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Wiener Cathedral Medals

llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
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Do any of the TPGs slab Wiener Cathedral Medals?

I saw a few listed on dealers sites... listed as uncirculated. Since these were never circulated, is there such a thing as a circulated Wiener medal?

What are some of the condition issues I should look out for when purchasing these medals?

Any advice for a new collector of these medals?
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    garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
    Can you post a link to one, I would like to see it. Thank you
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    FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,270 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There is one seller on Ebay that seems to only sell circulated examples.

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    jmj3esqjmj3esq Posts: 5,421 ✭
    I medal would not to have to actualy change hands to circulate. Most of the "circulation" wear on these medals comes from improper handling and storage.

    I have never seen one in a TPG holder, but I dont have any reason to beleive NGC wouldn't do it. They have holders to fit about anything these days and do holder all sorts of exonumia.

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    garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
    That is awesome. The dealer on ebay has two, one has a distracting spot and the other may have a PVC spot on it. I have to keep my eye out for these.
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have wanted one of these for a long time, never seem to see one at coin shows. The specific one I seek is pictured in Flatwoods post. I would need to see this 'in hand' to evaluate the condition. Cheers, RickO
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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,117 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Apparently not an official Wiener Medal; several forum member were unable to identify it for me - acquired in a box of misc as part of a large estate purchase I made some years back.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 33,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
    they sure are pretty medals image
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    swhuckswhuck Posts: 546 ✭✭✭
    A friend of mine collects these, and I've seen probably a dozen or so in hand. They're really, really nice. However, they're not going into a slab unless the slab is seriously oversized.
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    mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
    Neat!

    Coin's for sale/trade.


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    richardshipprichardshipp Posts: 5,647 ✭✭✭
    The things are huge and heavy. I don't think they'd fit in any normal type of slab... here the reverse of my latest...

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    And here's a portion of my only other one...

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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There's a heck of a market for these metals, at least for the nice ones...
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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    They will fit in the large slabs ATS.
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just love your Weiner Cathedral metal! Great color and details. Boy ya know, the prices on some metals are really starting to rise it seems, at least for the nice ones. The interest in this beauties are climbing more and more....Joe
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    richardshipprichardshipp Posts: 5,647 ✭✭✭


    << <i>They will fit in the large slabs ATS. >>



    I think they are 59mm and about twice as thick as a silver dollar.
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    DrPeteDrPete Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭
    The folks at CRO often have had these medals. Give them a look.
    Dr. Pete
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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,784 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Contact tmot99, as he makes custom holders. Not cheap, but they're customizable and nothing a TPG would give you, assuming for the moment that they could, would be cheap, anyway. The website is coinholdersonline.com.
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