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Intercollegiate football centennial medal

THKCollectionsTHKCollections Posts: 24 ✭✭
edited October 21, 2021 4:54PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Hey everyone,

I'm new to the forum, and excited to be here. I recently purchased this commemorative token, marking the 100th anniversary of the first intercollegiate football game. It was a bit of a random purchase but it caught my attention and fancy enough to buy it. I couldn't find too much information about it so far, and was wondering if anyone knows anything about it.




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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Maybe Franklin Mint.

  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,232 ✭✭✭✭✭

    These were privately produced and I believe they are Medallic Art Company medals. As far as I know, they are not really valuable, but still cool.

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  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice pics anyway...

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forum. I dont know anything about your medal.

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  • @TomB said:
    These were privately produced and I believe they are Medallic Art Company medals. As far as I know, they are not really valuable, but still cool.

    Thank you (and everyone who responded)! They are Medallic Art Company medals. It was just the phrase I needed to search on google to help me find it. I wish I had detailed information on mintage, weight, and that number on the rim, but I was able to find a specimen catalogue through the American Numismatic Society website that lists all of the medallic art company medals by decade.

    http://numismatics.org/maco/maco-specimen-archive-2/
    http://numismatics.org/maco/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/08/maco-archive-image-catalog-1965-1969.pdf

    Thanks again!

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,345 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice medal! I don't recall having seen one before.

    I wonder how close to Rugby the game of Football was in 1869?

    All glory is fleeting.
  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome!

    Here's another Medallic Art product. I really like these because of the fine craftsmanship and extreme relief of them.

  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @koynekwest said:
    Welcome!

    Here's another Medallic Art product. I really like these because of the fine craftsmanship and extreme relief of them.

    Yikes, you wouldn't be stacking these very high!

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @THKCollections... Welcome aboard. Very nice pictures... I am not a fan of ball sports, however, with their popularity, this would be of interest to many - especially those who follow the college sports. Cheers, RickO

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