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Another gold Columbian Expo rarity finds a home

tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
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I received a call from a suburban Chicago dealer that I know. He has been offered an extremely rare Columbian Expo gold medal for a shooting contest and wanted to know if I was interested. I thought this was a silly question. OF COURSE I AM!!!! Anyway, I happen to know that this medal is not unique as I actually know someone else who has one. I do not know if the other one has the original presentation case with it or not, but mine sure does.

Here it is, to be listed as PRH-1 in my new book (PRH=Pins, Ribbons, and Hanging Medals).

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,896 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You collect Columbiana???????

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  • DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You collect Columbiana???????

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  • tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You collect Columbiana???????

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  • LeeGLeeG Posts: 12,162 ✭
    A Super Nice find!!


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  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
    VERY nice pickup Tom!!

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Neat-O... Wonder what they used for targets at the Columbian Expo image
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  • coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool! and congratulations on a very cool piece of historyimage
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  • AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ahhh, Columbian Gold.
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  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,776 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats!
  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,390 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice! image

    So how big is this medal? Hard to tell from the photos.

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just curious if they had snap type buttons like on the case in 1893 image
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  • tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Very nice! image

    So how big is this medal? Hard to tell from the photos. >>



    The round hanging part is approximately 36mm.
  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,390 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Very nice! image

    So how big is this medal? Hard to tell from the photos. >>



    The round hanging part is approximately 36mm. >>



    Thanks - that is much larger than I expected!

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  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,390 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Just curious if they had snap type buttons like on the case in 1893 image >>



    Snaps were invented in the 1850's and pretty much perfected by the 1890's. (maybe with the exception of using stainless steel)

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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Cool piece of history! image
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  • tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Just curious if they had snap type buttons like on the case in 1893 image >>



    Snaps were invented in the 1850's and pretty much perfected by the 1890's. (maybe with the exception of using stainless steel) >>



    Thanks for that little bit of research! I always wonder if something is actually an original case and hadn't thought of the snap being an authenticity killer. This at least lends itself to believability that this is authentic.
  • tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    The other interesting thing about this medal is that it appears to be constructed rather than minted. The landing scene is actually a cutout and attached onto a polished plate. On the reverse, the rifle is also a cutout piece attached to the polished plate.
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,434 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice pick up. thats way neat looking image
  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    Lovely medal.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice medal.... back when shooting was an honorable sport.... Cheers, RickO

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