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Number of Archive records |
3 |
Number of Object records |
29 |
Number of Photo records |
0 |
Number of Library records |
0 |
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Arcade Coin - Token, Store
Arcade Coin. Brass coin with four flat winged edges. The front states it is good for 10¢ trade-in, and the reverse has a P.O. box.
Record Type: Object
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Bank of Italy Coin Bank - Bank
Bank of Italy Coin Bank, c.1918-1938. Dark brown rectangular metal coin bank in the shape of a book with a hardcloth-bookcover affixed to object. Coin slot at top. Front with raised circular seal showing the image of a masted ship and the text, "Bank of Italy / California / ,,," embossed on circumference of seal. Embossed lettering on binding reads, "SAVE / and / SAVE / BENJAMIN / FRANKLIN / Vol.I."
Record Type: Object
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Bay Bridge Commemorative Silver Dollar, 1936 - Coin
Bay Bridge Commemorative Silver Dollar, 1936. Bay Bridge Commemorative Silver Dollar, 1936. Silver coin has an embossed grizzly bear on one side and and an embossed image of the Bay Bridge on the other. Embossed text on Bay Bridge side reads, "SAN FRANCISCO - OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE / 1936" while embossed text on bear side reads, "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / IN / GOD WE / TRUST / LIBERTY / HALF DOLLAR."
Record Type: Object
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Broadmoor Police Challenge Coin - Coin, Commemorative
Broadmoor Police Challenge Coin, 20th century. Coin is round gold colored metal, and has a navy blue background with golden outside and inside border. On the top of the middle of the coin in the inside border, embossed in gold with medium lettering, the text reads "DEDICATED TO". Directly on the bottom of the middle of the coin in the inside border, embossed in gold with medium lettering, the text reads "SERVICE". In between both texts above, in ...
Record Type: Object
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Broadmoor Police Challenge Coin - Coin, Commemorative
Broadmoor Police Challenge Coin, 20th century. Coin is round gold-colored metal, and has a navy blue background with golden outside and inside border. On the top of the middle of the coin in the inside border, embossed in gold with medium lettering, the text reads "DEDICATED TO". Directly on the bottom of the middle of the coin in the inside border, embossed in gold with medium lettering, the text reads "SERVICE". In between both texts above, in ...
Record Type: Object
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California Gold 50 Cent Piece, 1852 - Coin
California Gold 50 Cent Piece, 1852. Tiny round gold piece is embossed on one side with a person's head encircled by stars at the top and sides, with the year "1852" embossed below. The second side has a grizzly bear walking on all four legs between a half-circle wreath of California poppies. Above the bear is embossed the text, "California Gold / 1/2."
Record Type: Object
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Filipino Coin, 1944 - Coin
Filipino Coin, 1944. Silver round twenty cent coin with a ridged texture around the edge. On the front of the coin there is the arms of the US commonwealth, which is an eagle above shield, and on the back there is lady liberty is holding a hammer with a volcano in the background on the right.
Record Type: Object
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Filipino Coin, 1944 - Coin
Filipino Coin, 1944. Silver round ten cent coin with a ridged texture around the edge. On the front of the coin there is the arms of the US commonwealth, which is an eagle above shield, and on the back there is lady liberty is holding a hammer with a volcano in the background on the right.
Record Type: Object
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James E. Swett Challenge Coin - Coin, Commemorative
James E. Swett Challenge Coin. Coin recognizing James E. Swett's service in 1943 at Guadalcanal during WWII where he received a Congressional Medal of honor and a Purple Heart. This coin is made of gold with a red striped painted rim with a gold edge and red painted field. At the top front of the coin, there is some gold embossed text that reads "COL. JAMES E. SWETT". At the bottom front of the coin, there is some gold embossed text that reads...
Record Type: Object
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McLellan Copper Medal, 1975 - Medal, Prize
McLellan Copper Medal, 1975. Copper medal awarded by Wellorchideen-Konfernz (Orchid Conference), Frankfurt, Germany to Rod McLellan Company. Obverse features a stylized palm design at center in relief with inscription on circumference, "Palmengarten Frankfurt Main" and reverse features a stylized orchid design in relief at center with inscription on circumference, "8. Weltorchideen Konferenz 1975". Housing incudes a white plastic case with blue ...
Record Type: Object
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Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty Coin, c. 1736-1910 - Coin
Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty coin from a former Chinese Village site in Redwood City, c. 1736-1910. Coin was probably left on site between 1870 and 1910. Brass metal coin is round with a square opening in the center. There is an embossed outer rim on outer edge of both sides. Inside on one side are embossed Chinese Characters [see image for characters and translation].
Record Type: Object
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Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty Coin, c. 1736-1911 - Coin
Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty coin from a former Chinese Village site in Redwood City, c. 1736-1910. Coin was probably left on site between 1870 and 1910. Brass metal coin is round with a square opening in the center. There is an embossed outer rim on outer edge of both sides. Inside on one side are embossed Chinese Characters [see image for characters and translation].
