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1876 Centenial four piece set with original holder.
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“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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I am on an iPad, which prevents me from posting pictures. I'll post up my set later if there is interest. You might be able to find it with a search.
That is a nice set...who, what, when, where and why? There has got to be a story behind it.
This set was issued in conjunction with the 1876 Philadelphia a Centennial celebration. It was an equivalent of a 19th century world's fair. The fair was held in Fairmount Park. I believe that the home of the Franklin Institute is the only surviving building. There are many numismatic type items that were issued for this event including a set of medals in pressed wood.
It my is understanding that the plain bronze medal was not in the set originally. There was a white medal metal there instead. That one has the lowest mintage in the set, which is something like 550 pieces, although that number is not exact. The original issue price for this set was $11 with the case, which was not cheap in those days.
I am on an iPad, which prevents me from posting pictures. I'll post up my set later if there is interest. You might be able to find it with a search.
Is this the original set you refer to Bill? I thank you for the info!
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
nice set but it's hard to tell if these are put together or not. the most difficult to locate are the Gilt medals, but I'm sure you already know that. hide it!!
Moon light mint, Not my piece but solid gold she is.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
This set had been off the market for over 40 years according to John Kraljevich from whom I purchased the set. The pieces are lightly hairlined from storage in the case, and the case is in very good condition except for a broken catch.
Here is the pressed wood set.
how gorgeous is this...STUNNING !!!!
i love it...a 4 piece set intact
thanks for sharing it's beauty with us
There probably is a list/publication of centennial related medals and tokens, but I can guarantee that any such list would be incomplete. It would be a very long list too! Unless you're talking about US Mint pieces, then there would be far less.
I've been meaning to pick up one of the smaller US mint medals, but I've been holding out for one in a relatively high grade with a decent strike and absent of spots, scratches, hairlines etc. Very tough....
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It took me over two years to figure out which coins came in this set.
Bill, who/what was your source???
I have seen many of these 4-pc. Sets over the years in several combinations. I always assumed that at the point of purchase it was possible to choose which medals came in the Set. one constant seems to be that the large gilt medal and the small silver medal are always included. also, it seems that the small silver medal and the small bronze medal are the ones seen separately in smaller cases. until recently, the large bronze and the large gilt were the only ones I had seen individually in smaller cases.