Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

From the archives of The American Bank Note Company comes a printers plate for a native American portrait. An 8 1/2 x 11 inch proof made from the pl

From the archives of the American Bank Note Company comes this printers plate of Paul Revere's portrait. In this instance, he is remembered for ...

Thirty four slug facsimiles of pioneer $50 and $20 coins. 1915 Pan Pacific (HK #425), 1964 Montana Territorial, 50th Anniversary Thompson Restaurant,

This one has a title too long for the title line, so here's another go: Great Eastern Managerie, Museum, Aviary, Circus, and Balloon Show/ Is Co...

Unique. Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Marston's/Dry Goods/Department/San Diego, Cal/emb. mtl./50mm Listed in John Reynolds, "Recent Data on E...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Brass, embossed mtl/M.S.Whiting & Co's/Medical/Stimulants/Pure And/Unadulterated/Principal Depot/219 Bush St./San ...

Unique. Obverse: $1- 1867 (Resembles $1 U.S. Coin) Reverse: First Premium Awarded/At/State Fair/To/Cassin's/California/Grape/Brandy Bitters/3...

Obverse: Stone & Murray's/Circus/Is Coming With/A/Superb Troupe Of/Star/Performers/The/Most Wonderful/In The Universe. Reverse: Stone &...

This is an extremely rare shell card, made into a button. Obverse: $20- 1868D (Res. $20 U.S. Gold PIece) Reverse: B.A. Wise/Importers/Of/Table &am...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Eat/Gunther's/Chicago/Candy And Be/Happy/emb. metal/pincushion side/38mm/"PAT SEP / 5 1876" in tiny ltrs at ...

This Shell Card is unlisted in Bower's Guide to U.S. Shell Cards, 1867-1880. Mirror on obverse. Reverse: Furniture, Carpets/And/Stoves/Messeng...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Embossed metal/Older's Museum Circus & Menagerie/Coming/Lion at center facing right/38mm. Ref. Bower's pg. ...

Obverse: $20- 1870 (Res. $20 U.S. Gold Coin) Reverse: Older's Museum Circus & Menagerie/The Cretan Beauty M'lle Sanyeah Lady Gymnast/Co...

Obverse: Resembles $1 U.S. Silver Dollar, 1867 Reverse: Hall, Dame & Bullock/Jobbers of/Woolens/Shawls, Cloaks/And/Trimmings/153 Devonshire St...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Better than Silver or Gold/The/New Home/Sewing/Machine/160 Tremont St. Boston, Mass/pincushion edge/38mm Shell card attribu

Reverse: Embossed metal. Emulates $1- 1867 Obverse: Mark Goods/People's Dispatch/Deliver in N.Y./Cor. Worth & Hudson/Boston/Western R.R. D...

Listed in Bowers but not illustrated. Obverse: $20 U.S.- 1776 embossed metal. Reverse: L.B. Richardson & Co./Brokers/Office,/108 Central St./L...

Embossed metal obverse: A/Free/Drink/H.B. Gibbud/Springfield, Mass. Embossed metal reverse: Who So Ever/Will/Let Him Take/The/Water of LIfe/Freely/25

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Men's & Boys' Clothing/One Price/P.O.P.C.H/S. Packard & Co./350/Main St./Springfield, Mass./38mm Maker: T...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: White & Conant/Hardware/&/Tools/542 Main St./Franklin Sq./Worchester, Mass./embossed metal/38mm/ pincushion edge. ...

Obverse text: Kalamazoo/College/Picture of College at center. Reverse text: The Children's Professorship/Endowed/1866/24mm tab or loop on top ...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Woolf Bros./Shirt Maker's/Mens/Furnishing/Goods/557/Main St./Kansas City, Mo./38mm/embossed metal/pincushion edge/Pat ...

Unique. Rare. Obverse: Mirror. Reverse: Hart/The /People's/Clothier/Men's & Boys & Childrens/Clothing/Gents/Furnishing Goods/60 Wa...

Potentially unique. Obverse: $20- 1868 (Resembles $20 U.S. Gold Piece), emb. metal. Reverse: The Place to buy Your/Boots and Shoes/Trunks,/Valises

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Embossed metal. F.S. Pease/Manufacturer/of/Oil/Best in the World/Prize Medals/London 1862, Paris 1867, Buffalo, N.Y./Pat. Ju

Mirror with Embossed metal reverse. 1776/July 4- 1876/U.S./Centennial/Exhibition/F.S. Pease/Oil/Buffalo, N.Y./World's Prize Medals/38mm Maker: ...

Obverse: Mirror (cracked) Reverse: Steinfeld/Manufacturing/Retail Clothier/Merchant Tailor/Reliable-Stylish/PerfectFitting/Clothing/At Lowest Prices/

Lot of 2 Shell Cards, B-NY-7924. Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Thea-Nectar/Pure Chinese Tea/Trade Mark/Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co./embossed me...

This is an unlisted variety of Shell Card from Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company of New York. Similar to B-NY-7922, same reverse. Obverse ha...

