Newps: Many US Mint medals, and a few other medals
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It's been a while since I posted newps, but I've got some stuff lately that I really like, and I might asa well get caught up on the rest...
This So-Called Dollar was produced for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY and was struck in the Mint Exhibit on the Expo grounds. Although the brass/gilt version of this medal is fairly common, the silver version, HK-287 as shown here, is much rarer. I think this is one of the most artistic members of the So-Called Dollar series. If you don't see it immediately, be sure to look for the highly stylized eagle on the obverse. This is 34mm in diameter.
This is, obviously, a medal for the American Carnation Society, produced by Henry Mitchell. Henry Mitchell was a Boston-based medallist who produced several medals that were struck at the US Mint. This one has the feel of a US Mint medal. It isn't listed in Julian, but I don't know when it was produced so it might post-date the time period covered in Julian anyway. I'm a sucker for original boxes, even though this one isn't in perfect shape. The medal is 50mm in diameter, and gilt (presumably bronze under the gilt)
I don't know anything about this one, but I liked the high relief architectural design. Its European of some sort, so technically off-topic here, but I don't want to start a separate thread in the World area. Best part is that this too comes in its original box. This is 47mm, also gilt presumably-bronze.
If there's any medal that screams "Art Deco!" more than this one, I haven't seen it. Produced for the 10th anniversary of the National Air Races in 1930, this medal is 63mm in diameter. The edge is marked MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y., but its composition isn't indicated. I assume it's silver. It weighs 100g. I also have a bronze version without the edgemark that weighs 103g. Original box here also.
This is a modern medal, but I liked the eagle even if the reverse is somewhat miscolored. No box. Darn. 63mm.
Back to US Mint medals, this one is listed as Julian PR-40. It's not terribly rare as mint medals go, but the condition here is way above average. 25mm.
On a quick glance, someone might recognize this as the US Centennial Medal, CM-11, as shown in this thread. If they thought that, they'd be wrong. The design is the same, but this is actually a carboard holder for a set of 18 printed images related to the Centennial. There is a faint "PH F & Co" on the base of the images on both sides, but I can't think offhand of a likely candidate for that abbreviation. There a chunk missing from the side, but not too shabby overall. This is 46mm, and hardly needs a box since it is a box itself.
...and finally to the piece that made me post today. There are three pieces here, actually. I may have posted the first two at some point, but the third is new. This is also a US Mint Medal, Julian CM-29, a medal struck for the US Centennial and depicting Philadelphia landmarks Memorial Hall and Independence Hall.
Julian reports, "These medals were struck for Nichols, Pickering, and Company of Philadelphia between July, 1875, and the middle of 1876. There were twenty silver and five hundred bronze medals made during this period. Four hundred more bronze specimens were made in 1876 than the company paid for and these were to remain on hand in the medal departmentuntil melted in June, 1891."
The first of these medals is one of the remaining 100 bronze specimens. The second is a white metal version, unlisted in Julian but acknowledged in Hartzog's Price Guide to Julian. The third is gilt bronze, also unlisted in Julian but acknowledged by Hartzog.
The best part, if you hadn't picked up today's theme yet, is that the gilt version comes with its original box. This isn't any old box, though, but one of the absolutely nicest 19th century presentation boxes that I've seen. It is leather-bound, embossed on the cover "1776 - 1876: Memorial of a Century" Although it can open like a book to display both sides of the medal mounted within, it also has a completely intact and functional brass latch that can keep it firmly closed.
I try to consider my purchases carefully to avoid buyer's remorse. That is not a concern here!
These medals are 58mm in diameter. The bronze is 112.4g, the white metal is 70.0g, and the gilt is 110.0g.
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This So-Called Dollar was produced for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY and was struck in the Mint Exhibit on the Expo grounds. Although the brass/gilt version of this medal is fairly common, the silver version, HK-287 as shown here, is much rarer. I think this is one of the most artistic members of the So-Called Dollar series. If you don't see it immediately, be sure to look for the highly stylized eagle on the obverse. This is 34mm in diameter.
This is, obviously, a medal for the American Carnation Society, produced by Henry Mitchell. Henry Mitchell was a Boston-based medallist who produced several medals that were struck at the US Mint. This one has the feel of a US Mint medal. It isn't listed in Julian, but I don't know when it was produced so it might post-date the time period covered in Julian anyway. I'm a sucker for original boxes, even though this one isn't in perfect shape. The medal is 50mm in diameter, and gilt (presumably bronze under the gilt)
I don't know anything about this one, but I liked the high relief architectural design. Its European of some sort, so technically off-topic here, but I don't want to start a separate thread in the World area. Best part is that this too comes in its original box. This is 47mm, also gilt presumably-bronze.
If there's any medal that screams "Art Deco!" more than this one, I haven't seen it. Produced for the 10th anniversary of the National Air Races in 1930, this medal is 63mm in diameter. The edge is marked MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y., but its composition isn't indicated. I assume it's silver. It weighs 100g. I also have a bronze version without the edgemark that weighs 103g. Original box here also.
This is a modern medal, but I liked the eagle even if the reverse is somewhat miscolored. No box. Darn. 63mm.
Back to US Mint medals, this one is listed as Julian PR-40. It's not terribly rare as mint medals go, but the condition here is way above average. 25mm.
On a quick glance, someone might recognize this as the US Centennial Medal, CM-11, as shown in this thread. If they thought that, they'd be wrong. The design is the same, but this is actually a carboard holder for a set of 18 printed images related to the Centennial. There is a faint "PH F & Co" on the base of the images on both sides, but I can't think offhand of a likely candidate for that abbreviation. There a chunk missing from the side, but not too shabby overall. This is 46mm, and hardly needs a box since it is a box itself.
...and finally to the piece that made me post today. There are three pieces here, actually. I may have posted the first two at some point, but the third is new. This is also a US Mint Medal, Julian CM-29, a medal struck for the US Centennial and depicting Philadelphia landmarks Memorial Hall and Independence Hall.
Julian reports, "These medals were struck for Nichols, Pickering, and Company of Philadelphia between July, 1875, and the middle of 1876. There were twenty silver and five hundred bronze medals made during this period. Four hundred more bronze specimens were made in 1876 than the company paid for and these were to remain on hand in the medal departmentuntil melted in June, 1891."
The first of these medals is one of the remaining 100 bronze specimens. The second is a white metal version, unlisted in Julian but acknowledged in Hartzog's Price Guide to Julian. The third is gilt bronze, also unlisted in Julian but acknowledged by Hartzog.
The best part, if you hadn't picked up today's theme yet, is that the gilt version comes with its original box. This isn't any old box, though, but one of the absolutely nicest 19th century presentation boxes that I've seen. It is leather-bound, embossed on the cover "1776 - 1876: Memorial of a Century" Although it can open like a book to display both sides of the medal mounted within, it also has a completely intact and functional brass latch that can keep it firmly closed.
I try to consider my purchases carefully to avoid buyer's remorse. That is not a concern here!
These medals are 58mm in diameter. The bronze is 112.4g, the white metal is 70.0g, and the gilt is 110.0g.
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Best post of the day IMHO !!
The fact that I am partial to medals in original "diapers" has nothing to do with this opinion!
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
Splendid medals. Congratulations on the newps and thanks for taking the time to post images and information.
Box of 20
Neat items to collect and to own.
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