Post a medal or token for the weekend

morgandollar1878

Zoins

cardinal

As the Fourth of July approaches, we will be celebrating the 241st anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence:

George Washington's victory in 1776, forcing the British retreat from Boston was truly momentous, prompting Congress to award him the first ever Congressional Medal of Honor, now known as the Washington Before Boston medal:

More victories were achieved, with Horatio Gates forcing the British Army to surrender at the Battle of Saratoga, and earning his own Congressional Medal:

Benjamin Franklin, our Ambassador to France secured financial aid, and with the mounting American victories, France decided to ally with the United States, providing provisions and soldiers, in addition to needed funds. For all of France's assistance during the Revolutionary War, only one Congressional Medal was awarded to a French soldier, François-Louis Teissèdre de Fleury:

This medal, Betts-608, dated 1783, is oftentimes called the "French Libertas Americana Medal," as it features the King of France sitting on his throne, here seen struck in silver:

...and here, seen struck in its most common white metal composition (with a copper plug used to absorb corrosive elements to preserve the white metal):

Tradition aside, the medal was actually struck in Germany, not France.

The "official" Peace Medal of France actually was the Betts-612, also dated 1783, with the obverse dominated by the profile of King Louis XVI, here seen struck in silver:

...and here, struck in copper:

sjcoins

Well since everything today is about politics

Twobitcollector

see below

Twobitcollector

CommemKing

ricko

There are some amazing medals in this thread.... Fantastic artistry ..... Cheers, RickO

JRocco

ldhair

coinsarefun

Beautiful medals and tokens posted today. Cardinal..... spectacular as usual!

Here is something a little different today.

oih82w8

I have been advised that this token is a Fuld 13/297a

BillJones

I set this one aside for me when I was dealer. The prices have gone nuts on these pieces since I was buying and selling them. The die is by Boston die maker, Joseph Merriam.

And here is the Mossin and Marr store card. John Marr is my favorite Civil War token die maker. He engraved some beautiful tokens. This is the "Naked Amazon" reverse, which was inspired by the painting "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugène Delacroix.

SaorAlba

How about a 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expo medal in the original box with paperwork:

I also have the gold medal in the original box but without the paperwork. The silver medal has eluded my clutches.

gtstang

EXOJUNKIE

1837, "Illustrious Predecessor," HT-31, R4

EXOJUNKIE

(c. 1900-06) C.D. Peacock Jeweler Chicago IL -- These are the three most common varieties of this early-20th century merchant token which is also related to the Smith's Clock Establishment "Time is Money" tokens of the Hard Times period of 1832-1844.

Weiss

coinsarefun

this hard times token has been included in the 100 Greatest Tokens and Medals book.
Most survivors are found in F-VF condition with major issues or circulation. I found this one at CRO

Weiss

Mercury

JRocco

Pope Gregory XIII ( 1572-1585 )
Massacre of the Huguenots in silver

DCW

Henry Clay medal by Joseph H. Merriam, unlisted in silver NGC MS65.

The Henry Clay medals by Merriam are seldom offered, but finding one in SILVER is nearly impossible. Although Merriam advertised on his scorecards medals struck in gold, silver, copper and tin, silver is not a metal he generally worked in. Perhaps they were presentation strikes, "one offs" for special collectors of the day or for Merriam himself. This one is richly toned with beautiful color and clean fields. And it's a good thing, as I do not believe another example exists.

WDP

A favorite of mine, an extreme rarity struck on a silver planchet!

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DCW

Magnificent token, @WDP !
I owned a "smoker" in silver with the E. Hill reverse, but it's long gone. I like yours better with J.T. Levick's storecard. Such a great piece!

Weiss

A comparison of the two above, if I may: 15mm (smaller than a 1/2 dime), vs. 64mm (nearly twice the size of a silver dollar)

kaz

Some great medals and tokens in this thread! Here is one of my favorites.

thisnamztaken

1907 American Institute of Architects Medal

Not mine, but one of my favorite Eagle designs. By Walking Liberty Half designer, Adolph A. Weinman

mercurydimeguy

Here's one that hasn't been posted yet...

coinsarefun

An old image I did long ago and have since added to the collection

coinsarefun

Found another old collage I did years back.
These are fun to make

coinsarefun

AHHH, found another old collage.......who remembers this one. Goes back at least 4-5 years.

coinsarefun

I need to slow down my posting but I feel so great this weekend

Another oldie but goodie

MedalCollector

@thisnamztaken said:
1907 American Institute of Architects Medal

Not mine, but one of my favorite Eagle designs. By Walking Liberty Half designer, Adolph A. Weinman

So how many of the new Palladium coins will you be buying? : )

morgandollar1878

@coinsarefun said:
I need to slow down my posting but I feel so great this weekend

Another oldie but goodie

Keep it up I don't think anyone is going to tell you to stop.

Some_of_it

Modern stuff.

JRocco

Couple of Restitution Papal medals from the mid 16th century
Pope Sixtus II


Pope Sergius II

Desert Moon

crocs and snakes oh my!

Desert Moon

dude........

Desert Moon

Desert Moon

bolivarshagnasty

Glad your feeling well Stef! Beautiful medals and tokens everyone! Alas, I own nary an example of either.

WillieBoyd2

An interesting item from days gone by:

Automobile Daredevil Lucky Teter Hell Driver Good Luck Coin

Brass, 32mm, 11.00gm

Obverse: Lucky Teter facing
MAY GOOD LUCK ACCOMPANY THE BEARER / LUCKY TETER / WORLDS CHAMPION

Reverse: Automobile tilted
HELL DRIVERS / LUCKY PIECE

Earl M. "Lucky" Teter (1901-1942) started out as a race driver of both autos and motorcycles and had been a gas station attendant and weekend test driver.

He ran thrill shows in the 1930s and 1940s and was the first to use the label "Hell Drivers" for his act.

He died during a performance in 1942, just before he was to join the Army.

DCW

Here is some Bryan Money from the 1900 Presidential Election. It is a rare variant of the "UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA" theme, many times harder to find than the one featuring a goose with the head of a donkey. Struck on an aluminum planchet.

JRocco

coinsarefun

@DCW said:
Here is some Bryan Money from the 1900 Presidential Election. It is a rare variant of the "UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA" theme, many times harder to find than the one featuring a goose with the head of a donkey. Struck on an aluminum planchet.

Not nearly as rare as yours but it is a compliment to your post.

DCW

@coinsarefun said:

@DCW said:
Here is some Bryan Money from the 1900 Presidential Election. It is a rare variant of the "UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA" theme, many times harder to find than the one featuring a goose with the head of a donkey. Struck on an aluminum planchet.

Not nearly as rare as yours but it is a compliment to your post.

Here is the third design from the United Snakes motif, again pretty rare:

QCCoinGuy

Crystal Palace Official Souvenir Medal HK-5, R.8 with doubled everything

silverpop

1935 New Mexico 1 mill tax token

illini420

Lots of good stuff posted so far... we all have our hobbies!

Twobitcollector