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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 Yuancash 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.
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.
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. One 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.
The old San Francisco Mint, standing in the
ruins of
the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, is featured on
these medals issued by the California State Numismatic
Association (CSNA) for their 118th convention in January
2006. The medal, designed by Joel Anderson and Michael S.
Turrini, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the San
Francisco Earthquake. Though all surrounding buildings were
destroyed, the mint survived the calamity and quickly
reopened to provide financial liquidity to rebuild the
city. The reverse features the CSNA logo that features a
California map, flag and a sailing ship. The mintage was
highly limited. Only 100 one ounce numbered silver Proof
medals, 156 golden bronze medals, and 175 Antiqued bronze
medals were struck.
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. The 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.
This 1969 copper California
Bicentennial medal
contains quite a bit of history. It contains copper left by an
early Spanish expedition that was found on the grounds of the
Old Mission Santa Clara. It also commemorates the 200th
Anniversary of the first European land exploration of
California by Gaspar de Portol� and Father Junipero Serra. The
exploration lead to the founding of the Missions and Spanish
settlement of the state. The medal also honors San Jose as the
first state capital. This medal was struck for "La Fiesta de
Las Rosas" a festival that used to be held in San Jose to
commemorate the city's Spanish heritage. Unfortunately for the
organizers of the festival who had the medals struck, local
Mexicans objected to the Spanish heritage aspects of the
festival, as they felt it ignored the city's Mexican heritage.
The result was the festival was canceled and the medals sat in
storage for the next 30 years. This attractive and historic
32mm medal comes in an "antique" finish.
We have three versions
of the California State Quarters. The first two are labeled
"The Total Recall" One shows features a huge Arnold
Shwarzenegger kicking Governor Davis in the posterior. The
other shows Arnold holding Governor Davis by the neck. The
third California quarter is labeled Cruz Control, after Arnold
Shwarzenegger's main Democratic opponent in the recall
election. It shows Arnold punching. Governor Cruz Bustamante.
All three coins are dated 2005, the year the actual California
state quarter was released.
Canadian
municipal trade
tokens or trade dollars are issued by local non-profit
organizations. They can be used as money in a specific area,
for a limited time. They are usually denominated either as 1
Dollar or 2 Dollars. They come in a variety of sizes and metals
and commemorate wide range of subjects, including local
anniversaries, events ranging from bath-tub races to bingo, or
local personalities. Some even commemorate coin collecting! We
offer a selection of Canadian Municipal Trade Tokens that date
from the 1970’s to the 1990’s in Uncirculated condition.
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