MINING, CORPORATE ANNIVERSARIES and PIE DOLLARS
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October 2020 - I changed some of the numbering on this page.
Mining So Called Dollars
341f) This piece is like HK734, but showing the "Parrot Mine" instead of the "Anaconda Mine". Unlisted in the first edition of HK, HK734b in the second edition. Rare, and rarer than HK734. Rulau But 26. Copper, 37.9mm.
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342) There are two versions of this souvenir medal, one that is dated and one that is undated. Shown here is the undated version that is pictured in the second edition of HK as HK734a(the first edition of HK pictures the dated version - shown below). Both varieties together, Very Scarce. I do not know which variety is rarer. Copper, 38mm. Images courtesy of Daniel Carr - Moonlight Mint
343) There are two versions of this souvenir medal, one that is dated and one that is undated. Shown here is the dated version that is pictured in the first edition of HK as HK734a(the second edition of HK pictures the undated version - shown above). Both varieties together, Very Scarce. I do not know which variety is rarer. Copper, 38mm. Click Here for two die varieties of the dated version. Images courtesy of Daniel Carr - Moonlight Mint.
344) 1906 souvenir copper medal from a mining operation NE of Baker City, Oregon. "North American Mining Co. Shaft House / Sample Burkemont Copper May 1906. Souvenir". CLICK HERE for more info. Rare. Copper, 37.9mm.
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344a) The New Monte Cristo mine was a devious scheme created by the con man C.C. Julian to bilk investors of their money. Silver, 41.8mm. Image Courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries www.stacksbowers.com
Corporate Anniversary So Called Dollars
345) 1892 Heeren Brothers 25th anniversary medal. Besides jewelry, this company also struck tokens and medals. An example of this medal can be found in Presidential Coin & Antique Co. Auction #57 lot#1595. Image courtesy of Dave Jensen. Very Rare, Bronze, 44.9mm
346) From the 50th anniversary of the "Chicago Evening Journal", "Birth Place Of The Journal / The Saloon Bld Apr. 22. 1844.", In tiny lettering: "A. Hylen Chica". Found in silver, aluminum and evidently in white metal, but I have never found one described as white metal. Rare in aluminum. Very Rare in silver. Rulau Chi 27. Aluminum, 38.4mm.
346a) 1898 25th anniversary of the Detroit Evening News. Look at Presidential sale #56 lot#1640 for an example. Very Rare. Bronze, 41.5mm
347) From the 25th anniversary of "William F. Gable & Co." in Altoona, Pa. Rare in either silver or bronze, possibly somewhat rarer in bronze. I also found one described as gilt bronze(Charles Kirtley #90 lot#E004). Silver, 34mm.
347a) Commemorating 1909 fortieth anniversary of Ayer & Son of Philadelphia. Very Rare, Bronze, 38mm. Image courtesy of Randy Dobler.
347b) Evidently from the 31st anniversary of the "Philadelphia German Gazette". Rare. Silver plated bronze, 38.8mm.
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347c) "16th Annual Excursion Merchants & Manufacturers Assn 1916". From the collection of Bill Walter. Rare. Gilt Brass. Barely makes so called dollar status at 32.6mm
347d) 28th Anniversary and New Building Celebration of the Western & Southern Life Insurance Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. At bottom in tiny lettering "Wright-Cinti. O.". Rare, Aluminum, 35.3mm.
347e) I have usually found this piece described as silver, but have also found it described as white metal and nickel plated brass. This one is numbered 327. One pictured in an old TAMS article was numbered 1263. At this point I do not know for sure what the numbers signify, and the different composition descriptions are also a mystery. Very Rare in any metal. Silver, 37mm. Image courtesy of Randy Dobler.
