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Rarity of clover-holed tokens
When I first got this, I didn't know what the scarcity of the clover
shape hole was, but I thought it might be a common pattern. But when I did a search, I didn't find too many, so just checking here. Here is my example: http://www.paramind.net/ebay/Token_B...ade_Nome_1.jpg Do you see many of these patterns around? Thanks for any help. Robert |
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Rarity of clover-holed tokens
On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:36:27 -0700 (PDT), Brainstormer
wrote: When I first got this, I didn't know what the scarcity of the clover shape hole was, but I thought it might be a common pattern. But when I did a search, I didn't find too many, so just checking here. Here is my example: http://www.paramind.net/ebay/Token_B...ade_Nome_1.jpg Do you see many of these patterns around? Thanks for any help. Was it made that way or was the hole punched later? I have a penny (1993 I think), received as a gift, with a clover shaped punched out. It was sold as a good luck piece. |
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Rarity of clover-holed tokens
In article , Jon Purkey
writes On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:36:27 -0700 (PDT), Brainstormer wrote: When I first got this, I didn't know what the scarcity of the clover shape hole was, but I thought it might be a common pattern. But when I did a search, I didn't find too many, so just checking here. Here is my example: http://www.paramind.net/ebay/Token_B...ade_Nome_1.jpg Do you see many of these patterns around? Thanks for any help. Was it made that way or was the hole punched later? I have a penny (1993 I think), received as a gift, with a clover shaped punched out. It was sold as a good luck piece. I wonder if anyone has assembled a collection of tragically defaced rarities? (Pieces possibly obtained for little money) -- Roger Hunt |
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Rarity of clover-holed tokens
On Mar 15, 4:36 pm, Brainstormer wrote:
... I didn't know what the scarcity of the clover shape hole was, The clover is one of several standard punches. I do not know Alaskan tokens, but I placed an educational exhibit on coal mine tokens. Tokens could be made this way at the factory or punched later. The point was to have a control. With coal mines, there could be different towns and even if the stores were owned by the same company, the tokens would not be good in different towns. The standard reference is ALASKA TOKENS by Ronald J. Benice (Lake Mary: Token and Medal Society, 1994). Your local librarian may be able to get it via ILL (inter-library loan) from a consortium. According to the state of Alaska's government website (featuring Sarah Palin), there is an active token collecting club. "Richard (Dick) Hanscom is originally from Newburyport, Mass. and a graduate of the University of Maine at Orono. He and his wife Janice were married in 1974 and arrived in Fairbanks that same year. A professional numismatist since 1976, he is currently a partner in Alaska Rare Coins in Fairbanks. He has published the newsletter "Alaskan Token Collector & Polar Numismatist" since 1979, for which he received a special award from the Alaska Historical Society in 2000. He is the author of the book "Alaska & Yukon Stocks and Bonds," published in 2002. Alaska has a rich numismatic (coins, currency, tokens, medals, stocks and bonds) history. It is his hope that the Alaska state quarter will be a significant addition to that legacy." http://www.dced.state.ak.us/alaska_c...on_members.htm Down here in the Lower 48, Kaye Dethridge and his wife maintain this website: http://www.alaskatokens.com/ According to Virtual Tourist: "Of the half dozen or so bars in Nome, the Board of Trade Saloon is the oldest. When It opened, in 1900, a reviewer described the "handsome fixtures, as rich looking as though they had been the work of artists." (Doubleclick on the image and it blows up to a nice snapshot of the Saloon.) http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel...Nome-BR-1.html Learn a bit more he MacBride Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon http://www.macbridemuseum.com/collec...Recordset1=182 Mike M. Michael E. Marotta "Token -- but not inhalin' Votin' for Sarah Palin in 20-12," |
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Rarity of clover-holed tokens
On Mar 20, 4:52*pm, Mike Marotta wrote:
On Mar 15, 4:36 pm, Brainstormer wrote: ... *I didn't know what the scarcity of the clover shape hole was, The clover is one of several standard punches. *I do not know Alaskan tokens, but I placed an educational exhibit on coal mine tokens. Tokens could be made this way at the factory or punched later. *The point was to have a control. *With coal mines, there could be different towns and even if the stores were owned by the same company, the tokens would not be good in different towns. The standard reference is ALASKA TOKENS by Ronald J. Benice (Lake Mary: *Token and Medal Society, 1994). *Your local librarian may be able to get it via ILL (inter-library loan) from a consortium. According to the state of Alaska's government website (featuring Sarah Palin), there is an active token collecting club. "Richard (Dick) Hanscom is originally from Newburyport, Mass. and a graduate of the University of Maine at Orono. He and his wife Janice were married in 1974 and arrived in Fairbanks that same year. A professional numismatist since 1976, he is currently a partner in Alaska Rare Coins in Fairbanks. He has published the newsletter "Alaskan Token Collector & Polar Numismatist" since 1979, for which he received a special award from the Alaska Historical Society in 2000. He is the author of the book "Alaska & Yukon Stocks and Bonds," published in 2002. Alaska has a rich numismatic (coins, currency, tokens, medals, stocks and bonds) history. It is his hope that the Alaska state quarter will be a significant addition to that legacy."http://www.dced.state.ak.us/alaska_coin_commission_members.htm Down here in the Lower 48, Kaye Dethridge and his wife maintain this website:http://www.alaskatokens.com/ According to Virtual Tourist: "Of the half dozen or so bars in Nome, the Board of Trade Saloon is the oldest. When It opened, in 1900, a reviewer described the "handsome fixtures, as rich looking as though they had been the work of artists." (Doubleclick on the image and it blows up to a nice snapshot of the Saloon.)http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel...ed_States_of_A... Learn a bit more he MacBride Museum, Whitehorse, Yukonhttp://www.macbridemuseum.com/collection/imageDisp.php?pageNum_Record... Mike M. Michael E. Marotta "Token -- but not inhalin' Votin' for Sarah Palin in 20-12," Thanks for the great links. After all the wonderful scholarly information, I always feel so greedy when I still am wondering, "I wonder what it is worth." =) Of course, how can one put a price on historical objects (good ad copy). And, how does one ever ask that question without feeling like the world record limbo champ. Robert -- Robert Pearson ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net Creative Virtue Press/Telical Books/Regenerative Music http://www.rspearson.com |
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