
legend “JUNTA PATRIOTICA NACIONAL”. In 1929 the two nations
finally came to a formal agreement, El Morro and Arica province
remained part of Chile. The 22.8mm silver medal
weighs 5.5 grams and was made with a small hole at the top in order to
suspend it from a hanger or ribbon. The medalette is
Uncirculated, though may show some slight friction or bag
marks. It is an unusual and rarely seen piece.
The
Vatican issued an official medal to commemorate the recent canonization
of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II by Pope Francis. The
high relief 35mm medal features the conjoined busts of John Paul II and
John XXIII on the obverse, and the arms of Pope Francis on the reverse.
The bronze medal comes in a display
box with a certificate of authenticity. Only 30,000 bronze
medals were issued. Given the
reputation of the two Popes, I expect these will be popular. 
In
1964 French President Charles De Gaulle planned a visit to
Paraguay. He was the first head-of-state from outside Latin
America ever to visit the country, so Paraguay wanted to honor the
event with what was supposed to be their first ever commemorative
coin. After the preliminary designs were done, French
diplomats objected, because De Gaulle did not want to have his portrait
on any legal tender coin. The planned coin was hastily converted into a
medal instead. The large 45.4mm piece features the Paraguayan arms,
depicting a lion guarding a liberty cap, on the obverse. The
reverse pictures French President Charles De Gaulle and Paraguay
President Alfredo Stroessner. The bronze medal has an
oxidized (antiqued)
finish. It was
struck in a Switzerland with a very limited
mintage. It is a scarce and
interesting items that are rarely ever offered for sale.
San Jose’s La Fiesta de Las Rosas celebration began in
1896. It
was originally modeled after Pasadena’s Rose Parade as a way to bring
tourists into town. It developed into a week long festival
that celebrated San Jose as a "garden city", the areas rich agriculture
and the community’s Spanish heritage. San Jose was founded in
1777 as the first Spanish civil settlement in what is now
California. Over the years, the celebration had its ups and
downs. In 1901 President William McKinley attended the
festivities. In the 1920’s and 1930’s the festival had
nationwide fame and brought thousands of visitors into San
Jose. 
This
modern token combines the designs of two of the most famous
anti-slavery tokens ever produced. The original design was
done in 1787 by
William Hackwood under commission by Josiah
Wedgewood. It featured a pleading slave in chains
with the legend “AM I
NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER”. The Society for Effecting the
Abolition of the Slave Trade issued a token utilizing the
design in 1787 A similar design, featuring a woman and the
legend “AM I NOT A WOMAN
AND A SISTER” soon followed. Josiah Wedgewood
issued ceramic medallions and other items utilizing both
designs. Others made a variety of merchandise utilizing the
designs as well. In 1838 the American Anti-Slavery Society
struck a Hard Times token utilizing the “AM I NOT A WOMAN…”
design. It was struck by John Gibbs of Belleville New Jersey
who had struck the famous 1833 Liberia cent. The token often
circulated as a cent. The Society also commissioned
a pattern utilizing the “AM
I NOT A MAN…” design, however the issue was
stopped by the director of the United States Mint. This modern
copper-plated zinc 27mm token combines the obverses of both of the 1838
Hard Times Tokens, utilizing the issued female and unissued male token
designs. The initial issue of 1000 pieces was struck during
Black History Month, February 2010. 
The
1939 Golden Gate International Exposition was a World's Fair held
on Treasure Island in San Francisco
Bay. One side of this 32mm aluminum medal
features the official seal of the Exposition, which incorporates the
newly constructed San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge and the 400 foot
"Tower of the Sun". The other side of the medal
features both a steam and diesel-electric locomotive engine and the
logo of the Union Pacific Railroad. The legend
around the rim reads "ROAD
OF THE STREAMLINERS AND THE
CHALLENGERS" "UNION PACIFIC"
. Below the
Union Pacific Shield is the legend "ALUMINUM
IN THESE / FAMOUS TRAINS /
FURNISHED BY / ALUMINUM COMPANY OF
AMERICA". The Streamliner
was a
streamlined light-weight diesel-electric passenger locomotive that was
introduced in 1934. The Challenger was a huge
articulated 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive that was introduced in
1936. It was nearly 122 feet (37 meters) long and weighed
more than a million pounds (450,000 kg.). This medal has long
been popular with train buffs, world's fair collectors. as well as
numismatists. It is in Uncirculated condition. I have seen
this
offered elsewhere for as much as $45 each. Our price is MUCH
less for this popular and attractive medal.
The
Holly Trolley was a bus line that operated only from 8PM to 4AM in
the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. It carried bar
hoppers, partiers, movie stars and tourists on a fixed route through
Hollywood. Stops were conveniently located near popular bars
and restaurants. The fare was $1, however many bars would
give these ride tokens to patrons. The service started in January 2006
and was operated by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. It
was designed to keep drunks off the road and help avoid parking
congestion. The bus was discontinued after only 18
months. The obverse 34mm aluminum tokens pictures
the Holly Trolley bus with the legend " HOLLY TROLLEY
HOLLYWOOD
CALIFORNIA". The reverse features the logo of the Nederlander
Organization, which operates live theatres throughout the United
States, including Los Angeles and on Broadway. I expect this
to be a popular token as Hollywood and transportation tokens are both
popular with collectors.
