RGT Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 I just came across these while cleaning up some junk around the house. I bought them on ebay about five years ago. I remember seeing these advertised in Coin World in the mid '70s. I don't know what they originally sold for. The three small cent varieties have a small 1971 printed near the edge. The half cent has 1976 and the name Mort Reed. That name sounds familiar but I can't recall who he is. As I recall, they were each made of the original composition of the type they represent. Each one is stamped on the back with a serial number. All four of mine have the same serial number. Does anyone know more about these, like how many types were made, when they were made, how many of each were made or how much they sold for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarguli Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 That's funny, JamminJ & I were discussing these last week when we saw one on a bid board. I don't believe they were made of silver. In fact, I'm pretty sure they were not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthteller Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Greg is correct, the medals are not silver, but some type of plated bronze. I bought several of these in a collection years ago. I offered them at $1 each, with no takers. Makes a great paperweight, though. TRUTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamminJ Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 How 'bout that! As Greg mentioned I had no clue about what they were, but they sure didn't seem to be selling well. -JamminJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGT Posted July 29, 2004 Author Share Posted July 29, 2004 Greg is correct, the medals are not silver, but some type of plated bronze. I bought several of these in a collection years ago. I offered them at $1 each, with no takers. Makes a great paperweight, though. TRUTH I'm sure mine aren't silver since they are cents and a half cent. But the cent types I have are CN varieties and they do have the look of a CN cent. The half cent appears to be made of copper. As you say they also look like they were coated with something to help them keep their color. I've never seen any of them for silver coins. I would have been a buyer at $1 each. I think I paid close to $3 each for these and I quite like them. I just wish I had some way to display them. Maybe I can cut out a matt for them and frame them. It would look better with more of the different types though. I suspect their are a lot of these out there somewhere gathering dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDJ-migration Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I came across this discussion while I was looking for information on Numistamps. I collected 71 Numistamps back in the 70's and was wondering about the extent that anyone is aware of them and what value they might have today. A few years back (2003) I came across and eBay auction for one Numistamp, which sold for $10. The original selling price, back in the mid to late 1970's, was US$4.50. The concept underlying Numistamps was pretty cool. Artist and author Mort Reed surmised that for most collectors it would probably be impossible to collect a quality set of U.S. coinage due to the high cost. So why not replicate the coins in an inexpensive ingot form that was acceptable to the U.S. Treasury, since reproduction of U.S. coinage is illegal. Thus the Numistamp was born. Numistamps were supposed to be struck using the exact metal of the original coins, although I doubt that real silver was used. The resulting coin substitutes have artistic detail that is quite impressive. My collection consists of 7 early half cent pieces, 6 small cents (i.e. our current penny), 8 five cents, 10 dimes, 13 quarters, 16 half dollars, and 11 one dollar replicas. The latter three ended with the special bicentennial coins. A loose leaf type binder, with special cardboard mounting pages, was included with my set. I also checked my records and came across an undated article on Numistamps although I do not know what publication I clipped it from. This article prompted me to begin collecting the Numistamps. I am very curious about how many of these Numistamps were ever sold. A PDF file with the article and a few photos of my collection can be downloaded at the following link: http://www.mediamax.com/mrdj009/Links/9A870AB0AE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeav Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Great info DJ......Sounds like you've got quite a set, and perhaps a rarity at that. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesbroken Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Those are pretty neat, RGT. Mort Reed authored "Cowles Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins", among other works and he was an artist. Don't pretend to know a lot about him other than reading an article on the net. Edited to add: Another note I'll add is that in 2004 a complete set of 114 Numistamps were sold in a liquidation auction for $50. They were described as stamped steel which were then coated with various materials.I would have bid with no problem for these but knew nothing at the time about them nor was I aware of the auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDJ-migration Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Sorry all but the link to an article and photo's I previously shared on 7/27/07 was stored on mediamax.com, which is now defunct. The same info can be seen at a following replacement link: http://www.box.net/shared/6lik7vin04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 These were ones I bought for the heck of it. Don't think I gave too much but seeings how I'm somewhat of a jefferson collector, I bought them because they were nickels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenshirl-migration Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 i am a collector of these for many years. seem to have no value on ebay. they are not silver i am missing about 20 to complete my collections. write me if you would like to sell what you have thanks lenshirl@aol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenshirl-migration Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 which do you have i need about 20 to comp0lete my cololection lenshirl@aol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenshirl-migration Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I AM SHORT ABOUT 20 OF THESE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SELLING SEND ME A LIST OF WHAT YOU HAVE lenshirl@aol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_OldeTowne Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Welcome to our friendly little neighborhood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhair Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 This is one I just had to have. I gave about $5 for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 An old post brought to life. I had posted these here a couple yrs ago but the pic is gone so I guess I'll post them again. I picked these up rather cheap also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokiechan Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 They really are quite attractive. I have one in my collection which depicts the Seated Liberty Half it is plated with what I believe was Silver but I am not sure. later, Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennymack13 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Yes I have a complete set. I bought them when they first come out and I have all of them from Half cents to 3 dollar Gold. I love them and they cost $4.50 each when I bought them. My set # is 2657 and I even have the original brochure for them and all of the invoices. Ken Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy510 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I have a complete set. Half cents through $20 gold. Took 8 years to assemble. I also have all of my original receits for the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodenJefferson Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Welcome to Lucy510 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Welcome to Lucy510 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