Unique. Listed by John Reynolds in "Recent Data on Embossed Storecards", TAMS Journal, December, 1978 (Bower's pg. 182). Obverse: $1-...

Embossed metal, silver plated. Obverse: Resembles $1 U.S. Silver Coin, 1867 Reverse: Brinley & Steel's/Hotel & Dining Rooms/Greenwich/...

Obverse: Cooper Union/Check/For Books and/Pamphlets/To Be/Returned/(Over) Reverse: Cooper Union/Reading Room/Exit Ticket/Please Return/At The Door/ (

Obverse: W.C.Coup's/New United Monster Shows/4/Circus Rings/All Going Same Time/Pageantry/An Hour Passing A Given/Point/Tent Covers A Whole/Fair...

Obverse: $1- 1869B (Resembles $1 U.S. Liberty Seated). This is a very rare die, used on 4 different shell cards, according to Bower's (pg.23). ...

Obverse: Property of the French State/Watering/Establishment/ of/Vichy/Sources/Celestins/Grande- Grille Hopital. Embossed metal. Reverse: Yellow ca

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: N. Espenscheid/Hat/Manufacturer/118/Nassau St. N.Y./emb. metal/pincushion side/38mm. 3 to 5 Known (Bower's) Ref: B...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: The Great American Tea Co's/Great/Sun Sun/Chop/Trade Mark/31 33 35 & 37 Vesey St. N.Y./Sunburst background in cent...

Obverse: Resembles a $20 U.S. Gold Piece, 1868 Reverse: Magnolia Water/For the Toilet/Superior to the Best/Imported Cologne/ & At Half The Pri...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Purely Vegetable/Free From/Alcohol/Dr. Walker's/ California/Vinegar Bitters/R.H. McDonald & Co./Agt's New York...

Obverse: Resembles $20 Gold Piece- 1776 Reverse: W.T. & J. Mersereau/Stair Rods/Dog Collars./Pat. Dog Muzzles/Coffee Roasters/321 Broadway N.Y....

Obverse: $1- 1867C (Resembles $1 U.S. Silver Coin) Reverse: Scientific American/Munn & Co./37 Park Row/N.Y./Solicitors Of/American/& Foreig...

Obverse: Mexican, 1865, 8 reals coin motif/ Universal Remedy dated 1865 below. Reverse: South American Fever & Ague /Remedy/The Cheapest, Safes...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Highest Cash Prices/Paid For/Old Newspapers/Pamphlets/Blank Books & Ledgers/Written Full And/All Kinds of Waste Paper/...

Obverse: $20- 1870 (Resembles $20 U.S. Gold Piece) Reverse: J. Monroe Taylor's/Cream/Yeast/Baking Powder./Warranted to give/Satisfaction/For Sa...

Obverse: $20 Gold Piece- 1870 (Resembles U.S. Gold Coin) Reverse: J. Monroe Taylor's/Cream Yeast/Baking Powder/ Warranted to give/Satisfaction/...

This shell card is cased. Obverse: MIrror Reverse: J. Walkers/Patd June/ 16 68 (not readable)/California/Vinegar/Bitters/The Great Blood Purifier/Gi

Obverse: $20- 1870 (Resembles $20 U.S. Gold PIece) Reverse: Wine & Liquors/C. Wall/177 Bowery 177/New York./Deutsch Delicatessen Specreien/ Em...

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: M.B. Washburn/Manufacturer/of/Railway/Supplies/187 141 /Elm St./New York./38mm/embossed metal GEM condition. Ref: Bower

Unique per Bowers. Pg. 236. Listed by John Reynolds in "Recent Data on Embossed Storecards," TAMS Journal, August, 1972. Hebbard Car Spr...

Obverse: $20- 1868E (Resembles U.S. $20 Gold Piece) Reverse: Adolpho Wolfe/Sole/Proprietor/Beware of Imitations/Schiedam Schnapps/34mm. Embossed meta

Gem Condition. Obverse: $20- 1868C (Resembles $20 U.S. Gold PIece) Reverse: Schiedam Schnapps Aromatico/ Rocio De Los Alpes/De Wolfe/Eagle with Shie

Unlisted in Bowers. Dr. T. Felix Couraud's/Oriental Cream/Or/Magical Beautifier/Removes/Pimples, Freckles/Sunburn & C./48/Bond St. New Yo...

This Shell Card is Unlisted in Bowers. In Gem, Uncirculated Condition. Obverse: Resembles $20 U.S. Gold Coin. Reverse: Buy The/Gold Medal/Salerat

Advertising on both sides.Embossed metal on both sides. Obverse: New York Circus 14th Street/Opposite The/Academy of Music/L.B. Lent/Director Rever

Obverse: Mirror Reverse: Steinfeld's/Popular/One Price/Clothing House/&/Merchant Tailoring/Rooms/Correct Styles/Low Prices./15 E. Main St.,...

There are 5 different listings in Bowers from Brokaw Brothers, but this one is unlisted. It could potentially be listed as B-NY-3930. It is unique.

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...