This
23mm aluminum
“Good for 10 Cents in Trade” token was issued by Frazer’s
Tavern, 201 West Illinois St. in Evansville, Indiana. The business
operated from 1939 to 1977. Though
Frazier’s Tavern is long gone, a bar still occupies the same,
old, brick building. The token was probably issued between the
1940’s and the early 1960’s, when a drink could be purchased for 10
cents.
We recently
released our
own bi-metallic token that is Good For $3.00 in
Trade.The
28mm token has a nickel-plated outer ring with a 18mm brass
center plug. It has a partially reeded edge. The obverse
features a frosted facsimile of a Chinese K’ai Yuan cash coin on the plug.
The Kai Yuan
coin was issued by the Tang Dynasty in China from 618 to 907AD
and serves as our logo. Around the ring is our name, web
address and postal address. The reverse has the legend
“GOOD FOR THREE DOLLARS
IN
TRADE” on the ring and the denomination on the plug. The
tokens were struck by Moffatt & Co. Inc. of Eureka Springs,
Arkansas. The mintage is 1000 pieces. The tokens may be
purchased at face value for use as gift certificates, requested
in place of a refund or added to your collection. We also
expect to use them in some promotions. They may be redeemed at
any time for merchandise from our website, catalogs or at our
table at coin shows that we attend.
We issued commemorative medals to
celebrate our
25th Wedding anniversary in July. One side shows a pair of
wedding bells, while the other bears the legend "JOEL
& LILA ANDERSON 25th ANNIVERSARY 2004 / THE BEARER OF
THIS TOKEN RECEIVES MUCH HAPPINESS". The 27mm tokens were
struck by The
Patrick Mint in both silver plated zinc and
copper plated zinc. Only 500 of each were struck.
One
side of
this
brass-plated zinc token has the obverse of the famed 1787
Brasher gold Doubloon, the first gold coin struck in the
United States. The other side advertises the "Birds of a Feather Vacation
Home, Just
32 Steps from the Beach in Oceano, CA". The token
pictures two birds and provides the web address for the
property: www.OceanoVacationHome.com
and a phone number for booking information. The vacation home
is available by the night or by the week. Two Thousand of the
27mm tokens were struck by The Patrick
Mint. The token is a lot cheaper than the original
Brasher Doubloons, which go for well over $1 Million, and it
is one of the few tokens ever to come from the small beach
community of Oceano, California.
One
side of this brass-plated zinc token features the obverse of the famed
California Gold Rush "Cowboy" 10 Dollar gold piece struck by Baldwin
and Company in San Francisco in 1850. The other side advertises the "Birds of a Feather Vacation
Home, Just
32 Steps from the Beach in Oceano, CA". The token
pictures two birds and provides the web address for the
property: www.OceanoVacationHome.com
and a phone number for booking information. The token can be redeemed
for $10 towards a booking at the beach house (limit one per
booking). The vacation home
is available by the night or by the week. One Thousand of the
27mm tokens were struck by The Patrick
Mint. It is one of the few tokens from the small
beach community of Oceano, California. 
One
side of the silver-plated store-card token features the design of a
1743 Pillars Piece-of-Eight. The 27mm token is
about the size of a 2 Reales rather than an 8
Reales.
The other advertises the "SHELL-EBRATION
BEACH HOUSE, PISMO STATE BEACH", along with its
web address: Shell-ebration.com, telephone
number and major features of the Beach House. The vacation
home
is available by the night or by the week. One Thousand of the tokens
were struck by The Patrick
Mint. It is an interesting token from this popular
California beach community.
We
have two versions of the California State Quarters featuring the former
"Governator" Arnold Schwarzenegger. Famed moved actor and body builder
Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California in an
unprecedented special recall election which saw Governor Grey Davis
removed. One coin features Arnold holding former Governor
Davis
by the neck. Davis was recalled in the election in which Arnold was
elected. The other California quarter is labeled Cruz
Control,
after Arnold Schwarzenegger's main Democratic opponent in the recall
election. It shows Arnold punching his opponent Cruz Bustamante. Both
coins are dated 2005, the year the actual California state quarter was
released. The coins were struck on actual United States quarters, to
avoid anti-counterfeiting laws. The obverse
features the
George Washington head found the regular state quarters.
Bermania
is a fantasy kingdom created by coin dealer Allen G. Berman. Its latest
numismatic item is the Tickle Token. It is modeled after the
medieval English Touch Pieces. In the 17th Century English Kings would
bless sufferers of scrofula by touching them with coins. The
touch coins were modeled after the gold Angel: one side featured the
Archangel Michael and a ship was on the other. Each piece was
personally bestowed by the monarch. Word of this got around
to Bermania, where it was believed that a tickle by the king would cure
glumness. These tokens were sold those seeking admission to
the Royal Tickle Ceremony of King Placebus I of Bermania. One
side pictures an angel tickling a dragon with a giant feather. The
other depicts the Bermanian Pirate ship Soggy Bear.
The 27mm
copper token is Brilliant Uncirculated. Even if you don’t get
tickled, it is good for a laugh.