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The Pick Of The Litter!
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Great Stuff From Craig Sholley
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Flat Cat... Definitely Road Kill!
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News From 2002 F.U.N. Convention
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Trial Strikes ...NOT... Pièces De Caprice
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Patience Is A Virtue
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Struck at the New, Water-Powered "Royal Mill Mint"
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[ Whatcha Been Doin? ]
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The Pick Of The Litter!
Link:United
States Small Size Dollar Coins and Related Items
This puppy is my personal pick as the absolute BEST of the numismatic
websites without any reservation what-so-ever! I know Grand Champion
material when I see it... TRUST ME! Mike likes really COOL stuff in
this old man's opinion.
My small dollar website is a comprehensive study
of United States small size dollar coins that has been literally years
in the making. It is a cumulation of information and collectables
gathered over the past two decades. Besides the coins themselves,
there are numerous items that help tell this fascinating story, many
of them very collectable. Some of these items include autographs of
the many people involved (including Susan B. Anthony), patterns and
prototypes, biographies of those involved, plus much, much, more.
Mike Wallace
Link:The
Gallery Mint's "One Concept" Dollars
is... for some unfathomable reason ...my favorite webpage in Mike's
stunning website. Mike likes many of our SBsubjects and has posted links to
a number of them on his Page17... see them immediately below.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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A Clifford Bolling photograph.
Wide Date Proof Obverse
Paired With Third Reverse
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Great Stuff From Craig Sholley
Just got the package today from Craig Sholley.
Great stuff! The proof chain cent is first obverse paired with the
third reverse. Czapla says that the first obverse was only paired
with the first and second reverse, so this is one he didn't know
about. The obverse die seems to be a very late die state, heavily
polished, and lacking much of the detail of my other piece with the
first obverse. Could be the last one struck with that obverse die...??
Clifford D. Bolling...Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:13:25
It is always a GREAT feeling to get an unlisted rarity when you are
expecting a more common specimen. Cliff beat me to this wonderful
specimen by mere minutes due to the vagaries of my Internet Service
Provider's EMail system. For those of you who are interested in seeing
the three obverse dies for Ron's Proof Chain Cents check out:
Link:More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About GMM's
Many Chain Cents.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
A Clifford Bolling photograph.
Wide Date Proof Obverse
Paired With Second(?) Reverse
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Cancelled Modern Portrait
Piedfort Con$ept Dollar ;-)
14.34g Brass 46.0mm by 70.4mm.
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Flat Cat... Definitely Road Kill!
How do I know it is a Modern Portrait Piedfort Con$ept Dollar?
I know it is true because I made it up myself! :-)
No... I don't mean that I made this Flat Cat specimen... I just made up
the "fact" that it was originally a Modern Portrait Con$ept
specimen. Actually Sue Grafton is the author of that great line and I
couldn't resist quoting her as she is one of my favorite authors. One
of my most used personal lines to cover this sort of situation is...
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
All right... ALL RIGHT! So I can't prove it, since every bit of
design detail has been obliterated, but I like to think it was because
those are the rarest of the piedfort strikes. Adam Kelley sent me this
unusual and most interesting piece along with the Show Token lot. When
I called him he told me that this was the easiest way they found to
cancel unwanted strikes... particularly when there were a bunch of
them to cancel ...just run them through the roller mill.
What I can prove is that it was originally a Piedfort Con$ept because
of its weight. The standard thickness Con$epts and the Blind Edge Test
specimens weighed under 10g. The piedfort thickness Con$epts were all
just over 14g. While the 1995 Con$epts weighed over 17g and the earlier
brass Royal Mint Medals weighed over 22g.
Quod Erat Demonstrandum
You don't HAVE to be crazy to collect this sort of
stuff but it sure helps!
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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2002 OHNS Token Obverse
Struck
in GOLD
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2002 OHNS Token Reverse
Struck
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News From 2002 F.U.N. Convention
My corresponding friend Jeff has just returned from Florida.
