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My Swiss Shooting Medals Back from NGC

ZoharZohar Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I know this will be considered a bad thing by a few of the "die hard" medal collectors, yet I did this for sake of preservation. With such low mintage for some of these, I prefer having them sealed for the long term rather than oxidizing.

I took a few "quick and dirty" images as they are on their way to the bank vault.

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Habsburg Talers

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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Dayum! That's some gorgeous stuff there. I'd love to see that PL piece in hand. Bet it looks gorgeous! image
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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well said coinpictures - quite a nice haul there Zohar!
  • JimKJimK Posts: 605
    Wow! Those are awesome!!
    Thanks for sharing.
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    Jim
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW !

    Congratulations a super nice collection. Do you have the shooting talers as well?
    This is very impressive. IMO there is no U.S. comparison.
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very impressive medals.

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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I do have the shooting talers, now missing 2 for the set - 1847, 1855.
    Habsburg Talers
  • canadacolornutcanadacolornut Posts: 995 ✭
    An amazing group-love every one of them!

    Not that I've ever seen a poor Swiss medal design, nearly all of these
    are just outstanding.

    Love the toning on a several of them.

    I understand why you would encapsulate them but weren't you tempted to
    keep a couple of them on felt or wooden trays for a hundred years or so
    to see what kind of toning they took on? image
    No,no- the kids and the cat are all right honey.
    It's just that I got my PCGS grades.
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Very impressive medals. >>



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    Great to see some interest in these great pieces. I'm a fan also.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Amazing collection.... Cheers, RickO
  • Silvereagle82Silvereagle82 Posts: 1,219 ✭✭✭
    Zohar ...... all I can say is WOWimage
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,141 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm awe struck. It's amazing what can be produced on a large planchet.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 1894 Luzern which is stated as cleaned, has not been IMO. That is one of my favorites.
    Habsburg Talers
  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭✭✭
    These were also received early in the week.

    Canton: Neuchatel
    Design: Bovy/Siber
    Denomination: 5 Francs Schützenfest in Chaux De Fonds
    Mintage: 6,000
    NGC MS-61

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    A shooting medal was issued for this event (52mm), mintage unknown.

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    Habsburg Talers
  • WWWWWW Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭
    Very impressive. As for the "quick and dirty" images, you did quite a good job.
    I think the Vaud - Lausanne medal is especially nice.
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