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New pickups today... French and Canadian medals

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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    No information on either one, but I believe the 1819 is a restrike. Does it have edge markings.

    Nice medals BTW.
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No clue, but you have a nice eye for purtyness. image

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  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭✭
    I recognize the Canadian piece but don't have my catalogue handy. It is an unissued medal for The Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London aka The Crystal Palace. I bought mine a few years ago for less than $20 also unissued. Issued pieces command a premium.

    Nice finds.

    Great Exhibition of 1851 - Crystal Palace
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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    I agree with theboz that the 1819 is likely a restrike - it just doesn't have the color I would expect on a medal from Paris in that timeframe. If there is an edge marking that would help with the date range.
    The medal is of Anne-Germaine Necker. You can find an example of what I would expect an original striking to look like Here Hopefully, an English translation

    Both medals are very nice, I have not seen the Canadian example before.
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