Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Obverse: $20- 1868B (Res. U.S.$20 Gold Coin) Reverse: Hammett & Cheseldine/Dry/Goods/Carpets/ & Oil Cloths/No. 80/Main St./Cincinnati/34mm/...

$1- 1867B Reverse: Pye,/Clothier/Clothing/Hats/& Furs/5th & Vine Sts. Cinti.O/38mm/ In Brass (Bowers, pg. 258) Noted by Reynolds: 2nd K...

Obverse: $20- 1868A (Res. U.S. $20 Gold Piece) Reverse: Jos. J. Sayre/Stencils./Cor. 4th &/Walnut Cin. O./32mm/embossed mtl. Ref. Bower'...

Obverse: Copy of $20 gold piece, 1868, brass Reverse: John F. Wiltsee/Funeral/Furnisher/Coffins & Hearses/& Carriages/No. 295 W. 6' St...

Obverse: $20- 1868B (Resembles U.S. $20 Gold Piece) Reverse: F & H Dinkelaker/Fresh/& Salt Meats/139 & 283 . 5' St/Cincinnati/34mm ...

Obverse:$20- 1870 (Resembles U.S.$20 Gold Piece) Reverse: W.L. Miller & Co./Crystal Front/Drug Store/Most & Best Goods/For the Least/Money/...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Embossed metal/"By Industry & Fair Dealing We Thrive"/Steinfeld/The One Price/Clothier & Merchant/Tailor...

Shell card unlisted in Bowers. Obverse: Mirror Reverse: North America Life Insurance Co./Nelson F. Evans Gen'l Agent/For PA & Del./454 Wal...

We believe this is PA-1660. Obverse: Mirror Reverse: J. Roller McCoy/Dealer In/Hats, Caps, Gents/Furnishing/Goods/& C./East Market St./Lewist...

Obverse: $1- 1869 (Resembles U.S. $1 Coin) Reverse: W.H. Rowland & New Haven Spring Company/Use Your Authority/For/True Value/When Buying a Car...

Obverse: Mirror. Reverse: Goldsmith's Clothing Hall/No. 746 Market Street/1776 Liberty Bell in ctr. 1876/Philadelphia/Men's & Boys'...

There are 3 M. Fabian shell cards listed in Bower's, PA-3120, 3123 and 3126. None matches ours. Could be potentially PA-3128. Obverse: $20- 186...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: R.J. Culver/Dealer/In/Groceries/Crockery/&/Glassware/Corner Main/&/Crooked Sts/Union City, PA./In tiny ltrs. at le...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Louisiana/Creole/Hair Restorer/Never Fails/Pat June 10 68/Try It/pink cardboard/38mm. Maker: T.N. Hickcox & Co. Lis...

Obverse: Resembles $20 U.S. Gold Coin Reverse: Greenlove, Block & Co./Wholesale/Dealers In/Dry Goods/Boots, Shoes/ & C./Galveston, /Texas/ ...

Obverse: $20- 1868D (Res. $20 U.S. Gold Piece) Reverse: J. Markriter/486/Seventh St./Paper Hangings/Window Shades/Picture Frames/& Tassels/Engr...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: 10c/Royal Glue/Mends Everything/Wood, Crockery/Glass Ornaments/& C./A Beautiful Picture/"Perfection"/On the ...

No city listed. Probably Mexico City. The New York Light Co/Representante/Roberto/Romero/Apartado No. 1593/Mexico/emb. metal. Text on one side. 37mm

This shell card is potentially unique. Not listed in Bower's. This is different than B-CT-250, pictured on pg. 58, as the cardboard on our spec...

Lot of 45 tokens from Alaska, including the Heraldic Art silver medal of Alaskan Statehood in 1959. Various cities represented. Provenance: John Re

Lot includes: J.N. Beckmann, Lincoln Market Bakery, Neptune Beach, J.F. Hanson, Postel Bros., Mandler's Bakery, Lemon Tree Inn (bl. plastic), Fo...

Pocket Billiards/C.H.K./Fremont//GF/5c/IT/rd/B/21 Now a part of Seattle, Fremont was annexed in 1891. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Co

31 total. 18 metal:F.C. Duncan GF 12 1/2cents,Livermore, Manila Pool Hall Alvarado GF 10c (restrike), A. Ury & Co. Meat Market San Leandro GF...