347f) New bank building dedication of the Second National Bank, Warren, Ohio, March 1914. Very rare, Copper, 35mm. Image courtesy Randy Dobler
347g) Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Gimbel Stores in 1912. Rare to Very Rare, Aluminum, 33mm. Image courtesy Josef Traktovenko
348) From the fortieth anniversary of the The Fairmont Creamery Co. 1924. Rare, bordering on Very Rare. Bronze, 35mm
348a) 60th Anniversary of First National Bank York, PA. 1864-1924. Rare. Gilt. Just barely makes so called dollar status at 32.7mm.
349) Medal from the 50th anniversary of the John Larkin Company that was headquartered in Buffalo, New York. Scarce. Fairly common. Bronze, 38.3mm.
349a) Commemorating the 1929 opening of the new home of the York County National Bank. Very Rare, Aluminum, 38.6mm
350) A good luck souvenir piece of the 50th anniversary of Friedrich Refrigerators. Very Scarce. Gilt, 33.2mm.
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350a) Souvenir from the 1937 25th anniversary of Paramount Pictures featuring Adolph Zukor. Very rare, Aluminum 34mm. Image courtesy Josef Traktovenko.
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350b) From 1938, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of ALCOA showing their first Potroom at Smallman Street, Pittsburgh. A strong Very Rare, Aluminum, 35mm. Image courtesy Randy Dobler.
350c) Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the Wrought Iron Range Company 1939 St. Louis. "H. H. Culver Founder" Image courtesy of Dave Jensen. Very Rare. Gilt Brass, 33.2mm
351) Souvenir piece from "Paramount Pictures". This has the same reverse as HK740. Undated. "So-Called Dollars From The Pacific Coast Expositions" by Jeff Shevlin and Bill Hyder reveals that the obverse view of this piece depicts the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. This expo is not included in HK. Probably rarer than HK740. Rare. Nickel, 38.5mm. Shevlin/Hyder SH 22-2.
352) 50th anniversary of Sunset Magazine. I have rarely found this piece. Very Rare. Brass, 35.4mm.
353) 15th anniversary of "Electrolux". "15 Years Of Production Open House May 22, 1948 Old Greenwich Conn.". Everything is incused. Very Rare. Aluminum, 38.6mm.
354) "Watts Silver Anniversary Year April 1, 1949 March 31, 1950". In tiny lettering next to rim: "W. & H. Co.". Found in both bronze and silver. Very rare in Bronze and sometimes holed. Extremely Rare in silver. Bronze, 34.9mm.
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355) "Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company" Chicago. Very Rare. Gilt copper, 38.2mm.
356) 1925-1950 DeKalb Silver Anniversary, 25 Years Of Successful Corn Breeding. Obverse the same as reverse. Rare. Silver plate, 35.8mm. Image courtesy of Dave Jensen.
357) Commemorating the 1925-1950 Silver Anniversary of the Knapp Monarch Company. From the collection of Dave Jensen. Rare bordering on Very Rare. Nickel, 38.4mm
358) "IGA Silver Anniversary / Worlds Fair Of Foods / IGA Silver Jubilee / Waldorf Astoria Hotel / New York / 1951". In tiny lettering: "Whitehead-Hoag". Difficult to come by as far as I can tell. Very Rare bordering on Extremely Rare. Nickel(German silver?) Specific Gravity approx. 8.6, 38.2mm.
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359) Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Storz Brewing Co, Omaha, Nebraska 1876 1951. Rare. Copper Nickel, 38.4mm. Image courtesy of Dave Jensen.
360) Originally chartered in 1851, the Illinois Central Railroad was the main line running from Chicago to New Orleans. On it ran the "City of New Orleans", made famous by the Steve Goodman song of the same name sung by Arlo Guthrie and Willie Nelson. This piece also comes in a larger size. Very Scarce in brass. I found one looped example in silver that was marked "Sterling"(Dick Grinolds Sale Ex-102 lot#254). Brass, 35mm.
