Art Deco Era

The 1935 Peace Dollar

Philadelphia struck 1,576,000 Peace dollars in 1935, the final year Peace dollars were struck for circulation. The Philadelphia Mint, America's first, was created by the Coinage Act of 1792 and delivered the nation's first circulating coins in March 1793. Every one of the 1,006,473 Peace dollars dated 1921 was struck here.

The Year 1935

In 1935 Canada issued its first circulating silver dollar, the George V Silver Jubilee "voyageur" dollar. On July 16, 1935, the world's first parking meters went into service in Oklahoma City, charging a nickel for curbside parking. A dollar in 1935 had the buying power of about $23.50 today.

The Peace Dollar

Isn't it remarkable that the coin America struck to celebrate peace after the First World War was designed by a young Sicilian immigrant, and modeled on his Italian-born wife?

Anthony de Francisci, born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1887, won the design competition in December 1921; Liberty's face is based on his wife, Teresa, born in Laurenzana, Italy. The coin followed the Pittman Act of 1918, which melted 270 million silver dollars and sold their silver to Britain to steady the currency of British India, and the 1921 resolution formally ending America's war with Germany and Austria-Hungary. English-born Chief Engraver George T. Morgan removed a broken sword from the first reverse before Christmas 1921.

Grade And Authenticity

MS (Mint State) 64 means no wear, on a scale where the number rises as marks decrease and luster and strike improve. PCGS, founded in 1986, guarantees its grades. The seller also tested the metal through the holder with a calibrated Sigma Metalytics verifier (consistent with silver), inspected the holder for tampering (none found), and confirmed the certification number on the PCGS website.

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• Original Buffalo nickels, including a 1935.
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• Morgan dollars, designed by English-born George T. Morgan, and more world coins and banknotes.

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Specifications and detailed item descriptions are provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate. Please do your own research. There are generally no receipts available for any items from original purchases. Any dimensions and/or weights are approximate. The absence of a more detailed condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the item(s). Please inspect images carefully as they are part of the official item description and best representation of the actual condition. Additional images may be available upon request depending on time and availability. Not responsible for internet mis-translations or mis-identification of maker's marks if found or assumptions of makers or materials — item descriptions will indicate if it is assumed. If you see a problem, please message us immediately and we will do our best to sort out a solution and confirm the information. With the exception of eBay rules, no returns are accepted.

The 1923 Peace Dollar

Philadelphia struck 30,800,000 Peace dollars in 1923.

Philadelphia, America's first mint, was created by the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792, and George Washington chose the scientist David Rittenhouse as its first director. Every one of the 1,006,473 Peace dollars dated 1921 was struck here. Philadelphia coins carry no mint mark.

The Year 1923

In November 1923, one US dollar was worth 4,210,500,000,000 German paper marks. The same year, the giant HOLLYWOODLAND sign went up in the hills above Los Angeles. A dollar in 1923 had the buying power of about $19 today.

The Peace Dollar

Isn't it remarkable that the coin America struck to celebrate peace after the First World War was designed by a young Sicilian immigrant, and modeled on his Italian-born wife?

Anthony de Francisci, born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1887, came to the United States in 1905 and in December 1921 won an invitation-only design competition. Liberty's face is based on his wife, Teresa, born in Laurenzana in Italy's Basilicata region. Numismatist Farran Zerbe proposed it to restore the 270 million silver dollars melted under the Pittman Act of 1918, their silver sold to Britain to steady the currency of British India. In July 1921 the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ended America's war with Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the first Peace dollar was struck that December 28.

Grade And Authenticity

MS (Mint State) 62 means no wear at all, and the number rises as marks decrease and luster and strike improve. ANACS, founded in June 1972 as the American Numismatic Association's authentication service to fight counterfeit and altered coins, began grading in 1979 and is the oldest of the major services. The seller also tested the metal through the holder with a calibrated Sigma Metalytics verifier (consistent with silver), inspected the holder for tampering (none found), and confirmed the certification number on the ANACS website.

