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OT: GOETZ K-481 Plaquette

K-481 New Years Plaquette,1933, Cast AE, Uniface, Edge incuse, 65X75mm. Rare
Face: Legend:[on barrel organ] JEDEM/SEINEN/KURBEL/KASTEN/D(EUTSCHES) – R(EICHS) – G(EBRAUCHS) – M(USTER) (To each his own barrel organ, patented). Bottom: MOGS’S – GUT – SEIN – K – GOETZ (May it be a good one K. Goetz).

In some instances during the Holiday Season Goetz would create a New Years 'Card' in bronze. These he sent to a few very close friends, business associates and his more important clients. These New Years plaques were created for 1914, 1918, 1925,'26, '27, '28 & 1933. Because these were special occasion creations for his own personal use they never went onto a price list, no extras were cast for inventory, and none were ever re-cast later on. Most have not shown up on the secondary market so there is nothing to use as a price guide. One is pictured in Keinast and a couple are pictured in Goetz II but some have no illustration available. Even Goetz himself didn't have any to show to Kienast for illustration or description.

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Comments

  • Great find! Congrats

    Dan
    The glass is half full!
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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    This is exactly the type of thing I like to stumble across on this forum-sorry I missed it when you first posted it-very interesting.

    I realize it's no fun posting something as fascinating and as seldom seen as this plaquette and then only get one response to the thread. Is that why you're agitating for a medallic forum?

    I promise to pay more attention to these medallic posts-don't stop them!image
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240
    Scott - You are fast becoming the Goetz expert - not only for this forum but as a bonified expert. I'll bet there are not many people in collecting that have aquired the information on the life and works of Goetz that you have. Don't take this knowlege to another forum, we really love reading the latest info you come up with and seeing these remarkable works of metallic art.
    My opinion, anyway.
    Shep
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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Another Great one. I love the color of these.
    Bill

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    09/07/2006
  • elvernoelverno Posts: 1,068
    Nicer than any holiday card I ever received! image Another beauty and an interesting use of his skills...
    Vern
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    You want how much?!!
    NapoleonicMedals.org
    (Last update 3/6/2007)
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