What's New at Coin Mine!
Added 1.26.12: Heartily revised the US Coin Reference Page. Lots 'o info now there.
Added 12.23.11 Finally *finished* with my list of Financial Acronyms and Financial Glossary
http://www.coinmine.com/Reference/AcronymsCoinsAndCurrency.htm
and the Financial Glossary (still a work in progress):
http://www.coinmine.com/Reference/MasterFinancialGlossary.htm
Contains all those terms applicable to the mining and extraction industries typically not provided in the mainstream glossaries. (and conveniently devoid of the dominant paradigm programming).
Please do bring any errors or suggestions to my attention, grazie.
Added 12.3.11 Finished my collection of links: The Internet’s Best Complete Listing of Coin, Exonumia, Medal, Numismatic and Token Web Sites
In my opinion, after a few years I have put together the best reference site for numismatic and exonumia web pages available. (And still a work in progress):
http://www.coinmine.com/Links/CoinLinks.htm
My main criteria was to not simply list websites selling coins, but those that also provided reference or educational information on the hobby and business.
Currently at over 270 sites. Please feel free to suggest any I may have missed that meet the above criteria.
Added 10.9.11 Added new Barber Halves to inventory
Added 9.17.11 New Barber and Standing Liberty Quarters
Added 9.1.11: New Inventory back from NGC - 1883 Nickel MS63, 1916 Mercury Dime MS 62, 1945 micro-S MS62, 1930 Lincoln Cent MS 64
Added 9.3.11: Under US Coins, we provided varieties for early quarters; Indian Head Cents; and Varieties and VAM references for Morgan Dollars; Varieties for Washington Quarters and Lincoln Cents
Added 8.21.11 Under US Coins, we provided varieties for Liberty Cap, Coronet, and Braided Hair Large Cents; Indian Head Cents; Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels; some Half Dimes; Mercury Dimes; Peace Dollar and Seated Dollar.
Added 8.4.11 Added a couple dozen new Barber and Franklin Half Dollars. A few nice ones, too!
Added 7.3.11 Put many Coin Albums on ebay and a couple in our Reference page. Some are pretty scarce such as Dansco Mexican 50 Centavo, Older Whitman Type, Older Whitman Trade Dollar, etc.
Added 6.5.11; NEW COINS:
Many Mercury Dimes, semi-key dates in better grades yet very affordable.
Added 5.19.11; NEW COINS:
1807 Half Cent
1798 Draped Bust Large Cent (2nd Hair)
1802 Draped Bust Large Cent
1818 Coronet Head Large Cent
1862 Indian Head Cent, Extra Fine+
1863 Indian Head Cent, Extra Fine+
1864-L Indian Head Cent, About Good
1864 Indian Head Cent, Very Fine
1868 Indian Head Cent, Good
1873 Indian Head Cent, Fine
and 12 new Large Head Cents and a couple dozen Indian Head Cents here and on Ebay
Added 5.8.11; NEW BOOKS:
Military Small Arms of the 20th Century - A Comprehensive Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Small Caliber Firearms. Ian V. Hogg and John Weeks. DBI Books, 1985. 303 Pages. Yellowed pages, cover and spine wear, but generally good although this book smells like cigarette smoke. Softcover. $7.95
The Gun Digest of Assault Weapons. Edited by Jack Lewis. DBI Books, 1986. Sofcover. 256 Pages. Yellowed pages, cover and spine wear, but generally Very Good . $3.95
In the The Gravest Extreme - The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection. Massad F. Ayoob. Police Bookshelf, 1980.Considered THE Tome on this topic on the role of using a firearm for personal protection; how to make sure if you use your weapon the criminal will not live to challenge your use or otherwise threaten you again. Softcover, 130 pages. Yellowed pages, cover and spine wear, but generally good although this book smells like cigarette smoke. Softcover. $17.95
Life or Death - Emergency Medical Techniques. Sharon Carter. 1983. Paladin Press, Boulder Co. Hardback, 218 pages. Nice condition; dust jacket has wear and tears but book and pages in nice shape although this book smells a little musty. $2.95
Self Defense. Wesley Brown. Barnes Sports Library. 1951. Hardcopy. DJ is missing. Pages are good with minor cover and spine wear, but generally good although this book smells like cigarette smoke. $6.99
Fundamentals of Modern Police Impact Weapons. Massad F. Ayoob.Police Bookshelf. Concord, Nh. 1978. DJ has light wear and discoloring. Book has yellowed pages but otherwise in Extra Fine condition, light odor. Comes with original purchase receipt. We offer for the original list price of $15.95.
