Shooting Medals (More Added)

Zohar

For Schutzenfest collectors, getting the medal in the original box and/or with a name on it (winner) makes the purchase much more appealing (and value). I just received these two. The first is a One year type with the winner's name (Paul Forster) on the medal and the other is a 50MM Fribourg, both in original box. This is a well defined collecting theme which keeps the hunt going for as long as one desires given their low mintage.

JCMhouston

Those are very nice to find with the original boxes, congrats.

SaorAlba

Those medals by themselves are great, but with the boxes they are just plain awesome. Like the spot free surfaces on them too, no small task trying to find nice original unspotted surfaces on medals from that era.

Zohar

Thank you. I will say something not popular, but I will send these to be slabbed. Sitting in the box adds wear over time and these are pristine.

Lancastercoin

<< <i>Sitting in the box adds wear over time >>



No. Nothing wrong at all with getting these coins slabbed, but no. These types of boxes are PROVEN to preserve coins in gem mint state for at least 250 years (oldest I've seen anyway) and counting. Mishandling "adds wear over time", not these boxes.

Zohar

Thank you - good to know so perhaps worth keeping in original form.

Hussulo

Yes, friction causes wear. So as long as they are in their custom boxes and not handled much they will stay unc. They may tone though depending on where and how they are stored.

Lancastercoin

<< <i>They may tone though depending on where and how they are stored. >>



They certainly may, but I have rarely seen these pre-patinated 20th century SSM's tone. They are pretty much always gem in the original box in my short experience. Man, do these kind of boxes occasionally produce some amazing toning on die-fresh (or dip-fresh too I guess) Proof/MS coins though! Some vivid "natural" rainbow toned coins on the market in P/N holders are produced by putting a white coin in one of these boxes on a shelf for a few months-years with no other assistance than an occasional flipover.

Zohar

Added a few more just received.

harasha

Regarding the award for the 300 M.
I toyed with the idea of collecting shooting medals back in 2008, but I could never get that enthusiastic. However, one of the few medals I did obtain was the 300 M award given to Ernst Blaser. I wonder if the design was the same for a certain number of years. The only information my vendor had was that it was awarded sometime around 1921.

The vendor did advise me that the reference numbers were M-1134 and R-1933.

harasha

Though shooting medals did not grasp my interest that firmly, I do like this one very much:

Zohar

The 300M is indeed a one year type. You medal posted is awesome!

lordmarcovan

Those are fantastic. To my surprise, I find some of the slightly modernistic 20th century pieces as much or even more appealing as the 19th century one. Especially the one with the guy about to smash something with a big rock, and the silver(?) Paul Forster one in the case.

Zohar

More added:

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