Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted June 11 Popular Post Share Posted June 11 Mr_Spud, The Neophyte Numismatist, rrantique and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted June 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 12 Robert Wood Hinton was born Dec.28, 1854, in Winder, Georgia. In 1886 he moved to Lamar County in Mississippi to join his brother Henry and Herbert Camp in forming the Camp & Hinton Bros. Lumber Company. In 1899, Robert started the R.W. Hinton Company for the purpose of supplying general merchandise to the employees of the mill and the public. The Company also manufactured naval stores ( turpentine products) and lumber. He chose the town of Lumberton, as it was the site of the junction of the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad, and the New Orleans & Northeastern railroad. Mr Hinton died April, 17, 1932. The store issued tokens in denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents, and one dollar. All are listed as scarce to rare. R__Rash, rrantique, RonnieR131 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Henri Charriere Posted June 18 Popular Post Share Posted June 18 On 6/18/2024 at 9:33 AM, Rod D. said: Pronounced denticles. Nice! rrantique, R__Rash and Rod D. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 3sidedCoin Posted June 20 Popular Post Share Posted June 20 Fenntucky Mike, RonnieR131, Mr_Spud and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted June 25 Popular Post Share Posted June 25 Took several years of searching but was finally able to find and pick up an example of this type a month or so ago. Redline68, Mr_Spud, Coinbuf and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted June 25 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 25 On 6/25/2024 at 5:38 AM, Fenntucky Mike said: Took several years of searching but was finally able to find and pick up an example of this type a month or so ago. Doesn't it feel good to finally be able to land one you've been looking for for a while? rrantique, RonnieR131, The Neophyte Numismatist and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 On 6/25/2024 at 11:01 AM, Just Bob said: Doesn't it feel good to finally be able to land one you've been looking for for a while? Soooo good, and to see it placed with all the other tokens from the same town is a beautiful thing. This one turned out to be a lot more difficult to find than I had anticipated, I am very happy to have finally added this example to my collection. 2024 has gotten off to a slow start for tokens, at least for me, I made a few random purchases of ones I liked or seemed interesting but this one is definitely my best token pick up of the year so far. The Neophyte Numismatist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Henri Charriere Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) On 7/2/2024 at 8:59 AM, Fenntucky Mike said: 🐓 : This a FIRST!" A piece clearly marked RARE COINS & Detroit Dealer." What's the value of this, and is it only good in trade, and if so, for how much? 🤣 Edited July 2 by Henri Charriere Substitute incorrect letter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 On 7/2/2024 at 11:39 AM, Henri Charriere said: What's the value of this, and is it only good in trade, and if so, for much? 🤣 Negotiable. Earl was one of the early contributors to the Red Book. R__Rash and Henri Charriere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted July 3 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 3 On April 19, 1906, F.M. Koons, Leo Koons, and F.H. Koons, filed an application to charter a corporation under the name of Koons Lumber, to be located in Eubank, Mississippi. It was a small steam powered mill, turning out 10,000 board feet of lumber per day. Tokens were issued for use in the mercantile, in denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents, and one dollar. In addition to this dollar token, I also have an example of the 10 cent token. Fenntucky Mike, R__Rash, Henri Charriere and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted July 9 Popular Post Share Posted July 9 J P M, rrantique, Just Bob and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Just Bob Posted July 10 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 10 In 1888, Charles W. Rich built a turpentine distillery near the town of Hattiesburg, in south Mississippi, and the community of Richburg was born. Two years later, he built a saw mill and general store. Mr Rich also built the boxing ring in which was held the last, and longest, heavyweight bare-knuckle prize fight in America, a fight between John L Sullivan and Jake Kilrain, held in July, 1889. The fight lasted 75 rounds in hot Mississippi summertime weather, ending with Sullivan as the winner. The illegal fight was advertised as taking place in New Orleans, but the participants and spectators boarded a train and traveled to Richburg to avoid the law enforcement officials. In addition to the dollar token below, tokens were issued in 50, 25, 10, and 5 cent denominations. I also have examples of the 5 and 25 cent pieces. rrantique, Henri Charriere, J P M and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 On 7/9/2024 at 11:35 PM, Just Bob said: In 1888, Charles W. Rich built a turpentine distillery near the town of Hattiesburg, in south Mississippi, and the community of Richburg was born. Two years later, he built a saw mill and general store. Mr Rich also built the boxing ring in which was held the last, and longest, heavyweight bare-knuckle prize fight in America, a fight between John L Sullivan and Jake Kilrain, held in July, 1889. The fight lasted 75 rounds in hot Mississippi summertime weather, ending with Sullivan as the winner. The illegal fight was advertised as taking place in New Orleans, but the participants and spectators boarded a train and traveled to Richburg to avoid the law enforcement officials. In addition to the dollar token below, tokens were issued in 50, 25, 10, and 5 cent denominations. I also have examples of the 5 and 25 cent pieces. Probably the first token posted on this thread that exhibits an astounding ambiguity in the denomination denoted. Great back-story! Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted July 16 Popular Post Share Posted July 16 (edited) EDIT TO ADD: Forgot I had the 25¢ token too. Bonus. Edited July 16 by Fenntucky Mike Just Bob, RonnieR131, Henri Charriere and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted July 17 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 17 History by Tony Howe of Mississippi Rails: (Sorry about the weird formatting. I am still trying to figure this iPad out.) R. C. Avent, originally from Brewton, Alabama, moved to Moss Point by 1897 and operated a sawmill near there. About 1906, he built a mill just south of Leaf on the MJ&KC Railroad. The town that grew up around the mill became known as Avent. R. C. Avent married into the Turner family of Vinegar Bend Lumber Co. and in 1924 built a new mill north of Vinegar Bend to cut some of the old Vinegar Bend holdings. That mill finally cut out in 1932. Fenntucky Mike, rrantique, RonnieR131 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Henri Charriere Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 On 7/16/2024 at 10:22 PM, Just Bob said: History by Tony Howe of Mississippi Rails: (Sorry about the weird formatting. I am still trying to figure this iPad out.) R. C. Avent, originally from Brewton, Alabama, moved to Moss Point by 1897 and operated a sawmill near there. About 1906, he built a mill just south of Leaf on the MJ&KC Railroad. The town that grew up around the mill became known as Avent. R. C. Avent married into the Turner family of Vinegar Bend Lumber Co. and in 1924 built a new mill north of Vinegar Bend to cut some of the old Vinegar Bend holdings. That mill finally cut out in 1932. Is this a forerunner to the "rain check" or a discreet reminder from a funeral home? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted August 6 Popular Post Share Posted August 6 Still a work in progress but here you go, have at it. po rrantique, Just Bob, J P M and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted August 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 7 George P. Graeber ran a general store in the community of Lakeshore, MS on the Gulf Coast from 1905 to 1917. Tokens were issued in denominations of one and five cents. This one cent token is listed as unique, but I have seen pictures of two more. RonnieR131, J P M, rrantique and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted August 13 Popular Post Share Posted August 13 I recently picked up a sixpence of the Onchan Internment Camp which completed the set of three for me. I'll continue the search for an example that wasn't so harshly treated but for now the current piece will have to do as it is difficult to find examples of the sixpence, let alone nice original pieces. There were 2,500 sixpence minted for the camp, as well as 20,000 pennies and 2,000 half-pennies. The half-penny and sixpence are obviously much scarcer and sell at a premium when compared to the penny, uncirculated examples of any of the three are rare. I previously posted about the Onchan camp and the half-penny further up the thread, see below. (Click the arrow in the upper right corner to go to the post.) One more note on these, the reverse die for the 1d developed a die crack at some point which worked its way from the edge of the die to the lower ray of the right arrow, then from the arrow point to the right-side of the dot. The progression can be seen in the below images from my collection. I have not viewed any images that conclusively show the die crack progressing any further, although it is entirely possible that it did, or of any additional flaws appearing while the die was in use. I'll provide an update if I find an example showing further progression of the die crack. Just Bob, J P M, Zebo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Just Bob Posted September 4 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 4 (edited) Back on page four of this thread, I posted a token from McLeod & Joyner of Kiln, MS. Mr. A.J. McLeod also owned another turpentine mill in Kiln, The Jordan River Turpentine Company, which issued tokens in denominations of 10, 25, and 50 cents, and 1 dollar in several different styles. I picked up this fifty cent token in Steve Hayden’s recent auction. Edited September 4 by Just Bob Coinbuf, Rod D., Fenntucky Mike and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FriendlyEagle79 Posted September 4 Popular Post Share Posted September 4 (edited) Edited September 4 by FriendlyEagle79 Fenntucky Mike, rrantique, Coinbuf and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Two points: One: The video illustrates the wave of the future of grading. No more driving or flying out to view the coin of interest. It's not perfect, but it's a glimpse into how things will be done in the future. Two: And here is where I'm going to catch a lot of flak from members who detest purists, and another who admonished others to ignore me. The way the excerpt reads on the Declaration of Independence is UNalienable, not INalienable. UNALIENABLE! Before @RWB corrects me by stating that is incorrect, I challenge ANYONE on this Forum to prove me wrong. I am NOT talking about right and wrong or what is preferred. I AM MERELY STATING A FACT ANYONE CAN VERIFY USING THEIR OWN EYES! TO THE OP: Nice High-Wire! FriendlyEagle79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 On 9/3/2024 at 9:40 PM, Just Bob said: I picked up this fifty cent token in Steve Hayden’s recent auction. Steve always has great pieces for sale and in his auctions. I'm waiting for him to circle back to Michigan with the lumber tokens, it's been awhile since I've picked up anything from him. Congrats on the newp. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...