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Power of the Soho Mint (My pics)

bozboz Posts: 1,405 ✭
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It finally arrived. Here are some pictures I took this morning. imageimage
Ex Matthew Boulton holding
circa 1803
Blue-ish green to red in the center image
43mm of pure joy!
The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it--James Truslow Adams

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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Exceptionalimage
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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    YOU REALLY SUCK!
    Bill

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    09/07/2006
  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Why do you collect Michael Boulton medals? image
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    Obscurum per obscurius
  • bozboz Posts: 1,405 ✭


    << <i>YOU REALLY SUCK! >>



    Coming from you that means a lotimage
    Hey!, that's my first you suck
    The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it--James Truslow Adams
  • bozboz Posts: 1,405 ✭


    << <i> Why do you collect Michael Boulton medals? >>


    Oh, I get itimage
    The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it--James Truslow Adams
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
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    Did the medal come with the copper shell or any wrappers?
    Bill

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    09/07/2006
  • bozboz Posts: 1,405 ✭
    He kept the one in the shells. This one did come with the wrapper though.image
    I have my 3 year old coin expert daughter in my lap, and she really thinks your Glasgow token is cool. "We gotta get one of those". So you know we gotta!image
    The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it--James Truslow Adams
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    There maybe one left. Check with you know who.image
    Bill

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    09/07/2006
  • bozboz Posts: 1,405 ✭
    Thanks, will do.
    The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it--James Truslow Adams
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Egad and Zowie!!!! and by the way you really SUCK!image
    Shep
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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Boz, with something as interesting as this, you gotta give some background. What's going on with this piece?image
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    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    The Powers of the Soho Mint.
    This interesting and rare medal was struck in 1803 by Matthew Boulton to provide information to the French about the progress the mint had made over the years, and the improvements that had been installed.
    It was done to stop a former Soho engraver, who was now at work in the French mint and was claiming the improvements as being his work. The medal is struck in French. Being a original striking, this medal was most likely put aside by Matthew Boulton. This medal was put aside by the Boulton's agent Tim Millett in 2002, and purchased from him in 2004.
    Original striking, 43mm. BHM 462.
    EX: Matthew Robinson Boulton holdings.
    Bill

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    09/07/2006
  • SylvestiusSylvestius Posts: 1,584 ✭
    We all know where i stand with reference to copper but my friend;


    I like that! image


    (Savour those words well it doesn't happen often in reference Cu)
  • JZraritiesJZrarities Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭

    Totally INCREDIBLE. image
  • bozboz Posts: 1,405 ✭
    To add a little more, the numbers indicate how many coins could be struck per hour in the diameters of the circles.
    The engraver Cosmic speaks of is Droz. Boulton was irate at his claims of the Sohos innovations being his own and fired off this medal to answer.
    This medal was engraved by the French artist/engraver Dumarest.
    The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it--James Truslow Adams
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,967 ✭✭✭
    Awesome piece.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • spinaker2000spinaker2000 Posts: 4,329 ✭
    hellacool!! image
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Boz, that is simply stupendous. Marvelous and awesome! image Extremely impressive from all aspects--beauty, simplicity, satire, condition, strike quality, you name it.

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    .....GOD
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  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    Wow, that's as flawless as it gets!
  • pythonpython Posts: 1,158
    Congrats, that's very cool.
  • AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    That's truly a superb example -- and the history is unbeatable!! image
    Askari



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