361) 60th anniversary of the US National Bank. The reverse commemorates a traveling museum which toured throughout the State of Oregon. It included historical items depicting Oregon's early history, including items from the National Archives. On display were two gold beaver coins with original dies. Very Scarce. Aluminum, 34.9mm
361a) Uniface souvenir medal from the First Annual Long Beach Exposition held by Douglas Aircraft. Image courtesy of Dave Jensen. Very Rare. Thin Frosted Aluminum. 39.2mm
361b) Clover Farm Stores Cleveland Ohio Silver Anniversary. Rare. Nickel. 38.2mm
361c) Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the High Point North Carolina Perpetual Savings and Loan in 1951. Obverse portrait of Ben Franklin with a saying of his, perhaps paraphrased, "To Be Wealthy Save As Well As Get". Very rare, Gilt, 33mm. Image courtesy Randy Dobler.
362) 100 Year Anniversary of the Elston Bank & Trust Company Crawfordsville, Indiana. Was swallowed up by another bank in the 1990s. Rare. Bronze, 38.4mm.
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362a) 1953 Pabst Brewing Company Los Angeles. This may commemorate the 60th anniversary of the origin of the "Pabst Blue Ribbon" label at the Worlds Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. Very Rare. Silver Plated brass, 38mm. Image courtesy Bill Walter
363) Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Archer 1929-1954. It has the same reverse as HK707(look at #366 below for another) and it looks as if it is just as rare, maybe rarer. Very Rare. Aluminum, 35.6mm. Image courtesy of Dave Jensen.
363a) Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Serta mattresses. Obverse the same as reverse. Looking through old catalogs I only found two. Maybe I was not always looking in the right place, but I can’t remember seeing any on ebay. Very Rare? Aluminum, 38mm. Image courtesy Josef Traktovenko
364) "San Diego Federal Savings & Loan" 1955. I have seen a fair number of these over the years. Scarce. Brass, 38.1mm.
365) Commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the Badger Corporation 1905-1955. Not seen very often. Very Rare. Brass, 35.1mm. Image courtesy of Dave Jensen.
366) Commemorating 80 years, Weakley Watson Hardware in Brownwood, Texas. 1876-1956. Still in business today and claims to be the oldest hardware store in Texas. Reverse is the same as HK707 and #363 above. Hard to come by as far as I can tell. Very Rare. Aluminum, 35.1mm
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367)There are many rare pieces having the same obverse as HK517. Here is one showing Miss Sunbeam commemorating Fifty Years Of Pan-O Gold Bakers. Very Rare. Brass, 33.8mm.
367a) Family Day Kaiser Aluminum Ravenswood Works May 1958. Image courtesy of Dave Jensen. Very Rare. Aluminum. 38.3mm
368) Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the National Cash Register Company. I almost did not include this piece because of the advertising reverse(with phone number), but decided to include it because it advertises what it probably a public "show", not a specific business. Very Rare. Brass, 35.1mm. Image courtesy of Dave Jensen.
369) 10th anniversary of "Southern Airways". I have also seen one in golden anodized aluminum. Very Rare. Aluminum, 39.1mm.
370) Found in aluminum or gold anodized aluminum, each equally rare. Combining both metal varieties together, Very Scarce. Aluminum, 38.7mm.
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Pie Expense Dollars
371) This is a fourth Swift dollar piece, not listed in the 1st edition of HK. Listed in the 2nd edition as HK907a. Both obverse and reverse are different from any of the other pieces. It appears to be rarer than any of the other three. Rare. Aluminum, 38.4mm
371a) Skelly pie expense dollar similar to the Swift dollars. Rare to Very Rare, 42mm. Image courtesy Jonathan Brecher.
372) Another pie expense dollar similar to the Swift dollars. From Standard Oil, showing "The "Pennywise" Use / Of The Customer Dollar". Rare bordering on Very rare. Aluminum, 36.6mm
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372a) Restaurant pie expense dollar similar to the Swift dollars. Very Rare, 42mm. Image courtesy Jonathan Brecher.
373) The Sherman Dollar. Another piece similar to the Swift dollars HK905-HK907. Very Rare. Silver plated brass, 38.2mm
