Just Bob

Please post pictures of your reverse proof Benjamin Franklin half dollars.

This is completely untrue. Since you referred to the South, I assume you were talking about New Orleans, since Dahlonega and Charlotte did not mint any coins in 1881. New Orleans did not mint more of any denomination that year than Philadelphia, including Morgans.  Only San Fransisco minted more dollars than Philadelphia, and it is not in the south. Philadelphia minted ALL of the 1c, 3c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, T$, and gold $1, $2 1/2,  and $3. To state that any other mint produced more than Philadelphia that year is simply false.

I believe that is the longest title to a thread that I have ever seen.

"Album toning" refers to the reaction of a coin with substances in the cardboard or similar material with which the coin was in contact in the album, producing what can sometimes be very spectacular toning. It often, but not always, appears as concentric bands of color, progressing more toward the center of the coin the longer the coin remains in the album. Wayte Raymond albums are thought to be especially capable of producing this type of toning,as well as Dansco and Whitman (and, probably others.)
Here is one from James Garcia's collection of Franklins, that were stored in a Whitman album.
 

I believe that is the longest title to a thread that I have ever seen.

Yes they do the cup size on the 1917 Quarter
 

Better to just let this one go.

Better to just let this one go.

And now, with years more experience under your belt, you probably would not have to give it, or one like it, a second glance to know it was fake. I hope that lesson was not a costly one.

Just to be clear, since your post mentioned both dates, is your coin a 1942, or 1943?
I am honestly not sure where to look. Before I posted last night, I also checked Coppercoins.com and Variety Vista, and performed a quick internet search. I came up with nothing from those three attempts also.
Roger Burdette is a member of this forum, and pops in from time to time. He is a friendly guy, and probably would not mind if you sent him a PM. He goes by RWB on here. David Lange is Research Director for NGC. You might also try PMing him, as well.

If it were mine, I would probably leave it as is, but that is just the way I am. If I were a bit more OCD, (or less lazy), I think I would try to match the toning on all of the coins as much as possible. That would be the nicer looking choice, in my opinion. 

Some of those have some really nice toning.

Some of those have some really nice toning.

Some of those have some really nice toning.

Welcome to The Forum, Teacher Brian. Very nice first post!

That depends on the token. A search on ebay will show you that Conder tokens usually go for anywhere from $75 to over $700, on average. The really rare ones go for upwards of $1000. I only own a few circulated examples, but I find them fascinating, look at examples of them daily, and I always have one or two on my watch list.
There are many other types of tokens, both foreign and US, and the methods of collecting them are as varied as your imagination. You could, for example collect transportation tokens, (some of which can be had for a dollar or two - same with tax tokens), tokens issued by coal or lumber companies, tokens from one country, state, or city, tokens picturing animals, certain people, buildings, etc. You could collect Civil War, Hard Times, US Merchant, or any of the other types listed in the Russel Rulau token book. The possibilities are almost endless, and the cost can be affordable to most any budget.
My collection is mostly made up of tokens, medals, doubloons, and other exonumia from my home state of Mississippi. These range in price from a few dollars to several hundred. As with most things, prices fluctuate due to supply and demand.The supply (and thus pricing) was once determined mostly by consulting the only book on Mississippi tokens, by G Chatham. A number of hoards, new discoveries of previously unknown pieces, and re-attribution of some pieces have skewed the numbers somewhat, and there is a website that is trying to build an up-to-date database of not just Mississippi tokens, but tokens from ALL states.The demand side is what currently determines most pricing now, and that varies considerably, depending on who is buying at any given time, and who needs which token for their collection. At different times over the years there have been collectors with pretty deep pockets in the hunt, and I have had to sit on the sidelines and watch as prices went out of my reach, but right now, they are reasonable, for the most part, and I was able to add over 50 new pieces last year.
If you go to Ebay and search "tokens," you will find all sorts of examples, ranging from one cent to thousands of dollars. One thing, though: token companies made, and still make lots of generic tokens for parking, amusement, restrooms, etc. These may have a picture of a car, an eagle, "for amusement only," or some other generic symbol. While they are perfectly fine to add to any collection, and can usually be had for pennies a piece, they can't really be categorized by location or date, and are not my cup of tea.
Here is a link to the website I mentioned
 
And now we have successfully hijacked JKK's thread.
 
 

Here goes nothing:
1. AU58
2.MS66
3. MS63
4. AU58
5. VF
6. F
7. F DETAILS
8. VF DETAILS
9. VF
10. MS63
11. VF
12, AU53
13. G
14. VG DETAILS
15. F
16.VF
17. F DETAILS
18. F DETAILS
 

Very cool! Congratulations on the score and the grades!

Congratulations. Your persistence paid off. And hats off to our hosts, as well.

I was looking through some old pictures on Photobucket, and found this one. <This is NOT my set > It belonged to a member years ago that went by Boiler78. I never did learn who he was, but he was a heavy hitter who owned some of the most amazing coins and patterns in existence.I'm not sure if he is even still alive, or whether or not he still owns these. If I remember correctly, this set is aluminum.

This set of medals commemorates the dedication of Aston Hall and the Queen's visit to Warwick in 1858. It was unusual in the inclusion of medals from three different manufacturers, J.Moore (2), T. Ottley (4) and Pinches (1).

 

Another something from the "unusual" department:
How about something oval and bi-metallic, with an uncommon denomination?