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V20 2017 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 37, September 10, 2017, Article 26

Duane Feisel's latest exonumia mail bid sale closes October 28, 2017. Here's an overview from his email announcement. -Editor

Special Section #1 – OKLAHOMA / OT / IT (lots 1-219 – from an old time collection)
Special Section #2 – BBC – TYPE TOKENS (lots 220-352 – more from the Richard Magnuson collection)
Special Section #3 – OKLAHOMA / OT / IT (lots 353-396 designed to complement Special Section #1)
Special Section #4 – COLORADO and finally GENERAL SECTION (lots 489-907)

The General Section provides the usual assortment of exonumia, but this time there are a number of Encased, Elongated, and Counterstamped coins, Love Tokens, and Civil War Cents. Scattered in the various Sections are a number of very rare military tokens. There is the usual scattering of topical collection interests such as saloon, pool/billiard, Ingle, coal, lumber, transportation, and more!

Here are some items that caught my eye. -Editor

OKLAHOMA
Lot 31: L.L. COLLINS / HDW. / CHEYENNE, / O.T. // Good For / 10¢ / In Trade, br rd 22mm. Listed 10 $350. Extremely rare locality! G3-EV$250/500-MB$200

Nice condition for a rare territorial token. -Editor

OKLAHOMA - Military
Lot 374: 1 HIDE / SAM. STRAUSS (a/i) // (uniface), (Fort Sill), br shield 39x42mm, dark patina. Listed 860 $750; Cunningham OK560 $750. G3-EV$600/1,200-MB$450

Unusual denomination. So what exactly were these used for? Managing payments to hunters for animal hides? -Editor

ARKANSAS
Lot 534: COMPLIMENTS OF / I.J. HICKS / (h/am) CANDIDATE FOR / COUNTY CLERK / YOUR SUPPORT SOLICITED // You Can’t Hold Me / (h/am) (men with horses), (Little Rock), al ov sc-22 30x25mm. Numerous Internet references for Hicks. Unusual item! G5-EV$75/150-MB$50

Interesting political piece with a great vignette. Nice work. -Editor

ENCASED COIN - Oregon
Lot 787: WATT SHIPP / (nickel 1906) / GUNS, BICYCLES AND SPORTING GOODS. // “I Bring Good Luck” / (nickel) / Keep Me And Never Go Broke, (Salem), al rd 38mm. G3-EV$150/300-MB$100

Encased cents are commonly seen, but encased Liberty Nickels are unusual. -Editor

LOVE TOKEN
Lot 855: Elaborate engraving with HATTIE, reverse engraved THROUGH / TRIAL / TO / TRIUMPH, on silver coin 18mm, added loop and chain. There has to be story behind this one! G4-EV$50/100-MB$40

A great piece, but who was Hattie, and what was her story? -Editor

CIVIL WAR CENT - Merchant
Lot 877: A. GLEASON / (eagle on branch) / 1863 / MANUF’R, HILLSDALE // Farnams / Bronchial / Tablets, (MI), br rd 20mm, tiny rim clip. Listed Rulau 450D-1A “rare.” G3-EV$600/1,200-MB$500

Duane H. Feisel
PO Box 212
Shingletown, CA 96088
(530) 474-4168
dhfeisel@frontier.com