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• A 1923 German 500-million-mark banknote from that year's hyperinflation.
• Holiday postcards from the Golden Age of Postcards, many printed in Germany.
• Morgan dollars, designed by English-born George T. Morgan, and more world coins and banknotes.

Disclaimer

Specifications and detailed item descriptions are provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate. Please do your own research. There are generally no receipts available for any items from original purchases. Any dimensions and/or weights are approximate. The absence of a more detailed condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the item(s). Please inspect images carefully as they are part of the official item description and best representation of the actual condition. Additional images may be available upon request depending on time and availability. Not responsible for internet mis-translations or mis-identification of maker's marks if found or assumptions of makers or materials — item descriptions will indicate if it is assumed. If you see a problem, please message us immediately and we will do our best to sort out a solution and confirm the information. With the exception of eBay rules, no returns are accepted.

The 1924 Peace Dollar

Philadelphia struck 11,811,000 Peace dollars in 1924. The Philadelphia Mint, America's first, was created by the Coinage Act of 1792 and delivered the nation's first circulating coins in March 1793. Every one of the 1,006,473 Peace dollars dated 1921 was struck here.

The Year 1924

From January 25 to February 5, 1924, Chamonix, France, hosted 304 athletes from 16 nations at what the IOC later named the first Winter Olympic Games. A dollar in 1924 had the buying power of about $19 today.

The Peace Dollar

Isn't it remarkable that the coin America struck to celebrate peace after the First World War was designed by a young Sicilian immigrant, and modeled on his Italian-born wife?

Anthony de Francisci, born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1887, won the design competition in December 1921; Liberty's face is based on his wife, Teresa, born in Laurenzana, Italy. The coin followed the Pittman Act of 1918, which melted 270 million silver dollars and sold their silver to Britain to steady the currency of British India, and the 1921 resolution formally ending America's war with Germany and Austria-Hungary. English-born Chief Engraver George T. Morgan removed a broken sword from the first reverse before Christmas 1921.

Grade And Authenticity

PCGS does not give a numeric grade to cleaned coins, but it will authenticate them and assign a "details" grade: this label means genuine, cleaned at some point in its life, with wear equal to Extremely Fine (XF 40 shows light wear). PCGS, founded in 1986, guarantees its grades. The coin is offered as a genuine, certified example, priced to reflect the cleaning. The seller also tested the metal through the holder with a calibrated Sigma Metalytics verifier (consistent with silver), inspected the holder for tampering (none found), and confirmed the certification number on the PCGS website.

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• Morgan dollars, designed by English-born George T. Morgan, who removed the broken sword from the Peace dollar.
• Victorian advertising trade cards, chromolithographed in the Morgan years.
• Holiday postcards from the Golden Age of Postcards, many printed in Germany, and more world coins and banknotes.

Disclaimer

Specifications and detailed item descriptions are provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate. Please do your own research. There are generally no receipts available for any items from original purchases. Any dimensions and/or weights are approximate. The absence of a more detailed condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the item(s). Please inspect images carefully as they are part of the official item description and best representation of the actual condition. Additional images may be available upon request depending on time and availability. Not responsible for internet mis-translations or mis-identification of maker's marks if found or assumptions of makers or materials — item descriptions will indicate if it is assumed. If you see a problem, please message us immediately and we will do our best to sort out a solution and confirm the information. With the exception of eBay rules, no returns are accepted.

The 1922 Peace Dollar

Philadelphia struck 51,737,000 Peace dollars in 1922.

Philadelphia, America's first mint, was created by the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792, and George Washington chose the scientist David Rittenhouse as its first director. Every one of the 1,006,473 Peace dollars dated 1921 was struck here. Philadelphia coins carry no mint mark.

The Year 1922

On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter's team uncovered the first step of Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, reaching its treasure-filled antechamber on November 26. A dollar in 1922 had the buying power of about $19 today.

The Peace Dollar

Isn't it remarkable that the coin America struck to celebrate peace after the First World War was designed by a young Sicilian immigrant, and modeled on his Italian-born wife?

