Fenntucky Mike Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/25/2023 at 5:57 PM, Hoghead515 said: I seen several olive hill brickyard tokens on Ebay the past few days. Thats where my pawpaw on my dads side worked. I was unsuccesful of winning any. Most went for more $ than I could afford. There was a couple I could have probably bought but I had to work late and the auction was over on them by time I checked my phone. I was a little dishearted but thats the way it goes. I may find more one of these days. It was pretty cool because that seller had a whole set of them. Also missed out on 2 more just like them only in brass a few days before. Once again didnt get off work in time to bid. Its been crazy at work lately. Weve had some very long days. Just curious on how you are doing with your collecting goals so far, there's plenty of time to wait for the right piece to come along. Lots of OT might help beef up the ol' kitty for coins and tokens. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/25/2023 at 9:31 PM, Mr_Spud said: And one more 🌞 I went after one of those recently. It sold for about $100 more than my bid. If token prices keep climbing, I may have to move into collecting stamps. Mr_Spud and RonnieR131 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 12:53 PM, Just Bob said: I went after one of those recently. It sold for about $100 more than my bid. If token prices keep climbing, I may have to move into collecting stamps. Tokens will continue to get scarcer and rise in value. That's a good sign. It means your collection is becoming increasingly more valuable. And, as Martha Stewart used to say, "that's a good thing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 6:18 AM, Fenntucky Mike said: Just curious on how you are doing with your collecting goals so far, there's plenty of time to wait for the right piece to come along. Lots of OT might help beef up the ol' kitty for coins and tokens. So far I havent had the chance to buy anything lately. Had a few breakdowns around the house. Ive tried for a couple different tokens but the bids went way over my budget. Here before long ill be back, in business. Been wanting to work on my quarters. Plan on starting back on them soon. Fenntucky Mike and Henri Charriere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 3:36 PM, Hoghead515 said: Ive tried for a couple different tokens but the bids went way over my budget. Tokens are going strong right now, collectors looking to buy are feeling the pinch as prices soar and good material hits the market. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 3:59 PM, Fenntucky Mike said: Tokens are going strong right now, collectors looking to buy are feeling the pinch as prices soar and good material hits the market. I noticed that very quickly. i cant believe how much some of them are going for. Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Redline68 Posted November 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2023 EagleRJO, Henri Charriere, Fenntucky Mike and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 On 11/7/2023 at 2:01 PM, Redline68 said: Fantastic piece. Redline68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EagleRJO Posted November 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2023 Okay, I'll bite since it's Tuesday. Here is one of my tokens that reminds me of @Hoghead515's beard. Rod D., Henri Charriere, Fenntucky Mike and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 On 11/7/2023 at 2:01 PM, Redline68 said: That is a nice one I would probably try to acquire since it's from my home state, which is how I collect tokens. It's likely already been mentioned, but I use TokenCatelog.com to search for info on tokens. Any other good token sites? https://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=104215&inventory_id=279083&td_image_id=151332&attribution_id=105091&record_offset=1 Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Redline68 Posted November 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2023 On 11/7/2023 at 3:53 PM, EagleRJO said: That is a nice one I would probably try to acquire since it's from my home state, which is how I collect tokens. It's likely already been mentioned, but I use TokenCatelog.com to search for info on tokens. Any other good token sites? https://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=104215&inventory_id=279083&td_image_id=151332&attribution_id=105091&record_offset=1 That's a nice site that I will check out more when I have time. I'm afraid I have no similar site to suggest. Most of my info comes from books I've acquired over the years and relationships I've built with dealers and fellow collectors. Steve Hayden is running an auction right now with some nice New York store cards. https://www.civilwartokens.com/ EagleRJO, Just Bob, RonnieR131 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted November 8, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2023 The Mathis general store was in operation in Walnut, Mississippi from 1911 - 1940. Mathis and sons also operated a stave mill in the same town. This 10 cent token is listed as R9 (2-3 known). Rod D., rrantique, RonnieR131 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted November 15, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2023 I recently purchased this token from Steve Hayden, one of the leading token dealers in the country. He is currently selling a collection of lumber company tokens that contained over 14,000 pieces. Several of the members of this forum are following this sale, and at least two have won tokens in this auction. I have been bidding like crazy, but have not been able to out bid the competition very often. Prices are really strong right now. This token is unlisted in the MS token book, and the company is not listed on the MS Sec of State website. The following information is from Ebay seller Armagosa1: A June 1917 Draft Record exists for Clinton Kelley Nixon, born June 25, 1890, listed as “Manufacturers Of Lumber”, self employed and living at Paden, Mississippi. C. K. Nixon is listed as “Saw Mill” at Paden, Mississippi in the 1918 Dun. The 1919 Bradstreet lists J. F. Nixon & Brother as “General Store” and C. K. Nixon as “Planing Mill” at Paden. The 1920 Census notes Clinton K. Nixon (age 29) as “Overseer, Own Lumber Mills” with his home at Paden, Tishomingo county, Mississippi. C. K. Nixon doesn’t show up again until 1923 in the D&B’s as “Mfr Lbr & Saw Mill” at Paden. The Oct 15, 1921 The Southern Lumberman includes a notice under Tishomingo, Mississippi: “October 11th the C. K. Nixon sawmill, near Paden, was destroyed by fire at a late hour last night. All lumber on the yard was saved. This is the third sawmill fire in this section within a month”. rrantique, Fenntucky Mike and RonnieR131 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post powermad5000 Posted November 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2023 I won this token about a year ago for not too much. It was sent to NCS for conservation which they did do, but the stains are still left behind. Sadly it was cleaned and got a details grade but I looked at other specimens and the MS 64 that was for sale around the time I won this did not have as much detail in the eagle as this one does, especially in the claws. I actually have not found any others with as much detail as this one has. RonnieR131, rrantique, Just Bob and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 On 11/14/2023 at 11:17 PM, Just Bob said: I recently purchased this token from Steve Hayden, one of the leading token dealers in the country. He is currently selling a collection of lumber company tokens that contained over 14,000 pieces. Several of the members of this forum are following this sale, and at least two have won tokens in this auction. I have been bidding like crazy, but have not been able to out bid the competition very often. Prices are really strong right now. This token is unlisted in the MS token book, and the company is not listed on the MS Sec of State website. The following information is from Ebay seller Armagosa1: A June 1917 Draft Record exists for Clinton Kelley Nixon, born June 25, 1890, listed as “Manufacturers Of Lumber”, self employed and living at Paden, Mississippi. C. K. Nixon is listed as “Saw Mill” at Paden, Mississippi in the 1918 Dun. The 1919 Bradstreet lists J. F. Nixon & Brother as “General Store” and C. K. Nixon as “Planing Mill” at Paden. The 1920 Census notes Clinton K. Nixon (age 29) as “Overseer, Own Lumber Mills” with his home at Paden, Tishomingo county, Mississippi. C. K. Nixon doesn’t show up again until 1923 in the D&B’s as “Mfr Lbr & Saw Mill” at Paden. The Oct 15, 1921 The Southern Lumberman includes a notice under Tishomingo, Mississippi: “October 11th the C. K. Nixon sawmill, near Paden, was destroyed by fire at a late hour last night. All lumber on the yard was saved. This is the third sawmill fire in this section within a month”. I'm glad Steve moved off of Michigan tokens for now, me and my wallet needed a break. Fantastic token and information as always, congrats on the NEWP! Just Bob and RonnieR131 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted November 15, 2023 Author Share Posted November 15, 2023 On 11/15/2023 at 5:19 AM, Fenntucky Mike said: I'm glad Steve moved off of Michigan tokens for now, me and my wallet needed a break. Fantastic token and information as always, congrats on the NEWP! Yeah, I've been feeling the same way about Mississippi tokens. Although, I have to say that I have been enjoying seeing all the unlisted tokens that have been appearing. I've added several entries to my token book. Not just unknown issuers, but also unlisted denominations of