tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114902008-06-10T07:40:21.908-05:00Provincial TokensEricnoreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-77772027821890921512008-06-10T07:20:00.003-05:002008-06-10T07:40:21.948-05:00Good Money Available in July: George Selgin's book "Good Money", which tells the story of British manufacturers’ challenge to the Crown’s monopoly on coinage will be available this July. Some comments on the book:
"In lucid, enjoyable, often humorous language, Selgin takes us from the 'dark satanic mills' to the backstreet haunts of the eighteenth-century counterfeiter and the private, legitimateEricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-70758304909376598692008-02-21T15:42:00.003-05:002008-02-21T15:55:33.782-05:00Become a Better Collector - Enroll in the School of Numismatics
March 31 is the early registration deadline for Summer Seminar, June 21-27 and June 28-July 4 in Colorado Springs. New courses include The History of Mexico Through Its Coinage, Understanding Ancient Coins and Essential Skills for the Numismatic Cataloger. The School of Numismatics will offer the two-day course, Fundamentals of Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-5747380736805652262008-02-04T08:52:00.000-05:002008-02-04T08:54:26.884-05:00News Contributions Wanted: My energies have been diverted to other interests over the last few months and consequently this page has been neglected. I'm wondering if there are any conder folk out there who would like to contribute news blurbs to keep this page active? These could be as simple as new coin list, auction or web update alerts or as complex as short articles about tokens and token Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-50180368675555634042007-10-24T07:33:00.000-05:002007-10-24T07:46:25.564-05:00Copper Corner List #50: Bill McKivor of The Copper Corner has sent out List #50 for October-December 2007 offering a variety of items for sale including 18th Century Conder Tokens, 17th Century tokens, 19th Century tokens along with medals, medalets, unusual historical items and more. This list marks 15 years of such offerings from Bill. If you're not getting his lists sent directly to you via Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-36717741025960729632007-10-08T07:46:00.000-05:002007-10-08T08:02:14.172-05:00CTCC Journal Volume XII Number 3 Fall 2007 #45: The 45th consecutive issue of the Conder Token Collector's Club publication, the cover of which is shown to the left, arrived last Friday. Features include "The Seventeeth Century Tokens of Saffron Walden, Essex" by Tony Fox, "David Alves Rebello" by Melvyn Brooks [Reprinted from 'Hackney History'], "A Review of 'Our English Towns and Villages'" by Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-78288957352909288972007-08-15T07:40:00.000-05:002007-08-25T07:01:38.165-05:00Useful(?)Text Message Tools: So you're nowhere near your computer and you just absolutely need to know the price of gold or what the bid is on a conder token auction you are following? No problem ... well not if you have a cell phone handy and small, nimble thumbs ... simply text "goldspot" to 41411 to get the latest spot price and trends on gold ...and for latest bid info as well as closing timeEricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-49242638482742278222007-07-30T06:18:00.000-05:002007-07-30T06:36:06.716-05:00Token References at Google Books: A recent discussion in the Conder Group at Yahoo has revealed that there are some great token references to be found free online at Google books. You can find them by going to http://books.google.com/ , searching for tokens, then limiting the search to "full view" ... or by following this link to token references at Google. Some of these books are also available Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-18056038916282664892007-07-07T13:04:00.000-05:002007-07-07T13:13:49.710-05:00CTCC Journal Volume XII Number 2 Summer 2007 #44: The 44th consecutive issue of the Conder Token Collector's Club publication, the cover of which is shown to the left, just arrived. Features include "Token Tales - Joseph Priestly: Scientist, Reformer" by R. C. Bell, "Blything Hundred" by John Fisher, "'BIS' Demystified" by Bill McKivor, "Brighton, East Sussex" by Tony Fox, "James Wright, Junior" Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-4074722552487425302007-07-03T07:09:00.000-05:002007-07-03T07:16:47.238-05:00Copper Corner List #49: Bill McKivor of The Copper Corner has sent out List #49 for July-September 2007 offering a variety of items for sale including 18th Century Conder Tokens, 17th Century tokens, 19th Century tokens along with medals, medalets, unusual historical items and more ... such as Canadian, Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania colonial issues ... as well as a look at 'Bis' and ... noEricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-15921860890185608792007-06-23T16:39:00.000-05:002007-06-23T16:42:19.973-05:00ABC Coins and Tokens Updated: David Stuart has just this week sent out a notice that the English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh 18th Century Conder tokens and Anti-Slavery pages have been updated at Alnwick British & Colonial Coins & Tokens .Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-3301143016806990272007-05-29T09:25:00.000-05:002007-05-29T09:27:52.127-05:00Copper Corner Book List: Bill McKivor of Copper Corner has released a book list which features over 80 books in stock, some the standard token references, as well as auction catalogues, pamphlets, general information books, both British and American, and miscellany. Bill can be reached at Copperman@thecoppercorner.com for further information.