Washington Draped Bust Tokens and the Melbourne Restrikes
Zoins
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I've been fascinated by these tokens and restrikes.
Great info on these is from Notre Dame University. Does anyone know the professor(s) and program(s) that work on this? Are they the only university that does research on coins? Do they have a degree program?
https://coins.nd.edu/colcoin/colcoinintros/WashDRAPED.intro.html
"1783" Washington & Independence Token - by Thomas Wells Ingram and Soho Mint - PCGS PR64 - Ex. E. Pluribus Unum Collection
Were these primarily sold in the US or the UK?
"1783" Washington & Independence Token - by William Joseph Taylor - PCGS MS64BN
Why Melbourne? Was Taylor opening an office there? It seems like a store card. And why pair it with the United States die? Was this a regular issue, or a special issue with just a few strikes?
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I can’t offer any info but I’ve always like these myself. There are just to many dang nice looking tokens and
medals out there it’s frustrating
Are either one yours?
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Apropos nothing at all, I am reminded of the line “Not the Melbourne Method!!!” from the movie “Arsenic and Old Lace.”
I agree. I look at these all the time!
Neither of these two are mine, but I do have a couple of errors! One is raw and one is in a PCGS holder, but no TrueView yet. Have to get both in front of Phil's camera!
The top 1783 Washington & Independence silver piece is from the E. Pluribus Unum collection. When that collection came up for sale, I had to stay focused to pick up the following:
1876 Declaration of Independence medal by George Lovett and Abraham Demarest. Musante GW-830, Baker-388, var., HK-75a. Silver. Plain edge. PCGS MS64 POP 0/1/0 - Ex. Stanley DeForest Scott; E. Pluribus Unum Collection
This is my big pickup of the auction. It's a silver 42mm So-Called Dollar. I only know of one other one and it's in very strong hands. This one last sold in 1975 in the Stanley DeForest Scott collection so it's taken 45 years to come back to the market!
1832 Philadelphia Civic Procession Medal - Original - Silver, Plain edge - Musante GW-130, Baker-160. Silver - PCGS MS64 POP 3/1/0 - Ex Catherine E. Bullowa (d); E. Pluribus Unum Collection
This was my second highly desired piece of the auction and I was lucky to win this. This specimen is the top condition piece out of less than 10 known. It is from Catherine E. Bullowa back in 1984 so off the market for 36 years!
I'm waiting Jason Melbourne!
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Bravo @Zoins .......all are beautiful
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Those are unique and interesting. I really want one of those 'Declaration of Independence' medals... Should have looked for a replica the several times I visited Independence Hall... but did not. I will just get one online. Cheers, RickO
The 1876 Declaration of Independence medals by Abraham Demarest are designed after Charles Cushing Wright's medal and aren't overly expensive in the more common white metal.
@Zoins... Thanks, I will check them out.... Cheers, RickO
Here's some info and image from the 1851 Great Exhibition in London.
Ref: https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/great-exhibition-1851-victoria-albert-what-crystal-palace/
William Joseph Taylor was based in the UK and perhaps this token showed the US and Australia to signify some commonality between the three English-speaking countries.
@Zoins ... Must have been a truly awesome event during that period. Cheers, RickO
There are still expos now and planned in the future, but it's interesting that the US doesn't really have world expos any more but they still run in other countries.
The last US-based one was from 1984. Here's a list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_fair
Love those Washington pieces!