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.
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. 
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
is due to be released. 
Hillary
Clinton appears as a young princess on this 2003 dated Illinois Quarter
- until you rotate the coins 180o - then the old hag Hillary
appears!. The obverse is the same as Clinton and Bush
Quarters. It is an unusal design - with two heads on the "tales"
side of the coin,
or perhaps you can call it a three headed coin. Either way, it is
sure to bring a lot of laughs. 
This set of two
tokens were issued by a co-operative in the small town of Roeslare,
Belgium in the 1930's. One token is good for one loaf of
bread. The other, which was minted with a center hole, is good
for 2 loaves of bread. The tokens were distributed to members, as
well as needy citizens through the local socialist party and churches.
Both tokens are struck in aluminum and grade XF to Uncirculated.
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Century Siamese Porcelain Gambling Token 
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 Portolá 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. 
To
celebrate our 25th anniversary in the
coin business 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 are no longer issueing them, however you may
still
purchase or redeem them. 
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