Lot 6: William Idler Store Card in Silver

Idler, William. STORE CARD IN SILVER WITH BUSTOF WASHINGTON (c. 1860). GW 266 (very scarce). RulauPa-229A. Baker 545. Silver. Plain edge. 20.5 mm diameter. 5.62g. Obverse: naked bust of Washington, right, GEORGE to left,WASHINGTON to right. Reverse: text W. IDLER / DEALER IN/ COINS, / MINERALS, / SHELLS, / ANTIQUES &C. / 111 N.9T.H. ST. PHILADA:. Obverse die signed LOVETT in small lettersunder bust. Very light rubbing to highest points; some edgeroughness that may be as struck. An attractive, about uncirculatedpiece with old cabinet toning. $250

Idler issued several different store cards in a variety of different metals.These dies were used to produce tokens in brass, silver, white metal,copper and nickel. Our attribution of this as silver is based party on itsweight (it can't be white metal) and partly on the toning of the piece,which is precisely what we would expect on a silver token that had notbeen cleaned. The LOVETT signature is faint, as struck.

Lot 32: 1919 Store Card of William F. Dunham

Dunham, William F. ONE MILL STORE CARD ISSUEDBY WILLIAM F. DUNHAM. TC-69247. TAMS 843.Aluminum. Plain edge. 26.4 mm. 1.82 g. Obverse text withinbeaded margin: (curved) WILLIAM F. DUNHAM / -•- / ONE/ MILL / -•- / (curved) 1919. Reverse text within beaded margin:(curved) GEORGE WASHINGTON / -•- / ONE / DISME/ -•- / (curved) 1792. Dies unsigned. Some minor marks. Aboutuncirculated. $50

A scarce store card of William Forrester Dunham, whose landmarkcollection was sold by B. Max Mehl in 1941. Dunham apparently issueda similar card in 1933.

Lot 36: Tom Elder's First (Official) Store Card

Elder, Thomas L. STORE CARD DATED 1902 ADVERTISINGELDER'S FIRST BUSINESS IN PITTSBURGH.DeLorey 3. Aluminum. Plain edge. 30.7 mm. 2.52 g. Obversetext: THOMAS L. ELDER / -★- / 238 / SHERIDAN AVENUE/ PITTSBURGH, PA. U.S.A. / Moveo et Proficio / AUG. 4, 1902./ AETAS 28. Reverse text: IMPORTER AND DEALER IN /ANCIENT / AND / MODERN COINS, / PAPER MONEY, /CURIOS, / CUT GEM STONES, ETC. / FREE PRICE LISTS. /GOODS SENT FOR / EXAMINATION. Dies unsigned. Somelight scratches. Prooflike about uncirculated. $150

Thomas K. DeLorey, Thomas L. Elder: A Catalogue of His Tokens andMedals: "The first store card acknowledged by Elder, it was illustratedin the November 1902 issue of The Numismatist." The August 4 datemay be the date on which Elder established his business (it was not hisbirthday, which could be suggested by the following line). An earlierversion of this token had been produced, but Elder suppressed it upondiscovering that roficio was spelled Profico on it.

Lot 87: Medal Commemorating Polish Numismatist Kazimierz Stronczyński

MEDAL STRUCK IN HONOR OF NUMISMATIST KAZIMIERZ STRONCZYŃSKI.Yellow bronze with darker patina. 59.5 mm. Obverse with bust of Stronczyński, left, legendKAZIMIERZ STRONCZYŃSKI / 1809-96. Reverse with plaque reading TWORCA SYSTEMATYKIMONET PIASTOWSKICH. A few minor marks at cheeks; light rub at highest obversepoint and a bit on the reverse lettering. Extremely fine. $75

Stronczyński (1809-96) is best remembered today for his classic Dawne monety Polskie, dynastyi piastów i jagiellonow,one of the finest works on Polish coinage ever written.

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