Message Text:  http  https  ftp  mail    hr     highlight   LI   Quote  Select Emotion SmileWinkSadEmbarrasmentDisgustedBig GrinMadShockedTongueCoolFrownConfusedAgreementApplauseBeerAlertJoyFunnyEagleBalloonsBeating HeartCakeButterflyCloverCool SignCrazyDancing SmileyDrinkHeartJump RopeNervous BreakdownBumpMusicPresentRoseGroup HugGood LuckStarStopYellow RibbonHMMMMMblaharguementDohangelbirthdaycryin2daisydiscoHeart SignSuper StarI'm With KissesLameLovePartySickWelcomezzzzzzUber MadSmartClownfishFlirtCensoredNoNice DayThe WavecussingClown1demonSleeping2BlueBlobFor Salehappy hourROFLice creamjesterMr DisgustBlobGroup SmileDevilGoogleGrrrrHumourI Luv UGroupJokerJust Do ItKiddingLOLLots of LoveSuperThumbs UpWay to GoYou're WelcomeWhatYikesyukDorkSmackLet It OutNo PityNutty BuddySleepinSnowman [q]A medal for the Adams Academy is the alphabetically-first school medal listed by Julian as struck at the US Mint prior to 1892. He describes it as follows: [I]SC-1 Adams Academy Starting in 1876, the mint usually struck one gold Adams Academy medal each year for Henry Mitchell. The last was produced in 1892. A letter from Superintendent James Pollock to Mitchell, of September 11, 1876, mentioned that the relief was very bold on the obverse die. In the second quarter of 1889 four bronze medals were struck but not reported in the annual list of medals struck.[/I] ...and that's it. Most of the other medals described by Julian were actually described, with obverse and reverse designs and full legends, diameter, and so on. Many of them are pictured. This has nothing. The 1986 Price Guide to Julian, produced by Rich Hartzog, has pictures for many of the medals that were unpictured in the original book. There is no picture for SC-1 in the price guide either. For selected medals, the price guide also lists a count of auction appearances located by Carl Carlson. There are no auction records listed. As far as I can tell, the mint records say that some medals were struck, but nobody had found one even to know what they looked like. The paper money folks have a term for this, SENC (Surviving Example Not Confirmed), for cases where they know that a note was issued by a particular bank but where nobody has located a copy. I'm very happy (very happy! very happy!) to report that Julian SC-1 is now [B]CONFIRMED[/B]! [IMG]http://forums.collectors.com/attachments/Julian-SC-1-obv.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://forums.collectors.com/attachments/Julian-SC-1-rev.jpg[/IMG] Obv: Male bust facing left, with MITCHELL on truncation. Above around VERBA ANIMI PROFERRE Rev: Above araound ADAMS ACADEMY / AWARDED TO / [space for engraved name and year]. slightly curved FOR EXCELLENCE IN / READING AND / below around SPEAKING 36.5mm, 29.0g Yes, it is scuffed and has some rim dings, but you do [I]not[/I] hear me complaining! And the rip part? This is how the seller described it: "PICTURE MAKES IT LOOK DULL IT'S SHINIER.I'M THINKING MAYBE IT IS BRASS...I FOUND MEDAL IN A BOX WITH OTHER THINGS, COMPARED TO SOME OF OTHER THINGS IT IS PRETTY CLEAN NO RUST OR CORROSION." Apparently everyone else believed him when he said it was brass. I paid $65. Whee![/q] Attachments:

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