Record Type: Object
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Redwood City Centennial Coin, 1867-1967 - Coin, Commemorative
Redwood City Centennial Coin, 1867-1967. Gold colored metal coin is stamped on both sides. Image in center circle depicts a landscape with the Courthouse dome and redwood trees in the foreground and the atomic symbol in the sky. Embossed in outer border is, "REDWOOD CITY CENTENNIAL / 1867-1967." On the back is the "GE" General Electric logo in the center with "COLLIE'S / APPLIANCE CENTER" embossed along outer edge.
Record Type: Object
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Redwood City Centennial Coin, 1867-1967 - Coin, Commemorative
Redwood City Centennial Coin, 1867-1967. Gold colored metal coin is stamped on only one side. Image in center circle depicts a landscape with the Courthouse dome and redwood trees in the foreground and the atomic symbol in the sky. Embossed in outer border is, "REDWOOD CITY CENTENNIAL / 1867-1967."
Record Type: Object
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Redwood City Centennial Coin, 1867-1967 - Coin, Commemorative
Redwood City Centennial Coin, 1867-1967. Gold colored metal coin is stamped on both sides. Image in center circle depicts a landscape with the Courthouse dome and redwood trees in the foreground and the atomic symbol in the sky. Embossed in outer border is, "REDWOOD CITY CENTENNIAL / 1867-1967." On the back is the "GE" General Electric logo in the center with "COLLIE'S / APPLIANCE CENTER" embossed along outer edge.
Record Type: Object
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Russian Coin, 1801 - Coin
Paul I Russia Ruble, c. 1801. Sterling silver coin, with moderate oxidation and wear. Obverse has in relief, a cruciform with four crowns and is lettered: "MOHETA" and "1801" and has further lettering in Russian around the circumference near the rim. Reverse has in relief, a lettered inscription, in Russian, within a square, ornamented on each side with scrollwork.
Record Type: Object
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Spain Carolus III One Real Coin, c. 1780 - Coin
Spain Carolus III One Real Coin, c. 1780. Sterling silver coin, with heavy oxidation and wear. Features are burnished and semi-legible. Obverse appears to have, in relief, a laureate and draped bust, and is lettered: " CAROLUS·III" and "DEI·GRATIA" around the circumference, near the rim, and "1780" beneath the neck of the bust. Reverse appears to have, in relief, a crowned coat of arms, flanked by two bannered pillars, and is lettered: "REX" and...
Record Type: Object
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Spain Half-Real Coin, 1815 - Coin
Spain Half-Real Coin, 1815. Sterling silver coin, with heavy oxidation and wear. Features are burnished and semi-legible. Obverse appears to have, in relief, a laureate and draped bust, with the lettering: "FERDIN·VII·" and "DEI·GRATIA" around the rim, and "1815" beneath the neck of the bust. Reverse appears to have, in relief, a crowned crest flanked by bannered pillars, with the lettering: " R" and a mint mark of a letter "O" over a letter "M" ...
Record Type: Object
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Spain One-Eigth Real Coin, c.1827 - Coin
Spain One-Eigth Real Coin, c. 1827. Bronze coin, heavily oxidized and worn. Obverse has in relief, a profile bust and is lettered: " FERDIN·VII" and "D·G" and "HISPAN·REX" around the circumference near the rim. Coin is dated: " 1827" beneath the neck of bust and has a "J" to the proper right side of the bust, and an "8" to the proper left. Reverse has the symbols for the coat of arms of Castile and León (castles and lions) in a quadrant divi...
Record Type: Object
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Spain One Real Coin, 1754 - Coin
Spain One Real Coin, 1754. Sterling silver coin, with heavy oxidation and wear, and a small hole punched on the rim. Features are burnished and semi-legible. Obverse, has in relief, a crowned coat of arms with obscured details and near rim, appears to be lettered "FRD·VI·D·G·HISP·ET IND·R·"; with "R" on the proper right side, and "1" on the proper left side. Reverse has heavily burnished crowned globes, flanked by crowned pillars; and appears to...
Record Type: Object
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U.S. Govt. WWII Veteran Commemorative Coin, c. 1939-1944 - Coin, Commemorative
U.S. Govt. WWII Veteran Commemorative Coin. c. 1939-1944. Bronze colored metal coin with image of soldiers in uniform holding guns and plains in the air. Top and bottom wording: "Honoring Those / Who Served." Reverse shows cross with helmet on top and the words, "WORLD WAR II / VETERAN" at right.
Record Type: Object
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US Tax Commission Tokens, 1935 - Token, Tax
US Tax Commission Tokens, 1935. 10 aluminum sales tax tokens, round with a hole in the middle. It has tiny metal bumps around the hole and the edge, and a high relief line that marks the diameter on both sides. There are high relief English inscriptions on both sides. The tokens are tied together with a metal wire which has a metal clip attached to it.
Record Type: Object
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U.S. Ten Dollar Coin, 1912 - Coin
U.S. Ten Dollar Coin, 1912. Gold coin, obverse has relief of facial profile of Native American with feather headdress, and "LIBERTY" on the headband. Thirteen six-pointed stars are above the head and "1912" is below the neck. Numerous raised six-pointed stars along the coin edge. Reverse has relief of folded-wing eagle perched on a branch. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" above the bird; "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on the proper left side, and "IN GOD WE TRUST"...
Record Type: Object
