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US Coins, World Coins, and More => US Coins, tokens and medals => Topic started by: coinsarefun on February 18, 2014, 10:35:32 PM
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This is a new pickup, not particularly rare, but it is an important merchant token as it has an "intrinsic value of 25 cents"
and "warranted pure silver" which is quite a good sum of value for 1857.
I'm still looking for a really super nice example but did find this one at a very fair price.
A good amount of information Can be found here at novanumismatics.com (http://www.novanumismatics.com/numismatic-sketches/woods-minstrel-theatre-tokens-of-new-york/)
There are many counter stamped coins that pre date this token but this was specifically engraved and minted for Wood’s Minstrels.
A few pictures and my token......hope you enjoy.
From NovaNumismatics.com
(http://www.novanumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/4-Mar-1852-Playbill.jpg)
Also from NovaNumismatics.com
On October 15th 1857 a new minstrel hall opened for the troupe. Known as Henry Wood’s Marble Hall,
the theatre occupied 561 and 563 Broadway and could seat 2000 people.
(http://www.novanumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MarbleHallInterior1.jpg)
A screenshot of what the address as it looks today and how it has changed on Google Maps
(http://i62.tinypic.com/rhlj7a.jpg)
(http://i58.tinypic.com/2aflow7.jpg)