May pickups 2013

[pepis]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

One more down...

Very sharp looking Mickey in that casing Chris,
now i want one!

[CW]

Thanks, Jason. Yep, it's centered a little bit high t/b, but that's about as good as it gets with this card. I also noticed that orange back really shows even the slightest of wear. If a card from the late 50s could ever be considered "tough", this is one of them.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by pepis

Very sharp looking Mickey in that casing Chris,
now i want one!

Thanks Jose! I was going to hold off a bit until I found one at a better price but could not resist the look of this one in the slab.

[Paul S]

I know nothing about Shirriff Coins, but that image is identical to the Salada Junket. Any idea who was actually printing/manufacturing them all?

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by Paul S

I know nothing about Shirriff Coins, but that image is identical to the Salada Junket. Any idea who was actually printing/manufacturing them all?

They are identical in almost every way (except the writing on the back). No idea who manufactured though. I know very little about the issue, but I love pick up Mantle coins whenever I find them.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

They are identical in almost every way (except the writing on the back). No idea who manufactured though. I know very little about the issue, but I love pick up Mantle coins whenever I find them.

Chris, The wonderful thing about those, a long time ago when not encased, is that you could easliy pluck the paper out with a thumb and forefinger (who cared then?), or with Mom's eyebrow tweezers, and then swap them out into another color disc.

BTW, your push/pulls are tremendous. It's like having Mick and Yogi staring through my window!

Keep the faith,

Paul

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Chris, The wonderful thing about those, a long time ago when not encased, is that you could easily pluck the paper out with a thumb and forefinger (who cared then?), or with Mom's eyebrow tweezers, and then swap them out into another color disc.

Haha, several months ago I came across a "rare" Mantle in a black disc. It really threw me off for a bit until someone on the site told me about people swapping the discs. It actually looked pretty nice that way...