The 2002 club tokens were available at FUN...
all except the brass token as it was too similar in color to the gold
token. New bronze copies will be made and shipped individually.
Jeffrey Daniher...Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:48:39
The GMM tokens are the same as last year,
with the Indian Obverse and Buffalo reverse. The Sam has the
Buffalo, and the donkey has the Indian. Jeffrey Daniher...Tue,
15 Jan 2002 06:51:41
He provided us with these scans... THANKS Jeff!
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
2001 OHNS Literary Award Reverse
Obverse similar to 2002 OHNS obverse
but with a quill pen
over Bo's ear.
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2002 GMM Hobo Token Obverse
Struck in SILVER with a Buffalo Reverse.
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2002 GMM Hobo Token Reverse
Struck in SILVER with an Indian Obverse.
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1997 ANA Summer Seminar
Counterstamp
Trial strike on pewter planchet. Medal/Book die
alignment.
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Trial Strikes ...NOT... Pièces De Caprice
Most of the Adam Kelley show token lot was made up of pièces de caprice
but the specimens shown here were never intended to be struck on pewter
planchets. In fact... even though these trials are struck on pewter
...neither piece has the edge lettering always applied to show token
planchets. I value these pieces considerably higher than custom error
strikes which are fun to have but not nearly as "desirable" to me
personally.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
1997 ANA Summer Seminar
Counterstamp
Trial strike on piedfort pewter planchet
with a curved and two straight planchet clips. Medal/Book die
alignment.
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Patience Is A Virtue
My corresponding friend Doug Chaussee sent me the above scan when I
was just beginning to build this ScrapBook. So... I knew this show
token existed but I could never find one anyplace. Patience was
becoming harder and harder to find around here. This has been my
longest searched for show token.
I was really pleased to note the presence of two Fort Lauderdale
specimens in the Adam Kelley show token lot. (I could tell that much
from the scan he posted on eBay.) Shown below are the two specimens
that came out of that hoard. Unfortunately, neither piece was a normal
(non-error) token so that leaves me something to keep looking for. No
collection is FUN if it is complete and there is nothing left
to search for.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
2000 Fort Lauderdale Show Token
Double struck off-center.
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1619 - King Philip III - 8
Maravedis - Segovia Mint
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Struck at the New, Water-Powered "Royal Mill Mint"
Well... it was new at one time... about 1586. That is only a bit
over four centurys ago! The Segovia "Royal Mill Mint" operated
from 1586-1868.
A short extract from the Segovia Mint's
Link:
Mint
History: "Around the mid 1500's, German technology began to
replace the ancient hammer-struck method of coining, in use since the
dawn of coinage around 700 B.C. This new method employed
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rolling
machines which were driven by
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giant
waterwheels. This new process arrived quickly in Spain as a result
of the Hapsburg royal family ties. On June 1, 1585, the new machinery
arrived in Segovia in what is now considered to have been the largest
expedition for the transfer of industrial technology ever undertaken up
until then. The first trial coins rolled off the machines within four
weeks of their arrival and by March of 1586 the Mint began regular
production of coins."
I have been interested in Roller Mill produced coinage since Ron
Landis showed me his own roller dies for his Texas "Royal Mint"
tokens. So... when a 1619 Segovia copper Ocho Maravedis showed up
on eBay I bought it. I hate bidding blind without knowing the value
of an item but I just gritted my teeth and did it! You will note
that this coin doesn't have a full planchet due to an error. In
Spain this condition is called “final de riel” (“edge of strip”).
It was minted in Segovia, with aqueduct mint mark to the left of
castle. The Seller tells us that these coins circulated in all
Spanish American colonies, included our own Colonial America.
1602 - King Philip III - 2
Maravedis - Segovia Mint
Another type of error common with rolled coinage is that the
obverse die roller gets "out of sync" with the reverse die roller.
If this is a large amount then the strip has to be melted and
remanufactured. If this is a small amount then the coins are punched
out and one side or the other is off center. You can see an example
of this on the 1602 Dos Maravedis shown here.
