FEISEL'S OCTOBER 2016 EXONUMIA MAIL BID SALE

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V19 2016 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 43, October 23, 2016, Article 20

Here's the press release for Duane Feisel's October 2016 exonumia mail bid sale. -Editor

Saturday, October 29 is the closing date for the current exonumia auction being conducted by Duane H. Feisel of Shingletown, CA. This varied mail bid sale includes a great selection of saloon tokens, several brothel/bawdy/ladies tokens, a large selection of California tokens including a number of rarities, an interesting group of Colorado trade tokens, several Texas rarities, a grouping of foreign trade tokens heavy in Latin America, an attractive selection of Latin America transportation tokens, coal and lumber token rarities, many better United States military tokens, a group of Ku Klux Klan pieces, and an assortment of miscellaneous items.

The complete auction listing was published in the October issue of Talkin’ Tokens, the monthly magazine of the National Token Collectors Association (NTCA). Highlights of items being offered in this mail bid sale may be viewed at a photo hosting site using http://tinyurl.com/h8zy7xw. Requests for a PDF version of the listing may be directed to Feisel at collector.ca@frontier.com.

An appreciated feature of the Feisel sales is that “bid bumping” of advance bids of $50 and greater is permitted on the day following the advance bid closing date; this time bid bumping will be allowed on Sunday, October 30.

Twice yearly exonumia auctions/mail bid sales have been conducted by Feisel since 1996. The Spring auction has at times been held in conjunction with the Western States Token Society Token Jamboree, while the Fall sales have at times been involved with annual meetings of NTCA.

Consignment rates and buyer’s fees are quite low in comparison with most other auctions. Feisel says that he has a devoted following of consignors and bidders that may be the result of his auction philosophy, “Treat consignors the way I would want to be treated as a consignor, and treat bidders the way I would want to be treated as a bidder.”

Contact Feisel at collector.ca@frontier.com to be added to his email address listing for information on future sales or for consignor information.

Here are some selected lot images. -Editor

Lot 3: PACIFIC OCEAN HOUSE / E. J. SWIFT / PROPRIETOR / SANTA CRUZ, CAL. // Pacific Ocean House / Good For / One Drink / Saloon, vr rd 31mm. Listed F-9 EV11. Vulcanite tokens from CA are very few in number. This token probably dates from the 1860’s. G5-(EV$2,000/4,000)-MB$1,500

Lot 58 : JOE S. MIKAMI / POOL / ROOM / ETIWANDA, CAL. // Good For / 50¢ / In Trade, br rd 24mm. Unlisted locality! Located in San Bernardino County, now part of Rancho Cucamonga. G3-(EV$500/1,000)-MB$350

Lot 217 (lion holding shield inscribed incuse: LIONITE) / FLORENCE MFG. CO / FLORENCE, MASS / TOILET BRUSHES / MIRRORS BUTTONS & ORNAMENTS // 1776 (monogram: USA) 1876 / Centennial, black vu rd 38mm x 4.4mm thick. Very impressive piece! …………… G5-(EV$200/400)-MB$150

Lot 300: WHITE / (elephant) / SAN ANTONIO, / TEXAS. // Good For One Drink / 15 / Cents., wm rd 26mm. Listed. G4-(EV$500/1,000)-MB$400

Lot 335: GOOD FOR / (on panels: 6¼ / LEM. COOPER & BROS. / RUATAN) / IN / TRADE // (within oval: Wright & Son / Cincinnati), al rd 26mm. Unlisted, but see OLTDB. Cooper & Bros. were shipbuilders of three-masted schooners on Ruatan Island. G3-(EV$350/700)-MB$250

Lot 417: J.B. TURNER LUMBER CO. / THEDFORD / NEBR. // Good For / 10 / Cents / Drayage, br rd 23mm. Listed 1290 R10. G3-(EV$300/600)-MB$225

Lot 442: JOHN LONDON POST TRADER / IN GOODS / 10 / CENTS / FT LARAMIE, W.T. (a/i) // (blank), br rd 35mm, uniform brown patina. Listed WY90a. G3-(EV$2,500/5,000)-MB$1,500

Lot 481: (extended loop) / (helmet & mask) / SANS / PEUR ET / SANS / REPROCHE / (FORREST / (male head & shoulders facing) / 1866 / 1915 // Hero Cross / Knights / Ku Klux Klan, ant-wm irregular sq 34mm. Unlisted variety related to KK-2101. G4-(EV$175/350)-MB$125