Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 931:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of US Coins, Tokens, and Miscellaneous Metal Artifacts
This collection includes US Lincoln cents of the Wheat and Memorial reverse types and one elongated souvenir cent. A bimetallic encased cent good luck token is present, featuring a Lincoln portrait center and a silver-toned outer ring inscribed KEEP ME AND NEVER GO BROKE. Accompanying items include gold-toned buttons with the Shriner emblem, a silver-toned six-point star SHERIFF badge, a Boy Scout fleur-de-lis pin, two cast metal toy soldiers, a T-handle socket key, and a silver-toned decorative napkin ring with floral repoussé. Materials are primarily copper-alloy and silver-toned and gold-toned base metals.
Condition report:
Items show varying degrees of circulation wear. The copper cents exhibit significant toning, environmental oxidation, and instances of verdigris. Metal artifacts show surface scratches, finish loss, and tarnishing consistent with age and handling.
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