I am not a Spanish coinage collector but I found the
Segovia Mint's
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Category "C" Coins" both useful and interesting.
1607 - King Philip III - 1
Real - Segovia Mint
After I purchased the copper 8 Maravedis specimen my corresponding
friend in Spain found this silver 1 Real piece that also has a great
“final de riel” (“edge of strip”) error. It happens to be a very
scarce date so it was a bit expensive but it makes a great addition
to my midden heap.
Rehabilitation Of The
Segovia Mint
10,000 Pesetas 73.0mm 168.75g
50 reales of silver, cincuentin
Issue price: 23,200 Pesetas (roughly $120 US)
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Another short excerpt from the Segovia Mint's
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Official
Legal Tender Government Commemorative Issue: "It is a great
honor for the Segovia Mint, that the last peseta denominated coins
to ever be issued by the Spanish Government - official legal tender
coins - "commemorate the grand restoration project to create a
museum and minting workshop at the Segovia Mint, built in 1583 by
the famous architect Juan de Herrera, according to the express wish
of King Phillip II". So reads the text of the Ministry of Treasury
Order 6824, of March 26, 2001, in which it is agreed to strike, issue
and place in circulation coins commemorating the Segovia Mint".
I need to go back and do a SBsubject on Ron's roller mill Royal
Mint tokens that I told you about in
Link:
Good For $1 In Trade...Royal Mint
and even more extensively in
Link:
Texas Renaissance Festival Tokens.
All this has got my numismatic fever at a high pitch. :-)
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
Here is my article
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Brief History Of Minting In Segovia.
The last several pages refer to minting technology. Let me know what
you think. You are free to post it on your site, or whatever. Just
mention it was written by Glenn Murray, of the Segovia Mint, and put
a link to
Link:
SegoviaMint.org and
Link:
EuroMint.net, where we
will be posting hundreds of minting technology photos over the next
several months in a major on-line inventory. Indeed the linked words
in my text will go to photos on that site.
( None of the hyperlinks in Glenn's article will work in the ScrapBook
environment. - vrw )
EMail:Glen Murray
"AMIGOS DE LA CASA DE LA MONEDA DE SEGOVIA" Thu, 10 Jan 2002 11:26:44
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Ian Cnulle's Axumite Tremissis
Ian Cnulle's Silberbyrg Mint
Tremissis
Society for Creative Anachronism $20 Trade Token
15.7mm "Axumite" Style 1.7g .999 Gold Strike#58
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Ian Cnulle's Florin
Ian Cnulle's Silberbyrg Mint
Florin
Society for Creative Anachronism $50 Trade Token
21.6mm 3.9g .999 Gold Strike#36
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Whatcha Been Doin?
FIRST ...
I got a 71 piece collection of wonderful tokens struck by Greg Franc-Weiby
over the last several years. He provided me with exceptional documentation
and I want to capture as much of it as possible while sharing it with you.
This effort will continue to absorb large amounts of my attention and time.
I have covered nine, count them NINE, of the 71 pieces so far. Hope I don't
stumble over additional tokens faster than I can document the ones I already
have! Check out the links provided above and below for your edification and
entertainment.
SECOND ...
I have agreed to take over the office of Secretary for the
Link:
Original Hobo Nickel Society
which has a membership of over 600 so that will vie for my attention
along with everything else. Right now I am trying to learn an established
LOTUS APPROACH database. I worked with lots of different databases in my
thirty-plus year professional career but... wouldn't you know it ...never
a LOTUS database. :-(
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THIRD ...
When you associate with talented and creative individuals you take the risk
of becoming infected with their enthusiasm and bright ideas! Case in point:
my newly created
Link:
Recent Sales Of Hobo Nickel
Carvings
webpage. The problem with this particular endeavor is that it isn't a
"build it and move on to the next one" project. This... like the GMM
ScrapBook and the OHNS Secretarial duties ...will be an ongoing effort.
Oh well... life is great if you don't weaken!
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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Bill Zach "BestMan"
2001 PrivateSale
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