Limit Saloon/John Torre,/Prop./Amador City Cal.//GF/1/Drk/oct/A/26 Amador/P.F./Saloon//GF/10c/IT/rd/B/21 Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Count

4 Tokens from Sutter Creek: Eagle Saloon/A. Puccini/Sutter/Creek/Cal.//GF/10c/IT/oct/B/26 Sutter Creek/Beer/Garden/Hiway 49/Sutter/Creek/Cal.//GF/1/

2 Tokens in this lot from this California gold rush town originally called Pokerville. Philip S. Pilja/Miner's/Home/Plymouth, Cal.//GF/5c/IT/r...

Lot of ten: F. Giannini, Drytown, GF 10c; Dave Rosa, New Chicago, GF 10c drink; Mother Lode Hotel, Martell, GF 1 beer;5 wooden nickels: Ione, Sutter H

Lot of five: San Mateo, California Bicentennial, Pioneers of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk; San Mateo Diamond Anniversary of Incorporation,

Both tokens "Arsenal CAnteen", but no city shown, uniface with counterstamps on reverse. One for 5c, other for 3 1/2c. Very interesting th...

Two tokens from the Benecia Barraks. Octagonal, GF5c, br, 27mm, no counterpunches. SAme, GF 10c, sq, br, 23mm, counterstamped on the back"U.S.Q...

Three different tokens for the Benecia Barrak. The ten cent token is counterstamped on the back "USQMD" which is the US Quarter Master Dep...

Good For/C.O.D./J. McCargers/Saloon/Nord, Cal.//Jacob Strahle & Co./Billiard Mfr's/billiard table/515 Market St./ San Francisco, Cal./oct/B/...

R.E. Robinson/Robinson's Corner/Cal.//GF/5c/IT/rd/B/20 Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA): State: California City/Co...

Richardson Springs/Chico, Cal.//GF/5c/IT/rd/B/21 Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA): State: California City/County: Butte

Robert B. Land/5/RBL/Feather Falls, Cal/anchor cut out//Payable In Merch Only/5/The The/Osborne Osborne/Register Co Register Co/Cincinnati Cincinnati/

Hop Kee/Restaurant/Copperopolis, Cal.//GF/One Meal/scal./A/25 (one is worn off). This is a possible modern restrike by Irvine Jachens. Jerry Schimmel

Scotto's/Sierra/Mercantile/West/Point/Food Stamp Credit/1c/In Eligible Foods/Plastic/29 (Qty. 2) Rare California Location. Provenance: John ...

Lot of 15 tokens from Angels Camp, Mokulemne Hill, Ione, Campo Seco and others. 11 are plastic. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not

Lot of 25 items (probably the most complete collection known) from the Central Valley city of Clovis: 7 poker chips, 4 wooden nickels, 11 tokens, an e

Lot of two: 1) Obv.: Mint Saloon / Clovis, / Cal.; Rev.: Good For One / 5c / drink / or cigar; br., octagonal,26 mm. 2) Obv.: Mint / Saloon; Rev.: 5

Obv.: National / Saloon / Clovis / N. Freitas; Rev.: Good For / 5c / In Trade. Br., rd., 21 mm. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not

Obv.: National Saloon / C.W. Bellen / prop. / Clovis, Cal.; Rev.: Good For / 10 / Drink. Sc., Al., 29 mm. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Coun

Obv.: O. K. Saloon / Clovis, / Cal.; Rev.: Five Cents / (star) / In Trade; Br., rd., 21 mm. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not US

Obv.: O. K. Saloon / Fraler / & / McKinsey / Clovis, Cal.; Rev.: Good For / V / In Trade. Br., rd., 25 mm. Provenance: John Reynolds Collecti...

Lot of 34 tokens from the Central Valley town of Coalinga. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA): State: California City/Coun

Obv.: M. S. Gibson / Comet / Saloon / Coalinga, Cal.; Rev.: Good For / A 10c / Drink. Al., octagonal, 25 mm. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection C

Obv.: Eagle / Saloon / Coalinga, Cal.; Rev.: Good For / 10c / In Trade. Sq., Al., 24 mm. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA):

Obv.: Fred Barrett / Saloon; Rev.: Good For / 5c / In Trade; Br., rd., 21 mm. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA): State:

E. Crique/College/City/Calif.//GF/5c/IT/rd/B/21 Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA): State: California City/County: Colusa

Miller's/Williams/Calif.//GF/10c/IT/rd/A/24.5 Geo. Kaspar/Williams/Calif.//GF/15c/IT/rd/A/24.5. One example known. Listed in Kappan's Calif...