Last week Dave Schenkman described a token from his denomination collection:
This is one of the neatest; a 37mm silver token with one dollar expressed as 8 bits, with a bit on
each of the three horses and 5 bits below. The Seattle merchant that issued it, John W, Orth, also
issued tokens with one bit (12½¢) depicted.
David Schenkman's Orth token
Dick Hanscom writes:
I was really surprised to see the Orth 3-horse, 8-bit token in The E-Sylum. I have seen it
before, but had completely forgotten about it. It is in the "way cool" category.
Which brings me to why I am writing. Last Saturday I received a 1 bit token from an online
auction. I bought it because I thought I had the die. Come to find out I have a 1 bit die, but
it does not match the token. When I saw the 8 bit token on Sunday, I did a double take. I did
not realize that the 1 bit that I had purchased was from the same issuer, and would not have made
the connection had it not been in The E-Sylum.
I've attached images of my bit die, a lead impression from the die, and the obverse and reverse of
my Orth bit token.
This is what makes editing The E-Sylum so fun - you never know when some fascinating bit of
information (pun intended) will turn up on your doorstep. Neat coincidence, and some great
tokens. Many thanks to both Dick and Dave for sharing images of their tokens with us.
-Editor
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: APRIL 15, 2012
(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n16a17.html)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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