Looking through the auction archives at Stack's I found the brother of an old friend.
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I mentioned in another thread about a deal I did with my boss back around 2006 that we nicknamed "The Gift That Keeps Giving" because the cash came in small quantities for several years. It was a collection of mainly SC$'s and U.S Mint medals that an old time collector had assembled. Some of HK numbers were quite rare and in mid-grade MS that I submitted to NGC, the only game in town at the time. One of the last medals that we sold was an HK-4, 1926 U.S Semi Centennial Celebration in White Metal. It looked as though it had been polished lightly and the date had been abraded for some reason.
When I mailed it to NGC I was cautiously optimistic and waited for the medal to return. When it di I was surprised at the result: they didn't say it was counterfeit, and they didn't say it was genuine. The tag in the BodyBag had the "OTHER" box checked and handwritten note "Unable to verify Authenticity" which I hadn't seen, before or since.
Today I was looking through the archives at Stack's and found this: https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/1-1FJIA.The medal in the link could be the brother to the one I had, for some strange reason the date had been obliterated, but it was good enough for John J. Ford and approved by PCGS. Now I wish I had kept it.
Al H.
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So that was struck in 1826? (per Stacks') A very cool piece!
THAT... is cool
Nice piece. Did you sell it because they couldn't authenticate it?
Here's the CoinFacts image:
no, the medal was part of a collection I was helping my boss sell before I started to work for him. here is the original thread from back in 2007.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/562542/so-called-dollar-mini-hoard-and-still-more-pictures-added
Now, with a second one, I am curious as to why someone(s) would obliterate the date?? Two cases must represent some particular reason...and not very well done either... Cheers, RickO