Anthony de Francisci, born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1887, came to the United States in 1905 and in December 1921 won an invitation-only design competition. Liberty's face is based on his wife, Teresa, born in Laurenzana in Italy's Basilicata region. Numismatist Farran Zerbe proposed it to restore the 270 million silver dollars melted under the Pittman Act of 1918, their silver sold to Britain to steady the currency of British India. In July 1921 the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ended America's war with Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the first Peace dollar was struck that December 28.

Grade And Authenticity

AU (About Uncirculated) 58 shows only traces of wear. CAC, founded in 2007 by John Albanese, spent years re-examining coins already graded by PCGS and NGC and adding a green sticker, the "green bean," when it judged a coin "solid for the grade it was assigned." On October 2, 2023, CAC Grading (CACG) began grading coins itself under the same standard. The seller also tested the metal through the holder with a calibrated Sigma Metalytics verifier (consistent with silver), inspected the holder for tampering (none found), and confirmed the certification number on the CACG website.

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• Morgan dollars, designed by English-born George T. Morgan.
• Holiday postcards from the Golden Age of Postcards, many printed in Germany.
• Victorian advertising trade cards, and more world coins and banknotes.

Disclaimer

Specifications and detailed item descriptions are provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate. Please do your own research. There are generally no receipts available for any items from original purchases. Any dimensions and/or weights are approximate. The absence of a more detailed condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the item(s). Please inspect images carefully as they are part of the official item description and best representation of the actual condition. Additional images may be available upon request depending on time and availability. Not responsible for internet mis-translations or mis-identification of maker's marks if found or assumptions of makers or materials — item descriptions will indicate if it is assumed. If you see a problem, please message us immediately and we will do our best to sort out a solution and confirm the information. With the exception of eBay rules, no returns are accepted.

The 1922 Peace Dollar

Philadelphia struck 51,737,000 Peace dollars in 1922.

Philadelphia, America's first mint, was created by the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792, and George Washington chose the scientist David Rittenhouse as its first director. Every one of the 1,006,473 Peace dollars dated 1921 was struck here. Philadelphia coins carry no mint mark.

The Year 1922

On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter's team uncovered the first step of Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, reaching its treasure-filled antechamber on November 26. A dollar in 1922 had the buying power of about $19 today.

The Peace Dollar

Isn't it remarkable that the coin America struck to celebrate peace after the First World War was designed by a young Sicilian immigrant, and modeled on his Italian-born wife?

Anthony de Francisci, born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1887, came to the United States in 1905 and in December 1921 won an invitation-only design competition. Liberty's face is based on his wife, Teresa, born in Laurenzana in Italy's Basilicata region. Numismatist Farran Zerbe proposed it to restore the 270 million silver dollars melted under the Pittman Act of 1918, their silver sold to Britain to steady the currency of British India. In July 1921 the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ended America's war with Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the first Peace dollar was struck that December 28.

Grade And Authenticity

MS (Mint State) 63 means no wear at all, and the number rises as marks decrease and luster and strike improve. NGC, founded in 1987 by John Albanese, is the official grading service of the American Numismatic Association, with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Munich and London. The seller also tested the metal through the holder with a calibrated Sigma Metalytics verifier (consistent with silver), inspected the holder for tampering (none found), and confirmed the certification number on the NGC website.

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• Morgan dollars, designed by English-born George T. Morgan.
• Holiday postcards from the Golden Age of Postcards, many printed in Germany.
• Victorian advertising trade cards, and more world coins and banknotes.

Disclaimer

Specifications and detailed item descriptions are provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate. Please do your own research. There are generally no receipts available for any items from original purchases. Any dimensions and/or weights are approximate. The absence of a more detailed condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the item(s). Please inspect images carefully as they are part of the official item description and best representation of the actual condition. Additional images may be available upon request depending on time and availability. Not responsible for internet mis-translations or mis-identification of maker's marks if found or assumptions of makers or materials — item descriptions will indicate if it is assumed. If you see a problem, please message us immediately and we will do our best to sort out a solution and confirm the information. With the exception of eBay rules, no returns are accepted.