existing tokens. I'm not sure if anyone is putting this new information on Tokencatalog.com, but, if not, I will post them on there after the auction is over. I've also been keeping a record of prices realized, not just of this auction, but anything else I can find on the web. That's something I used to do several years ago, but got out of the habit. That will be more information that I can put on the website for future collectors to use. I've been able to keep my spending under control, more or less. I decide, when a token is posted, how much I'm willing to pay. I'll put in my bid, and if it gets outbid, I just let it go. I have been the under bidder on far more auctions than I have won. Being outbid by just a dollar sometimes makes me want to put in one more bid, but, so far I've been able to resist the urge. I am watching one now that I really want. It's the last one I need to complete a set from a particular mill. I've only seen one other one come up for auction, and that was over a year ago. I got out bid on it because I wasn't paying attention. (I actually know where one other example is, but Tony Chibbaro has it, and he doesn't want to sell it out right. He wants to swap it for a South Carolina token. How could I possibly find a South Carolina token that Tony doesn't have already?) I'm changing my strategy and watching this one without bidding. I'm hoping that the prices remain low so that I can put in a bid at the last minute. We will see how that goes. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted November 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2023 On 11/15/2023 at 9:03 AM, Just Bob said: Yeah, I've been feeling the same way about Mississippi tokens. Although, I have to say that I have been enjoying seeing all the unlisted tokens that have been appearing. I've added several entries to my token book. Not just unknown issuers, but also unlisted denominations of existing tokens. I'm not sure if anyone is putting this new information on Tokencatalog.com, but, if not, I will post them on there after the auction is over. I've also been keeping a record of prices realized, not just of this auction, but anything else I can find on the web. That's something I used to do several years ago, but got out of the habit. That will be more information that I can put on the website for future collectors to use. It's been great seeing all of these tokens surface, although, I'm only tracking and logging tokens I win or want, not all of them. There haven't been too many unlisted tokens that I've noticed but I'm not checking all of them. Hmm, never thought about adding tokens to TC, I'll have to check that out later today and see how it goes. On 11/15/2023 at 9:03 AM, Just Bob said: I've been able to keep my spending under control, more or less. I decide, when a token is posted, how much I'm willing to pay. I'll put in my bid, and if it gets outbid, I just let it go. I have been the under bidder on far more auctions than I have won. Being outbid by just a dollar sometimes makes me want to put in one more bid, but, so far I've been able to resist the urge. Fortunately, I've been able to pick up everything I've wanted for my primary token collection but those few pieces wiped out most of my budget. That being said, 2023 has been an amazing year for me and my token collection, I doubt I'll have another year like it. On 11/15/2023 at 9:03 AM, Just Bob said: I am watching one now that I really want. It's the last one I need to complete a set from a particular mill. I've only seen one other one come up for auction, and that was over a year ago. I got out bid on it because I wasn't paying attention. (I actually know where one other example is, but Tony Chibbaro has it, and he doesn't want to sell it out right. He wants to swap it for a South Carolina token. How could I possibly find a South Carolina token that Tony doesn't have already?) I'm changing my strategy and watching this one without bidding. I'm hoping that the prices remain low so that I can put in a bid at the last minute. We will see how that goes. Yeah, you'll be better off paying a little extra for the token being auctioned than trying to find a SC token that Tony does not have. Sniping is a good way to go, seems like most auctions I follow end past my bedtime so I typically have to hang a number on an item and hope for the best. Good Luck in the auction! Just Bob, Henri Charriere and rrantique 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted December 6, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2023 I was able to find another C.K Nixon token in Steve's auction to go with the one posted above. It is a 25 cent piece, also brass. (Photo compliments of ebay seller Steve Hayden - used with permission:) RonnieR131, Fenntucky Mike, rrantique and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr_Spud Posted December 