Firearms Identification. Institute of Applied Science, Chicago Il. 1954. IAS 1954-57, Firearm and Modus Operandi, IAS A-351. Ringbound. Good Condition, Pages are dog-eared, yellowed and worn but complete with no major tears or other problems. There is a moderate amount of pen and pencil markings. This is the textbook for the class still taught by IAS, the definitive home-school for gun ID and ballistics. The course today is $287. We found no other book available on the internet; Scarce and important reference guide. $18.95
Money, Money, Money. Laura Dargie and John Parsons.2001. Rigby/John Parsons Publishing. Softcover, 32 Pages. Great book introducing children to the concepts of barter, trade and money. Fine condition. $2.95
Sierra Bullets Reloading Manual. Published by Sierra Bullets, 1971. Ringbound. 462 pages. Fine+ condition, no problems. $14.95
Added 4.30.11
A couple new low-end Liberty Nickels.
New Inventory added 3.26.11:
1853 and 1857 Three Cent Silver
1906 Barber Dime About Uncirculated, Pretty
1853 Seated Quarter, Arrows and Rays
1856 Seated Quarter, Extra Fine
1913-D Barber Quarter, Very Fine 30
1923 Standing Liberty Seated Quarter, Fine+
New Inventory:
Indian Cents Quarters
1877 Indian Cent NGC G 4 BN 1896-S Barber Quarter NGC VG 8
1909-S Indian Cent NGC F 15 BN
Lincoln Cents
1916 Lincoln Cent NGC MS 64 BN
1919 Lincoln Cent NGC MS 66 BN SOLD
1924 Lincoln Cent NGC MS 64 BN
1925 Lincoln Cent NGC MS 63 BN SOLD
1926 Lincoln Cent NGC MS 64 BN SOLD
1927 Lincoln Cent NGC MS 64 BN SOLD
1929 Lincoln Cent NGC MS 64 RB
NEW Write Up on Tokens
Candy/Confection Tokens
In the 1920s and 30s when gambling was illegal, slot machines (and pinball bingo machines) would pay tokens to get around the gambling laws. Mills, Jennings and other slot machines used these tokens instead of coinage.
Hence, they were pretty common back then and still are pretty common today.
Amusement Arcade Tokens
There are many different designs of amusement arcade tokens. Merchants began using them in the 1920s and you can still find them in use today all throughout the world.
Mardi Gras Tokens
Special Thanks to Remdor Collectibles for this description:
"New Orleans Mardi Gras tokens were first minted in 1960 when Rex, King of Mardi Gras, presented the first tokens to his loyal subjects, by throwing them from his parade floats. Many parade organizations, called krewes, soon picked up on this new concept. They placed their crest or emblem on the obverse, and the yearly theme of their parade on the reverse of the dated tokens.
H. Alvin Sharp, a very gifted inventor and artist, came up with the idea and designed many of them. He named these tokens, "doubloons". Those doubloons that are thrown to the crowds are made from lightweight 15 gauge aluminum with some of them anodized different colors. The "heavies", as they are called, are minted from thicker 10 gauge aluminum, bronze, .999 silver, and other metals. Most of these are handed out to relatives and friends as favors.
Truly a work of art, these silver-dollar sized tokens measure about 1-1/2” in diameter. Not only are they collected in the New Orleans area, but all around the country, and the world as well. They are highly desirable for rare dates, rare krewes, and for the collectible subject matter on the reverses.
They have never been sold to the general public by the organizations since they were only made for Mardi Gras throws and favors. They are minted in limited quantities each year, and many hundred's of thousands in collections were lost in the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina in 2005."
If it Isn't a Token, what IS It?
(The Wonderful World of Exonumia)
You might have a "So Called Dollar", a "Fantasy Piece" or even a Medal.
Find out more information on Medals here:
http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/medals/medals_collector.htm
But be careful, as there are counterfeits out there:
http://www.exonumia.com/fakes.htm
Great Token Site:
http://www.chicagocoinclub.org/projects/PiN/cut.html
Or, Maybe you have a 'Civil War Token', or a 'Store Card' or a 'Patriotic Token':
http://cwt.michigano.org/
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