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-48038831708519137492007-04-06T09:22:00.000-05:002007-04-06T09:24:43.551-05:00CTCC Journal Volume XII Number 1 Spring 2007 #43: The 43nd consecutive issue of the Conder Token Collector's Club publication, the cover of which is shown to the left, is in the mail. Features include "Token Tales - Druid or Elf, Token's Recall Handel's Music" by R. C. Bell, "Suffolk 15" by John Fisher, "Two New Varieties of Camac Tokens" by Greg Silvis, "Sarah Sophia Banks" by Frank Gorsler, "Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-57797400269913342462007-04-05T11:28:00.000-05:002007-04-05T11:30:11.909-05:00Copper Corner List #48: Bill McKivor of The Copper Corner has sent out List #48 for April-June 2007 offering a wide variety of items for sale including 18th Century Conder Tokens, 17th Century tokens, 19th Century tokens along with Evasions, Unofficial Farthings, books and more. If you're not getting Bill's lists sent directly to you via email you should be. Bill can be reached at Copperman@Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1170076393269988272007-01-29T07:47:00.000-05:002007-02-20T18:34:04.462-05:002007 Conder Token Scans CD: Gary Sriro's outstanding Conder Token Scans CD has been updated again. The new version is now available at $39 including domestic US shipping or at $40 including international shipping. Gary writes:"My new 2007 Conder Token Scans CD is done and ready for shipment. It now contains high resolution color scans of both sides of 3,400 tokens, up from the previous 3,100. Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1168717087836120642007-01-13T14:34:00.000-05:002007-01-13T14:38:07.850-05:00CTCC Journal Volume XI Number 4 Winter 2006/7: The 42nd consecutive issue of the Conder Token Collector's Club publication, the cover of which is shown to the left, is in the mail. Features include "Token Tales - Samuel Whitbread, Master Baker" by R. C. Bell, "Sudbury to Suffolk" by Tony Fox, "Four New Varieties of Camac Tokens" by Greg Silvis, "By-Laws of the CTCC" from Issue 14, "Author Index Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1168559094172964452007-01-11T18:42:00.000-05:002007-01-11T18:44:54.186-05:00ABC Coins and Tokens Updated: David Stuart writes that 20 new categories of British and world tokens, medallions and paranumismatica have just been added to the web site at Alnwick British & Colonial Coins & Tokens . English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh Conders are of course some of the many other categories found at the coin index page at Alnwick British & Colonial Coins & Tokens.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1168451422431207262007-01-10T12:46:00.000-05:002007-01-10T12:50:22.460-05:00Davissons Ltd Auction 25: Catalog for Auction 25 which includes "Exceptional, Unusual, Important Coins, Tokens and Medals" and which closes Thursday 1 February 2007 arrived earlier this week. Lots 204 - 214 are "British Trade Tokens". The auction also includes a wide range of many other exceptionally attractive coins (including a Charles II pattern crown by Simon with the REDDITE edge reading), Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1168097474306369022007-01-06T10:28:00.000-05:002007-01-06T10:31:14.326-05:00Collector's Universe: Some Conder Token discussions that may be of interest can be found at the message boards in the World & Ancient Forum at Collector's Universe by going there and using the search form provided to search on "conders". Try it now ...Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1167942126529519222007-01-04T15:19:00.000-05:002007-01-04T15:22:06.543-05:00Copper Corner List #47: Bill McKivor of The Copper Corner has sent out List #47 for January-March 2007 offering a wide variety of items for sale including 18th Century Conder Tokens, 17th Century tokens, 19th Century tokens along with Evasions, Unofficial Farthings, Medals, medalets, unusual historical items and more. If you're not getting Bill's lists sent directly to you via email you should Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1163345555006814672006-11-12T10:19:00.000-05:002006-11-12T10:32:35.020-05:00Davissons Ltd Numismatic Notebook & Catalog, Fall 2006: A select offering from Davissons' stock is listed in the "Numismatic Notebook & Catalog, Fall 2006" which arrived several days ago. Items 126-161 as well as the token references which follow these items should be of interest to the conder enthusiast. There is also a wide range of many other attractive numismatic items offered in the catalog,Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1161266008223447272006-10-19T08:45:00.000-05:002006-10-19T10:07:45.163-05:00World Exonumia MAIL BID SALE 11: Rich Hartzog of World Exonumia has announced his MAIL BID SALE 11 which closes 7 November 2006 offering Exonumia, tokens, medals, buttons, badges, Indian Peace medals, Slave Tags and more. Conders? Hmmmm ... I wouldn't know but certainly lots of interesting material. Rich writes that the sale catalog has almost 2800 lots with a color cover, 120 pages, from the Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1160146782663935682006-10-06T09:47:00.000-05:002006-10-06T09:59:42.680-05:00CTCC Journal Volume XI Number 3 Fall 2006: The 41st consecutive issue of the Conder Token Collector's Club publication, the cover of which is shown to the left, is in the mail. Features include "Essex Edgeways" by Tony Fox, "Thomas Sharp - Token Triple Threat" by Harold Welch, "The David Spence Collection" by Peter Preston-Morley, "Iron Bridge Construction" by Bill Wahl, "Issac Newton's Tokens" Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1159446905041255662006-09-28T07:30:00.000-05:002006-09-28T07:35:05.056-05:00Charles Davis Numismatic Literature Auction: Catalogue for a Mail bid sale of Numismatic Literature Selections From the Library of James D. King Osterville MA and other consignments totalling 850 lots that closes 28 October 2006 arrived yesterday from Charles Davis. As always there are items for a broad range of collecting interests ... and of course some lots of specific interest to the conder Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1158755279262952222006-09-20T07:19:00.000-05:002006-09-20T07:27:59.263-05:00Copper Corner List #46: Bill McKivor of The Copper Corner has sent out List #46 for October-December 2006 offering a wide variety of items for sale including 18th Century Conder Tokens, 17th Century tokens, 19th Century tokens along with Medals, medalets, unusual historical items and more. Bill will going to this year's Token Congress in St. Helena, Lancashire and The Copper Corner will be closedEricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011490.post-1158754289694438182006-09-20T07:02:00.000-05:002006-09-20T07:15:21.783-05:00Groll Coins: Groll Coins has just launched a new web site at www.grollcoins.com. The site features Conder Tokens, as well as additional British Regal and Colonial coinage and is updated regularly. Take a look using the link above or by using the link I've added on the Conders For Sale page.Ericnoreply@blogger.com