New York 1853
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I was afraid it wa s lost but Ifinally found it in one of my tray cases. This Bronze medal is signed Charles Cushing Wright and measures 57 mm for 93.28 g. Only 1150 have been struck and it is not easy to find
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Nice medal. Being a native New Yorker that must have been an exciting fair. The wooden observation tower was cool. Peace Roy
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That is a nice medal....being a NY resident, I should check the antique shops around here for one of those... they have display cases that usually have multiple old medals that I really do not look at...Cheers, RickO
As I look closely at the date (I can't enlarge it on my CRT) it looks like an 1855 to me?
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I did on my cell phone. It's a 53. It looked like a 55 when I first saw it to. Best wishes
It clearly is 1853.
Great NY medal!
About the only organization that still uses the hyphen is the New-York Historical Society on Central Park West at 77th street.
https://www.nyhistory.org/
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Nice medal!
Ok I have to ask what's going on in that image? I guess the saying doesn't hold true with big wings as it does with feet!
Good you found it. That would be a terrible thing to loose.
That's nice!
It clearly is 1853.> @chesterb said:
The official description of obverse: Standing New York, Winged Genius and kneeling Industry
This is an award medal made for a World's Fair in NY held in 1853.
Below is an engraving of the "Crystal Palace" made in imitation of one made for an 1851 Exhibition in London. It is on a proof note of the Nassau Bank from 1853.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhibition_of_the_Industry_of_All_Nations
Cool medal with lots of nice details. Where is Industry going to put that giant Q tip she's holding?
I thought so also, then I looked closer.
1853
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