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Very cool "Easter 1685" Calendar Medal by W. Foster of England

JesseKraftJesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited April 12, 2020 10:11AM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

"Easter 1685" Calendar Medal of England. By W. Foster. Silvered Bronze, 8.21g, 40mm.
American Numismatic Society, 0000.999.4531

Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City

Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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  • JesseKraftJesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @btcollects said:
    8.21g 40mm? is it really that thin?

    Yep! The example in the British Museum is even thinner: 36mm and only 4.89 grams!

    Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
    Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
    American Numismatic Society
    New York City

    Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
    Become a member of the American Numismatic Society!

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  • JesseKraftJesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I bet you're right! Being silvered-bronze (as opposed to silver) also attests to this.

    Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
    Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
    American Numismatic Society
    New York City

    Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
    Become a member of the American Numismatic Society!

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