Please help me ID and value this medal!
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This medal came in an estate I had the privilege of looking through. Most of it was quite easy to value. However, this medal is something I'm not to sure about.
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I have no idea of value or background... It is a nice medal though.... Keep us posted if you discover the origin. Cheers, RickO
You can just search on the legend texts in quotes on google to find examples of this.
Date and origin are fairly simple - 1901 Buffalo, Pan American Exposition.
Value:
One sold for $16.50 on ebay in October 2018.
There is an apparent silver plated one (without loop) on ebay now for $26.29 .
There is a reproduction(? - "First Coinage Press") on ebay now for $50.88 .
I wonder if these were made by George Soley who owned the first US Mint steam coinage press back then and was taking it around to various expos and striking tokens on site.
The "Unite the Americas" reverse is much more common than the "First Coinage Press" reverse.
Thanks guys!
Here's what it looks like in its full glory. This one sold for $20 on Dec 26, 2018, but I think it may have gotten more on a different venue.
https://www.icollector.com/item.aspx?i=32046519
William McKinley was assassinated inside the Temple of Music on 9/6/1901 he died on 9/14. Theodore Roosevelt then ascended to the Presidency.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-American_Exposition#Assassination_of_President_McKinley