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Small brass Liberty Bell 17 76 Independence Hall medal or charm?
orgmr
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This medal is about 13mm, 1.3g, plain edge, and medal-turn. As you can see it is holed for suspension but it looks like the hole was made after striking. It might be from the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial celebration? I'm not sure which side is the obverse or reverse, or if that even matters. Can't seem to find a listing for it in a search on line, or on ebay. Anyone know what this is? Thanks.
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No idea. Looks like it has some age to it. And maybe it was originally gilt?
It's one of the small medals made and sold by George Soley in his exhibit booth at the 1876 U.S. Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. This piece usually comes in au to unc - this is one of the most circulated pieces that I've seen.
Thank you tokenpro. Does it have an listing in any reference work?
There's no reference for George Soley's work but a few of us have been posting pieces in this thread:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1021607/george-soley-medals#latest
Thanks for the link. Fretboard had a small medal that seemed to match mine.
Nice old medal....Looks as if it has been worn, pocketed and handled extensively. Cheers, RickO
It could be a Lingg product: see https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/tokens-medals/lingg-token-mules-1876-centennial/3392
These are way out of my collecting interests, but i did buy one years ago because I thought it was an interesting piece of Americana.
Whit
Lingg's extensive Centennial series of tokens were struck in 19mm and 23mm sizes. Key struck tokens (usually signed) in the 16mm to 19mm range before & during the celebration but Soley was the main producer of 13mm sized tokens of several varieties during the Centennial Exposition. Other die sinkers started doing both smaller sized pieces and Lord's Prayer reverses after the Centennial but Soley's work was still distinctive.