The 1926-S Peace Dollar

San Francisco struck 6,980,000 Peace dollars in 1926. The San Francisco Mint opened in 1854 to turn California Gold Rush gold into coin. Its 1874 building, built with sandstone imported from British Columbia, survived the 1906 earthquake and fire while holding a third of the nation's gold reserves.

The Year 1926

In 1926 Tulsa's Cyrus Avery, the "Father of Route 66," won the number 66 for the Chicago–Los Angeles highway. Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2026, and near Tulsa the Blue Whale of Catoosa reopened with a new visitor center on May 30, 2026. A dollar in 1926 had the buying power of about $18 today.

The Peace Dollar

Isn't it remarkable that the coin America struck to celebrate peace after the First World War was designed by a young Sicilian immigrant, and modeled on his Italian-born wife?

Anthony de Francisci, born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1887, won the design competition in December 1921; Liberty's face is based on his wife, Teresa, born in Laurenzana, Italy. The coin followed the Pittman Act of 1918, which melted 270 million silver dollars and sold their silver to Britain to steady the currency of British India, and the 1921 resolution formally ending America's war with Germany and Austria-Hungary. English-born Chief Engraver George T. Morgan removed a broken sword from the first reverse before Christmas 1921.

Grade And Authenticity

"MS 60 DETAILS, CLEANED" means ANACS found the coin genuine, with Mint State detail, but cleaned at some point in its life, so it carries a details grade; it is priced to reflect the cleaning. "VAM-4A" is a Van Allen–Mallis die-variety attribution; the 1926-S VAM-4 "Dot" is one of the "Top 50" Peace dollar VAMs, a list collectors pursue as a set. ANACS, founded in 1972 as the American Numismatic Association's authentication service, began grading in 1979. The seller also tested the metal through the holder with a calibrated Sigma Metalytics verifier (consistent with silver), inspected the holder for tampering (none found), and confirmed the certification number on the ANACS website.

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• Morgan dollars, designed by English-born George T. Morgan, who removed the broken sword from the Peace dollar.
• Victorian advertising trade cards, chromolithographed in the Morgan years.
• Holiday postcards from the Golden Age of Postcards, many printed in Germany, and more world coins and banknotes.

Disclaimer

Specifications and detailed item descriptions are provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate. Please do your own research. There are generally no receipts available for any items from original purchases. Any dimensions and/or weights are approximate. The absence of a more detailed condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the item(s). Please inspect images carefully as they are part of the official item description and best representation of the actual condition. Additional images may be available upon request depending on time and availability. Not responsible for internet mis-translations or mis-identification of maker's marks if found or assumptions of makers or materials — item descriptions will indicate if it is assumed. If you see a problem, please message us immediately and we will do our best to sort out a solution and confirm the information. With the exception of eBay rules, no returns are accepted.

The 1922 Peace Dollar

Philadelphia struck 51,737,000 Peace dollars in 1922.

Philadelphia, America's first mint, was created by the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792, and George Washington chose the scientist David Rittenhouse as its first director. Every one of the 1,006,473 Peace dollars dated 1921 was struck here. Philadelphia coins carry no mint mark.

The Year 1922

On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter's team uncovered the first step of Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, reaching its treasure-filled antechamber on November 26. A dollar in 1922 had the buying power of about $19 today.

The Peace Dollar

Isn't it remarkable that the coin America struck to celebrate peace after the First World War was designed by a young Sicilian immigrant, and modeled on his Italian-born wife?

Anthony de Francisci, born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1887, came to the United States in 1905 and in December 1921 won an invitation-only design competition. Liberty's face is based on his wife, Teresa, born in Laurenzana in Italy's Basilicata region. Numismatist Farran Zerbe proposed it to restore the 270 million silver dollars melted under the Pittman Act of 1918, their silver sold to Britain to steady the currency of British India. In July 1921 the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ended America's war with Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the first Peace dollar was struck that December 28.

