How likely is this a George Soley piece? Or was there someone else striking Lord's Prayer Medals in the International Exhibition building in 1882?
I picked this up thinking it was a Soley piece since it follows the 1879 pieces which have a very similar prayer style to the 1876 pieces, but this has a different style and even text! This one ends with "deliver us from the evil one" while the others end with "deliver us from evil. Amen".
Here's a 13mm 1876 medalette posted by @NumisOxide. I don't think it's a Soley piece but good to keep track of here. These have been reported in gilt, brass, and copper. They come with a location for a hole, but not all specimens are holed. Benjamin Fauver had an unholed, brass specimen.
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How likely is this a George Soley piece? Or was there someone else striking Lord's Prayer Medals in the International Exhibition building in 1882?
I picked this up thinking it was a Soley piece since it follows the 1879 pieces which have a very similar prayer style to the 1876 pieces, but this has a different style and even text! This one ends with "deliver us from the evil one" while the others end with "deliver us from evil. Amen".
Here's a 13mm 1876 medalette posted by @NumisOxide. I don't think it's a Soley piece but good to keep track of here. These have been reported in gilt, brass, and copper. They come with a location for a hole, but not all specimens are holed. Benjamin Fauver had an unholed, brass specimen.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1089897/new-addition-1876-liberty-bell-a-century-of-liberty-medalet-zoins-have-you-seen-this-one#latest
Here's another 13mm 1883 German-American Bicentennial piece I ran across. Saving the photos for posterity.
This should be listed as a So-Called Dollar in S&H Vol 2.
Photos courtesy of aclassactnumismaticsandmore.