Having fun with some medals

Justacommeman

I picked up these Libertas medals in various metals raw over the past 3 years or so. Finally got around to getting them slabbed. I’m having a blast with this series.

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DCW

Such a cool design. I would love to own one of the originals one day, but I feel that ship has sailed.

coinsarefun

Very cool!

Justacommeman

@DCW said:
Such a cool design. I would love to own one of the originals one day, but I feel that ship has sailed.

@DCW said:
Such a cool design. I would love to own one of the originals one day, but I feel that ship has sailed.

They have been on a tear. I tried to buy one for awhile but was outbid on in every single auction. It was frustrating. I was finally able to buy a really nice one last year. It was a blessing that I had to wait. 64’s are now trading at over 50k in bronze

mark

Sonorandesertrat

Interesting! There is another 'Libertas Americana' medal, an 18th-century piece--memorializing the Peace of Versailles--with a Betts number that escapes me, that I see every now and then. It's not horribly expensive, and might make an interesting addition to your collection.

Justacommeman

@Sonorandesertrat said:
Interesting! There is another 'Libertas Americana' medal, an 18th-century piece--memorializing the Peace of Versailles--with a Betts number that escapes me, that I see every now and then. It's not horribly expensive, and might make an interesting addition to your collection.

Betts- 608

Indeed. They are part of the Libertas Medal Registry Set cardinal set up. They come in white metal and silver. The white metal medals have that cool anti- corrosive “plug” as well. They are on my want list.

mark

Sonorandesertrat

MJ,
Check out JK's website--he has one!

Justacommeman

@Sonorandesertrat said:
MJ,
Check out JK's website--he has one!

I have seen it. Atlas also has one. I bought most of my raw ones from JK. One just sold at Kagin’s last auction as well

Thanks!

mark

Edited to add here are cardinals two medals

Peace of Versailles medal. "Communi Consensu"

(Tin )Libertas Americana/Communi Consensu"

DIMEMAN

Very cool medals Mark. Thanks for sharing.

TomB

Nice little niche collecting area!

Jimnight

Real nice!

ricko

Very nice .... they are really special medals... and that is a great display. Cheers, RickO

cardinal

@Justacommeman said:
I picked up these Libertas medals in various metals raw over the past 3 years or so. Finally got around to getting them slabbed. I’m having a blast with this series.

m

That's a great grouping! The Brass Medal is a stopper, as only 5 were struck to test the spacing of the dies before striking the Silver Medals.

Justacommeman

Thanks M

I bought the Brass medal raw from JK who had never seen one before. Thanks for the info on the mintage of 5. The edge is marked with the Paris Mint cornucopia, 1974, and an equally tiny "BP.FL," which means something I’m sure but I don’t know what.

Here is the TV of the brass piece.

The Bronze piece is from 1983 dies: the obverse exergue says 1783 3 Sept 1983 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles. According to JK it is a lot rarer than the 1976 FCI version, though I'm not sure anyone cares. This one actually came from the Dupre Archive. As you know the family that inherited all of Augustin Dupre's effects (descendants of his son's business partner) tried to keep the collection up with the various modern manifestations of his work. It's the only one like this from the Dupre group.

mark

cardinal

@Justacommeman said:
Thanks M

I bought the Brass medal raw from JK who had never seen one before. Thanks for the info on the mintage of 5. The edge is marked with the Paris Mint cornucopia, 1974, and an equally tiny "BP.FL," which means something I’m sure but I don’t know what.

Here is the TV of the brass piece.

The Bronze piece is from 1983 dies: the obverse exergue says 1783 3 Sept 1983 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles. According to JK it is a lot rarer than the 1976 FCI version, though I'm not sure anyone cares. This one actually came from the Dupre Archive. As you know the family that inherited all of Augustin Dupre's effects (descendants of his son's business partner) tried to keep the collection up with the various modern manifestations of his work. It's the only one like this from the Dupre group.

mark

Yeah....JK sniped me on that one, ordering it from Dave Wnuck like 30 seconds before me!

"BR.FL." is the Paris Mint's abbreviation for "Bronze, Florentine" AKA "Brass."

Wabbit2313

I am going to take a stab on what the reverse is depicting.

A lady protecting a naked midget from a big cat? He is also not tripod material like Mini-Me is.

cardinal

Got out my set of three:

CaptHenway

You are having WAAAAAAAY too much fun!

Justacommeman

I own Martin a lot. These side projects are the most fun. He has let me go to school on him. Like a Lannister I will repay him

m

Justacommeman

@Wabbit2313 said:
I am going to take a stab on what the reverse is depicting.

A lady protecting a naked midget from a big cat? He is also not tripod material like Mini-Me is.

I know you are being g facetious but-

The “cat” is England, the midget/ baby is the US and France is the “lady” defending the US

Mark

Paradisefound

@Wabbit2313 said:
I am going to take a stab on what the reverse is depicting.
A lady protecting a naked midget from a big cat? He is also not tripod material like Mini-Me is

One of my favorite reverse depicting the Minerva fending off the British Lion and baby Hercules strangling 2 snakes (2 British armies we fought during the Revo War)
What a keeper @Justcommeman

Paradisefound

@cardinal said:
Got out my set of three:

I them all!