Grade And Authenticity

AU (About Uncirculated) 58 shows only traces of wear. CAC, founded in 2007 by John Albanese, spent years re-examining coins already graded by PCGS and NGC and adding a green sticker, the "green bean," when it judged a coin "solid for the grade it was assigned." On October 2, 2023, CAC Grading (CACG) began grading coins itself under the same standard. The seller also tested the metal through the holder with a calibrated Sigma Metalytics verifier (consistent with silver), inspected the holder for tampering (none found), and confirmed the certification number on the CACG website.

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• Morgan dollars, designed by English-born George T. Morgan.
• Holiday postcards from the Golden Age of Postcards, many printed in Germany.
• Victorian advertising trade cards, and more world coins and banknotes.

Disclaimer

Specifications and detailed item descriptions are provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate. Please do your own research. There are generally no receipts available for any items from original purchases. Any dimensions and/or weights are approximate. The absence of a more detailed condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the item(s). Please inspect images carefully as they are part of the official item description and best representation of the actual condition. Additional images may be available upon request depending on time and availability. Not responsible for internet mis-translations or mis-identification of maker's marks if found or assumptions of makers or materials — item descriptions will indicate if it is assumed. If you see a problem, please message us immediately and we will do our best to sort out a solution and confirm the information. With the exception of eBay rules, no returns are accepted.

The 1923 Peace Dollar

Philadelphia struck 30,800,000 Peace dollars in 1923.

Philadelphia, America's first mint, was created by the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792, and George Washington chose the scientist David Rittenhouse as its first director. Every one of the 1,006,473 Peace dollars dated 1921 was struck here. Philadelphia coins carry no mint mark.

The Year 1923

In November 1923, one US dollar was worth 4,210,500,000,000 German paper marks. The same year, the giant HOLLYWOODLAND sign went up in the hills above Los Angeles. A dollar in 1923 had the buying power of about $19 today.

The Peace Dollar

Isn't it remarkable that the coin America struck to celebrate peace after the First World War was designed by a young Sicilian immigrant, and modeled on his Italian-born wife?

Anthony de Francisci, born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1887, came to the United States in 1905 and in December 1921 won an invitation-only design competition. Liberty's face is based on his wife, Teresa, born in Laurenzana in Italy's Basilicata region. Numismatist Farran Zerbe proposed it to restore the 270 million silver dollars melted under the Pittman Act of 1918, their silver sold to Britain to steady the currency of British India. In July 1921 the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ended America's war with Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the first Peace dollar was struck that December 28.

Grade And Authenticity

NGC defines "Brilliant Uncirculated" as MS 60 or higher: an uncirculated coin, without a specific number assigned. NGC, founded in 1987 by John Albanese, is the official grading service of the American Numismatic Association, with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Munich and London. The seller also tested the metal through the holder with a calibrated Sigma Metalytics verifier (consistent with silver), inspected the holder for tampering (none found), and confirmed the certification number on the NGC website.

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• A 1923 German 500-million-mark banknote from that year's hyperinflation.
• Holiday postcards from the Golden Age of Postcards, many printed in Germany.
• Morgan dollars, designed by English-born George T. Morgan, and more world coins and banknotes.

Disclaimer

Specifications and detailed item descriptions are provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate. Please do your own research. There are generally no receipts available for any items from original purchases. Any dimensions and/or weights are approximate. The absence of a more detailed condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the item(s). Please inspect images carefully as they are part of the official item description and best representation of the actual condition. Additional images may be available upon request depending on time and availability. Not responsible for internet mis-translations or mis-identification of maker's marks if found or assumptions of makers or materials — item descriptions will indicate if it is assumed. If you see a problem, please message us immediately and we will do our best to sort out a solution and confirm the information. With the exception of eBay rules, no returns are accepted.

The 1921

Philadelphia struck 44,690,000 Morgan dollars in 1921, part of the Mint's 86,730,000 that year, the largest single-year silver dollar mintage in US history, struck to replace the coins melted under the Pittman Act.

Philadelphia, America's first mint, was created by the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792. The very first Morgan dollar was struck here at 3:17 p.m. on March 11, 1878. Philadelphia coins of this era carry no mint mark.

