1886 Twentieth Annual Encampment GAR Medal Eureka in White Metal

NumisOxide

Picked this up a few moths ago. Thought I would share.

oldabeintx

Sold my GAR materials a few years ago. Still regret it. Very nice medal. A great field to collect.

ricko

Very nice medal.... I had not seen that one before....Cheers, RickO

291fifth

They are so much more interesting when they are intact like that one.

NumisOxide

@291fifth said:
They are so much more interesting when they are intact like that one.

I agree with you. I'm not sending this for grading but I wish the grading services could come up with a holder to accommodate the badge or pin which originally came with the medal. I hate to think that these pieces are being separated to get them in a slab. A lot of history is being lost.

oldabeintx

@coinJP said:

@291fifth said:
They are so much more interesting when they are intact like that one.

I agree with you. I'm not sending this for grading but I wish the grading services could come up with a holder to accommodate the badge or pin which originally came with the medal. I hate to think that these pieces are being separated to get them in a slab. A lot of history is being lost.

I can't imagine anyone breaking apart these multi-part medals, but some strange things have been entombed IMO.

NumisOxide

Maybe our host could be the first to design a holder that could house these kind of suspension medals.

dpoole

That's a nice one!