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Central Wisconsin

Collector of pre-Nazi German and American state and locally issued military service medals. Corporate long service medals and badges issued in and by Milwaukee cityCollector of pre-Nazi German and American state and locally issued military service medals. Corporate long service medals and badges issued in and by Milwaukee city and county; not just law enforcement. (Read more)

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Breslau Brass City Arms Plaque 
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  1. Thanks everyone!!
  2. I have always felt sorry for the Italians in WWII. They had a nut job dictator, just like the one he inspired to the north, that dragged them into a war that the Italians had no reason to get involve...
  3. Without any German maker id this could very well be a pre-Nazi era item.
  4. I am sorry that you are somewhat disappointed earth... . Best thing you could do is to take the coin to a coin dealer and see what they say. One would have to see it in person to be sure but I would...
  5. If a worthless repro can inspire this much research then I guess it's not totally worthless after all.
  6. Keep on playing, you have me stumped on that one. Brings up another question: if the medal is in English on one side and German on the other... how do we know it is Italian?
  7. I am sure that all the states and most of our territories have issued medals for their national guard units. Even the District of Columbia has. Some have issued many types of medals and others very fe...
  8. Thinking a bit more of rarity, prices and demand; anyone looking to expand their collecting fields may want to consider the local and state issued medals of their home state. Most, other than the cur...
  9. That is absolutely correct blunderuss. I was just thinking of the numbers of dollar on the price tags "without considering the devaluation of the money" as you said in comment number 3.
  10. That was my first car, or one just like it!
  11. Thanks Mani and blun. Respectfully disagree blunderbuss, ten years ago I think the Iron Cross was already 35.00-40.00 and the Wisconsin at 10.-15.
  12. Probably not as many as you might think! These notgeld notes (1921-23) were usually printed in sets for collectors which is why they rarely look worn. The collectors by nature would not redeem the ...
  13. If you like badges you will love the author's web site.
  14. Fake I'm sorry to say. If you mother bought it from the catalogs that I've seen the price was 79.00 which is about 76.00 more than it is worth.
  15. My guess would be Japan or China locally issued WWI victory celebration medal. I have seen similar medals from Japan but this one is just a bit different from those that I've seen.
  16. I am delighted to see some real neat old coins instead of the usual modern NCLT (non-circulating legal tender) stuff flooding the markets today.
  17. From the scan I would guess that someone tried to make a button out of it.
  18. The Hat badge is Chicago Police Dept.
  19. Just collecting all the Coca-Cola Fantasy items could make an eye opening exhibit!
  20. Is the diameter smaller than a regular dime? If so the rolled up rim is probably the result of someone tapping it with a spoon just like they do when they make the coin rings.
  21. Yes that's the name!! Thanks
  22. Neat!! He looks like the young man on the 77 Sunset Strip tv show of many years ago.
  23. Thanks everyone! Sometimes it takes a little badge history to make one appreciate just how good we have it today.
  24. The emblem at the top left is a Turkish Toughra
  25. Not sure about the spelling but Schlameel and Schlamagel sound like they could be German-Yiddish in origin. Hasenpfeffer Inc. is definitely a play on German. I remember the words being used back in a...
  26. These buttons have copies of old Austrian coin designs and may not be very old. I have an old sport coat with coin design buttons that I bought about ten years ago.
  27. This is much better than the average coin ring because the coat of arms was cut out and then mounted on the body of the ring!
  28. Dr. Pepper has made some major advances up north and can now be found here in Wisconsin restaurants and stores.
  29. Thanks every one. I also find it interesting that the little guy has his hands in his pockets, which is something that the old time Germans of my parent's generation thought was very disrespectful an...
  30. Rare and very interesting book. The hand written note memorializes a soldier who was a POW of the Russians until July 4, 1949 and died in 1954. On the last scan with the search scene also note that ...
  31. Commemorative pipes are a German tradition. This one with it's German-American Civil War connection is an absolute gem.
  32. As far as values go look them up in the Standard Catalog of World Coins by Krause Publications. If you can't find them listed in SCWC that is a bad sign. When I worked on the SWCW we had some top Chi...
  33. These notes were for use by the German military in occupied territories only. To control black market activities the notes were "secretly" worth ten times face value when used by the military but if...
  34. At first glance your scans through the plastic make me think that these are modern fantasy designs made for the tourist market. If so they are probably not even silver.
  35. All the wood checks have 1 or a fraction of a cord on them and they are rare. I like railnsail's tool check idea better since it has a round hole while all the baggage checks I've seen have rectangu...
  36. Forgot to ask; is there any mention of "wood or cord" on the back? If not it could be an early baggage check like walksoftly mentioned.
  37. Looks like this may be an old fire wood check. Back in the mid 1800's when locomotives burned wood they would pay wood suppliers along the routes with tokens like these which were then redeemed by th...
  38. That looks like the remains of a British half penny from 1937-1970.
  39. Yes like abstract art. You can tell I know almost nothing about art. Thanks again
  40. Neither the sheriff's department or the historical society has any photos even similar to this one so I guess the exact date will remain unknown.
  41. The good old days when justice was swift and permanent.
  42. I am totally out of it on this one! Can you explain what a radio screen is and it's purpose ? Thanks, Fred
  43. 1000 ounces = 62.5 pounds = 160z per pound = avoirdupois system which was commonly used in the USA for nonprecious metal commodities so I would guess this was from a scale in an agricultural field. Fo...
  44. At that time the USSR was trying to keep Israel from growing stronger while at the same time trying to stop the "brain drain" from the Soviet Union. A very historic item.
  45. That is a fireman on the left with the rank of captain.
  46. On google click on the shoping tab after listing this book title as a search and see what happens. My guess is that the seller's price is what we call "fishing".
  47. Thanks Scott, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this one pop up for sale. I remember seeing it years ago and lost track of it and now it resurfaced just in time to get listed in my book.
  48. This is a token "good for 10 pfennig at the Cochem (city) co-op store. Co-operatives were very popular in Germany around the turn of the last century.
  49. After enlarging your 4th scan I would guess this is the result of a gease dirt glob on the die. Such a minting error is interesting and some one will have to look at the coin in person to be sure. V...
  50. If you can look at this under a strong magnification glass and can see tooling marks then it is a coin that has been played with. If it looks like a smudged spot where the T was then it maybe a minti...
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