The Year 1921

On May 5, 1921, Coco Chanel launched Chanel No. 5 at her boutique on the rue Cambon in Paris, and on August 5 Pittsburgh's KDKA aired the first radio broadcast of a major league baseball game. A dollar in 1921 had the buying power of about $18 today.

The Morgan Dollar

Isn't it remarkable that one of America's best-known collectible coins was designed by an Englishman, who went on to become Chief Engraver of the United States Mint?

George T. Morgan, from the Birmingham area of England, joined the US Mint in 1876 on the recommendation of Britain's Royal Mint. After German wartime propaganda set off a run on silver in British India, the Pittman Act of 1918 melted over 270 million silver dollars and sold much of the silver to Britain. The law required the melted dollars to be replaced, so in 1921 Morgan's design returned for one final year, struck while Morgan himself was Chief Engraver, before the Peace dollar took over.

Grade And Authenticity

MS (Mint State) 62 means no wear at all, and the number rises as marks decrease and luster and strike improve. PCGS, founded in 1986, guarantees its grades. The seller also tested the metal through the holder with a calibrated Sigma Metalytics verifier (consistent with silver), inspected the holder for tampering (none found), and confirmed the certification number on the PCGS website.

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• Holiday postcards from the Golden Age of Postcards, many printed in Germany.
• Peace dollars, designed by Sicilian-born Anthony de Francisci, and more world coins and banknotes.

Disclaimer

Specifications and detailed item descriptions are provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate. Please do your own research. There are generally no receipts available for any items from original purchases. Any dimensions and/or weights are approximate. The absence of a more detailed condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the item(s). Please inspect images carefully as they are part of the official item description and best representation of the actual condition. Additional images may be available upon request depending on time and availability. Not responsible for internet mis-translations or mis-identification of maker's marks if found or assumptions of makers or materials — item descriptions will indicate if it is assumed. If you see a problem, please message us immediately and we will do our best to sort out a solution and confirm the information. With the exception of eBay rules, no returns are accepted.

Historical Context

A Kansas City want ad? The card names no city. The best-known paper of the name is the Kansas City Journal-Post. Walter S. Dickey bought the Kansas City Journal and, in 1922, the Kansas City Post, and the two were combined as the Kansas City Journal-Post on October 4, 1928. The paper's last issue appeared on March 31, 1942.

Help wanted. Before employment agencies and job boards, a classified ad was how a household found a cook, a maid or a nurse, and newspapers promoted their want-ad columns with giveaways like this card.

Pocket-size advertising. Small enough for a purse or a desk drawer, the card kept the paper's telephone number at hand. "PHONE MAIN 4000" dates from the era of named telephone exchanges.

Condition

Very good. Front bright and clean, corners lightly rounded, light edge wear, and a tiny orange mark at the bottom edge. The blank back is lightly toned with faint mottling. Please see the photos, which are part of the description.

About The Printing

This is a color lithograph of the twentieth century, printed by a more modern commercial method. The exact process cannot be determined with certainty from a scan, so none is claimed here. Under magnification the image resolves into a regular, fine dot pattern rather than the irregular hand-drawn stipple of an 1880s chromolithograph.

That screen is exactly what a card of this date should show, so it is not a sign of reproduction here. The evidence of an original is the card itself: its printed text, its imprints and the wear of its age.

The want-ad text is printed in solid black type over the color picture.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

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A companion Journal-Post want-ad card with a different illustration, and more vintage advertising cards, are in our store.

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The images and any video show the actual item and are part of the official listing description, so please review them closely. Measurements and weights are approximate, and any maker or material we haven't confirmed is described as assumed. Questions? Message us; we answer quickly.

Historical Context

A Kansas City want ad? The card names no city. The best-known paper of the name is the Kansas City Journal-Post. Walter S. Dickey bought the Kansas City Journal and, in 1922, the Kansas City Post, and the two were combined as the Kansas City Journal-Post on October 4, 1928. The paper's last issue appeared on March 31, 1942.

Help wanted. Before employment agencies and job boards, a classified ad was how a household found a cook, a maid or a nurse, and newspapers promoted their want-ad columns with giveaways like this card.