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2023 Some new purchases I won off of Steve Hayden. Pictures courtesy of Steve, but I cropped/edited them to work in my Civil War Token template. J P M, RonnieR131, Redline68 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted January 2 Popular Post Share Posted January 2 Just got this one in today, I thought it a better remembrance of Pobjoy than the farewell Pegasus minted as the last coin. It's a cupronickel, crown size token. The Britannia design is a little rough but no worse than most U.S. coin designs today. Britannia is also holding a token in place of a shield which I like, coin designs on coins or banknotes, or banknote designs on banknotes, is a little offshoot collecting lane I go down occasionally. The Pobjoy token reminded me of this one, another crown size piece minted by Pobjoy. It was quickly withdrawn as it was deemed in violation of the IoM currency act, all the people going around the island trying to use these to purchase items probably didn't help matters either. Mr_Spud, RonnieR131, Henri Charriere and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr_Spud Posted January 3 Popular Post Share Posted January 3 New Purchase Captainrich, Redline68, Just Bob and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zadok Posted January 4 Popular Post Share Posted January 4 On 1/3/2024 at 4:12 PM, Mr_Spud said: New Purchase ...if only it had a little bit more color.... RonnieR131, Henri Charriere and Mr_Spud 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rod D. Posted April 23 Popular Post Share Posted April 23 Redline68, Just Bob, Fenntucky Mike and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) On 4/23/2024 at 3:19 PM, Rod D. said: I object! The word "NOT" is of a different font and appears to have been shoe-horned in as an afterthought. And, if "not" a one-cent piece, what is it? I feel this "token" was intentionally posted to inadvertently expose me as the rank amateur I never disputed I am. Just Bob's carom shot? Who knows? 🤣 Edited April 24 by Henri Charriere Addition of emoji. zadok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coinbuf Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 Not sure if this really falls into the token category but what the heck. This was in my aunt estate, I'm sure it belonged to my grandmother. My grandparents owned and operated a trading post/store on the Navajo reservation for 50 years. Sorry for the less than great cell phone pics. Fenntucky Mike, Just Bob, Henri Charriere and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Redline68 Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 These dies may have been made in a hurry... Coinbuf, Fenntucky Mike, Just Bob and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Captainrich Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Area Token Collectors Organization (PATCO). My daughter has a laser engraver, so we bought some balsa wood at a craft store and created a mock-up of the old flat wooden nickels from the 1940's. zadok, Fenntucky Mike, Just Bob and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 On 5/7/2024 at 3:38 PM, Coinbuf said: Not sure if this really falls into the token category but what the heck. Although the title says “token,” all exonumia is welcome. Thanks for posting. Captainrich and Coinbuf 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henri Charriere Posted May 28 Popular Post Share Posted May 28 (edited) Latest acquisition: ref: "The Narcotics Farm: The Rise and Fall of America's First Prison for Drug Addicts." Opened in 1935; Decommissioned 1967: Reopened in 1974 as FCI - Lexington, KY; conversion since to FMC - Lexington, KY. Forerunner to detoxification centers, state jails and workhouses, when simply being an addict was a criminal offense; the introduction in 1968 of Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs (MMTPs) now all renamed Opioid Treatment Centers (OTC) as well as the advent of short- and long-term rehabilitation centers. Brass, 21mm, w/centered hole, undenominated, undated, for use by patients in vending machines. Many famous patients included William S. Burroughs, author of Junkie, ©️ 1953 by Ace Books (under pen name of William Lee; ©️ William S. Burroughs by Penguin Books, 1977. (Posted in the interests of broadening the "body of knowledge" of coin and token collectors, with the gracious indulgence of threadmaster, Just Bob, at the sole discretion of NGC Moderation. [Edit: Surface enhancement achieved with an EVOO soak of 37 hours. Thank you Just Bob!] Edited May 29 by Henri Charriere Extensive die polishing. RonnieR131, Fenntucky Mike, Just Bob and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rod D. Posted June 4 Popular Post Share Posted June 4 Henri Charriere, Fenntucky Mike, Just Bob and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...