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So-Called Dollar

Store Card Mules

Store Cards Struck Using So-Called Dollar Dies

So-Called Dollar Fellowship Gathering, November 19–22, 2021

Private Mint News

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Agenda

  • Why Store Card Mules?
  • Select Issues
  • Future Activity
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Why So-Called Dollars?

  • Great History
  • Great Designs
  • Great Rarity
  • Great Value
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Why So-Called Dollars?

  • Great History
  • Great Designs
  • Great Rarity
  • Great Value

In a word...

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Why So-Called Dollars?

  • Great History
  • Great Designs
  • Great Rarity
  • Great Value

In a word...

They are GREAT!

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Why So-Called Dollar Store Card Mules?

  • Great Designs
  • Even more Rare
  • Even less Research
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Why So-Called Dollar Store Card Mules?

  • Great Designs
  • Even more Rare
  • Even less Research

Most importantly...

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Why So-Called Dollar Store Card Mules?

  • Great Designs
  • Even more Rare
  • Even less Research

Most importantly...

  • Something else to collect when looking for So-Called Dollars
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How I go serious... with So-Called Dollars of course!

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Select Store Cards from Major Events

  • 1876 Centennial Exhibition
    • HK-23-26: Stiners Tea Company
    • HK-75-79: Henry Griswold Sampson
  • 1892 Columbian Exposition
    • HK-216-218: Ritchie & Dyer Co. (not presented)
    • HK-219: Illinois Pure Aluminum Company
  • 1917 WWI Era
    • HK-857-860, HK-866: Numismatic Knights

Honorable Mention

  • 1908 Pittsburgh Sesquicentennial
    • James C. Lindsay
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Stiners Tea Company

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Stiners Tea Company

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Stiners Tea Company - Cataloging

Rulau, 4th Edition, page 759

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Stiners Tea Company - Census

Observed Specimens:

  • NY-NY 300 (2) White Metal: 1x NGC MS62DPL, 1x AU Details, Obverse Scratch
  • NY-NY 302 (2) Brass: 1x NGC MS68, 1x PCGS MS65
  • NY-NY 307 (1) Brass: 1x NGC MS63
  • NY-NY 308 (2) Copper: 1x NGC MS65 BN PL, 1x raw Coin Talk

Unobserved Specimens:

  • NY-NY 301 (0) Copper
  • NY-NY 303 (0) Aluminum
  • NY-NY 304 (0) Leather
  • NY-NY 308A (0) Copper
  • NY-NY 309 (0) Bronze
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Stiners Tea Company - Tea Box Example

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Stiners Tea Company - Catalog Example

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Henry Griswold (H.G.) Sampson - HK-79, Rulau-269

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Henry Griswold (H.G.) Sampson - HK-75, Rulau-269

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Henry Griswold (H.G.) Sampson - HK-75, Rulau-270

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Henry Griswold (H.G.) Sampson - HK-75, Rulau-270

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Henry Griswold (H.G.) Sampson - HK-75

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Henry Griswold (H.G.) Sampson - Census

Observed Specimens:

  • Rulau 269 (1) Silver: 1x NGC MS65 (Gabriele)
  • Rulau 269C (++) White Metal
  • Rulau 269D* (1) Bronzed WM: 1x NGC MS63 (Adam)
  • Rulau 270 (3) Silver: 1x NGC MS63 (Ford); 1x NGC MS64; 1x NGC MS65
  • Rulau 270B (1) Brass: 1x PCGS SP65 (Baker)
  • Rulau 270C (++) White Metal

Unobserved Specimens:

  • Rulau 269A (0) Copper
  • Rulau 269B (0) Brass
  • Rulau 270A (0) Copper
  • Rulau 270D (0) Bronzed White Metal
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Illinois Pure Aluminum Company - Columbian Expo

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1908 James Lindsay - Pittsburgh Sesquicentennial

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James C. Lindsay - Receipt

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Numismatic Knights of the Round Table, HK-857...

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Next Steps

  1. Update presentation
  2. Generate more collector interest
  3. Publish more research findings
  4. Create catalog numbers
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That's all folks (for now)!

Read more at Private Mint News.

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Agenda

  • Why Store Card Mules?
  • Select Issues
  • Future Activity
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