What is this? Token/Medal/Gift - Penn - From US Mint - 1882

nesvt

Picked this up today for a couple dollars. Just liked the look. Anyone know what it is?

It reads...
DISTRIBUTED BY EMPLOYES OF U.S. MINT DURING THE CELEBRATION OF PENNSYLVANIA'S BI-CENTENNIAL. OCT. 24, 1882.

All I can tell is that it's crusty and "employees" is spelled wrong.

wam98

No information here, but it sure is interesting.

ldhair

William Penn Bicentennial medal.
About 75,000 were struck. Two in gold
It's really a mint product with lots of history behind it.

nesvt

Thanks ldhair! I had Ben Franklin in my thread title... even though the obverse says "PENN". Those quaker oat guys all look the same to me!
I'm going to give it an acetone bath and see if the look improves.

AACoinCo

HK, i think so but don't have the book handy? Last one i saw was priced at $15.00.

ziggy29

Why do I suddenly have a jonesing for a bowl of Quick Quaker Oats?

ldhair

Something really cool about this medal.
The mint plans for this were to have 250 men in the parade.
A steam press on a wagon would make the medals as the workers handed them out.
Not sure if this really happened or not. It was just the mints plan.

jonathanb

Earlier thread

oreville

<< <i>All I can tell is that it's crusty and "employees" is spelled wrong. >>



NOT TRUE!

That was the preferred spelling of employees back in the 19th century!!!

Great token!!!!

$11.77.