Pocket-size advertising. Small enough for a purse or a desk drawer, the card kept the paper's telephone number at hand. "PHONE MAIN 4000" dates from the era of named telephone exchanges.

Condition

Very good. Front bright and clean, corners lightly rounded, light edge wear, and a few tiny brown age spots in the margins. The blank back is lightly toned, with a few small brown spots (foxing) toward the upper left. No writing. Please see the photos, which are part of the description.

About The Printing

This is a color lithograph of the twentieth century, printed by a more modern commercial method. The exact process cannot be determined with certainty from a scan, so none is claimed here. Under magnification the image resolves into a regular, fine dot pattern rather than the irregular hand-drawn stipple of an 1880s chromolithograph.

That screen is exactly what a card of this date should show, so it is not a sign of reproduction here. The evidence of an original is the card itself: its printed text, its imprints and the wear of its age.

The want-ad text is printed in solid black type over the color picture.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

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More Journal-Post cards in our store: https://www.ebay.com/str/tfauctionsintl?_nkw=journal-post

A companion Journal-Post want-ad card with a different illustration, and more vintage advertising cards, are in our store.

Disclaimer

The images and any video show the actual item and are part of the official listing description, so please review them closely. Measurements and weights are approximate, and any maker or material we haven't confirmed is described as assumed. Questions? Message us; we answer quickly.

Historical Context

Victor David Brenner designed the Lincoln cent for the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1909; the wheat-ears reverse ran until 1958. In 1928 Denver struck 31,170,000 cents, less than a quarter of Philadelphia's 134 million. That July a bakery in Chillicothe, Missouri, sold the first commercially sliced bread, cut on Otto Rohwedder's new machine.

Buying Power

In 1928 this one cent had the buying power of about 20 cents today.

Condition

[Est. VG-10] Original and never cleaned, with even brown surfaces and no luster. Full rims; IN GOD WE TRUST, the date and ONE CENT are clear, and LIBERTY is weak at the L. Lincoln's cheek and jaw are worn smooth, with some hair detail left above the ear; the wheat lines show faintly on the upper parts of both ears. The D mint mark is clear. Light marks on the obverse and a few fine scratches across ONE CENT on the reverse (see the close-ups). Checked for documented 1928-D varieties and errors: none seen. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age.

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The images and any video show the actual item and are part of the official listing description, so please review them closely. Measurements and weights are approximate, and any maker or material we haven't confirmed is described as assumed. Questions? Message us; we answer quickly.

Historical Context

Victor David Brenner designed the Lincoln cent for the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1909; the wheat-ears reverse ran until 1958. Denver struck 31,170,000 cents in 1928. That June Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, as a passenger aboard the Friendship, and came home famous.

Buying Power

In 1928 this one cent had the buying power of about 20 cents today.

Condition

[Est. G-6] Original and never cleaned, with even brown surfaces. Heavily worn but complete: the date, the D mint mark, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and ONE CENT are all readable, with full rims. Lincoln's portrait is worn to an outline with little hair detail, the wheat ears are worn nearly flat with only traces of the lines, and the left side of E PLURIBUS UNUM runs into the rim. Scattered light marks (see the close-ups). Checked for documented 1928-D varieties and errors: none seen. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age.

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The images and any video show the actual item and are part of the official listing description, so please review them closely. Measurements and weights are approximate, and any maker or material we haven't confirmed is described as assumed. Questions? Message us; we answer quickly.

Historical Context

Sculptor James Earle Fraser designed the Buffalo nickel, struck from 1913 to 1938; he said the portrait combined the features of several Native American men who sat for him. Philadelphia struck about 119 million in 1936, the highest mintage of the series. That August Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics.

Buying Power

In 1936 this nickel had the buying power of about $1.20 today.

Condition

[Est. F-12] Circulated, with gray surfaces and red-brown deposits in the recesses of the portrait, the feathers and the date, with a few on the bison (see the close-ups). Bold full date and clear LIBERTY; the hair braid, the bison's head and its fur show good detail, and the horn is worn. Light marks and fine scratches on both sides. Checked the date and LIBERTY for doubling: none seen. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age.

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