Coins and Medals

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The Genius of America Ingots Collection (Franklin Mint, 1984)  Silver



Also issued in bronze   



The last image is not the best of images.

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Early 1900's advertising watch fob for Mergenthaler Linotype Company.
The centre of the watch fob features an elaborate, high-relief detailed image of a linotype machine. The reverse reads: MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE CO.      THE LINOTYPE WAY IS THE ONLY WAY   in embossed lettering. THE GREEN DUCK CO. CHICAGO at bottom

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1920s Linotype 'Don't Worry Club' Good Luck token, manufactured by the Green Duck Co., Chicago.

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1976  Postmasters of America    Commemorative Medal   
Sterling Silver Coin from the  Franklin Mint

A Jacob Perkins press which was used to print the first 'Penny Black' stamps can be seen on the left

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Medal - The centenary of Muharram Industrial Printing Press     1985



Obverse
A drawing of the company building.

Lettering:
Moharrem Press
1885 1985
EGYPT
ALEXANDERIA

Reverse
Moharrem Press Logo.

Lettering:
العيد المئوى
شركة مطابع محرم الصناعية
تأسست عام ١٨٨٥

Translation:
Centennial
Muharram Industrial Printing Press
Founded in 1885

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Medal - VEB polygraph printing press factory Viktoria    1987
Porcelain



Obverse
Scene of the old printing house.

Reverse
Printing roller, 4-line inscription above and 3-line inscription below. Meissen logo at lower right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VIER
JAHRZEHNTE
VOLKSEIGENER
BETRIEB
100 JAHRE
DRUCKMASCHINEN
AUS
HEIDENAU
1987

Translation:  FOUR DECADES PEOPLE'S OWN OPERATION 100 YEARS PRINTING PRESSES FROM HEIDENAU


White Porcelain

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Token - Paul Dupont lithography bookstore printing



Obverse
Joined busts of Johannes Gutenberg and Aloys Senefelder.

Lettering:
GUTTEMBERG. 1436 SENEFELDER. 1796
MONTAGNY .F

Reverse
The letters P and D within a wreath formed by an oak branch and a laurel branch.

Lettering:
PRINTING BOOKSTORE LITHOGRAPHY
PD
PAUL DUPONT ET CIE