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So...EXONUMIA picture thread?
Weiss
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I bet just about every coin collector has exonumia of one kind or another. Post your best, most interesting pieces. I think US and related issues are appropriate in this forum.
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MS63+ BN
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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MS63+ BN
Very nice
A bit of Exonumia of my own --
deuce great bronze Libertas!
Love every piece in the thread so far. This has the makings of an epic thread.
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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LOL. Cardinal shows up and drops the mic
Awe...thanks Weiss!
Exonumia exists to relay a story, and all of these pieces do just that!
Versus regular U.S. coins, you really can't tell the difference in sizes of one medal to the next -- especially with the standard format of TrueView images. For example, the Libertas Americana/George Washington and Washington/Signing of the Declaration of Independence medals above look to be the same size in the images, yet the first is only 25mm in diameter and the other is 90mm in diameter!
To get a better idea of the assortment of sizes -- here is an assemblage of Libertas Americana medals (originals and restrikes), with each image in precise scale to the others:
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This is a very scarce cardboard encasement from the Philadelphia Times with an uncirculated 1895 Indian cent inserted and sealed on the reverse to hold in the coin.
This one is a handmade encasement from the Lititz Springs National Bank that was issued on the day they opened, June 1, 1909, with an uncirculated 1909 Indian cent inserted.
This is a scarce pocket mirror containing a 1912 uncirculated Lincoln cent, with the mirror in tact. This piece was a gift from Benny/Greysoldier.
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Virtus Collection - Renaissance and Baroque Medals
I recently added the Comitia American Washington Before Boston below to my collection (seller pics/scans).
Hope to own the Libertas Americana someday.
Washington Before Boston - Baker 48G
John Paul Jones - Ag
... and now for something completely different, an architectural cathedral medal
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US Civil War coinage
Historical Medals
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Box of 20
SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
The veteran, John M. Ham, participated in Bull Run, that tragic first major battle of the War of the Rebellion, where it became evident that there would be no quick end to the fighting, no abrupt conclusion to the suffering that would claim 750,000 American lives over 4 years of brutal combat.
Records indicate that Mr. Ham survived the war. Evident from the heavy wear on this disc, it was most likely carried as a pocket piece for the remainder of his life.
Never have I held such a tangible piece of history in my hands.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
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Official Medal
Very Rare
Official So-Called Dollar
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I've bid on a few of those, but never won one
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1794 George III "Simcoe" Indian Peace Medal.
US Civil War coinage
Historical Medals
US Civil War coinage
Historical Medals
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Where are you Boosi? You have some great contributions.
I've got nothing, but great thread
Latin American Collection
If size matters, this is my largest medal --
Commems and Early Type
All Indiana Primitive Civil War Tokens range from scarce to rare. They form an interesting sub set in the CWT series. This Monitor token is scarce, and it is the scarcest obverse die variety of all of the Monitor token varieties. Note that Higgins had to add some of the dentiles around the edge of the piece. The uneven dentiles are the design elements that Higgins added.
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If size matters, this is my largest medal --
That's a very cool specimen of "THE NATIONAL MEDALLION IN MEMORIUM MAJORUM". I like the Libertas Americana on that upper right
I was intrigued enough that I had to do some searches to find out what that was. According to
juunkratt on the bay, this was made by Samuel Black in 1858 and it was the first use of electroplating:
These were made by Samuel Black ( NOT HUGO ) IN 1858 AND WERE THE FIRST USE OF ELECTROPLATING(COPPER),a series was made but the NATIONAL MEDALLION IN MEMORIUM MAJORUM...In the center is the obverse & reverse of the WASHINGTON boston MEDAL,Each corner has a roundlet,The medal is flanked by the constitution medal [...] Do a simple search on THE NATIONAL MEDALLION IN MEMORIUM MAJORUM and you WILL get the full story...They are lead blanks...
Doing searches, however, don't appear to come up with more information. In fact, HA says this is from 1890.
Here is a bio on Samuel Black saying he was based in NYC and issued at least 6 27mm store cards, struck in lead and coper plated.