Fort Edmonton Medal 1846 Can anyone help here?

YQQ · February 12, 2012 2:16AM

Good morning,
just received this medal. I bought it because it seemed interesting, historically. and I had never seen one like it before.
Now I got stopped in my investigative tracks... Can not find anything... anywhere.. so far.
perhaps someone knows something?
thank you..

weight is: 16.2 grams
diameter is 36.97 mm
thickness is: 1.95 mm
Metal: appears to be silver. has the same sound as silver coin when dropped on the same surface

here ist is

Pokermandude · February 12, 2012 5:02AM

Neat. I am from Edmonton, but I have no clue about the medal.

coindeuce · February 12, 2012 6:59AM

Since it has a makers mark indicating Alberta Mint, that would be a good source to research. Private enterprise, maybe still in business?

YQQ · February 12, 2012 9:06AM

unfortunately NOT. have googled and checked wherever I could.... same nothing.....

H

1960NYGiants · February 12, 2012 10:31AM

I suspect that piece is a souveneur (sp) from Fort Edmonton Park. It looks like a modern strike in pewter or antiqued silver to me.

Fort Edmonton Park

coindeuce · February 12, 2012 12:50PM

Have you considered looking in business directories for cities in Alberta? I found a newspaper article through a Google search from 1985 about how Alberta Mint won a contract to create Martin Luther King Jr. medals for U.S. school children.

YQQ · February 12, 2012 1:28PM

Thank you,
I did find that one also. tried to find the mint...NO luck.
but somewhere i found a reference to an alberta mint in the US.. unlikely place. that also petered out

harasha · February 12, 2012 7:05PM

Found this reference to the Alberta Mint.

Montreal Gazette May 1985

YQQ · February 13, 2012 2:36AM

Harasha, thank you
I looked at that a few days ago.
But the mint is NOWHERE to be found..
I will call Edmonton today and see if a museum can help me.
thank you all for your input.
H

DBM · February 13, 2012 2:24PM

It's a souvenir medallion first issued in 1974 to commemorate the opening of Fort Edmonton Park.I believe Alberta mint was a branch of Sherritt Mint.

YQQ · February 13, 2012 3:45PM

DBM,
I bought it from a German collector who had it for many years..... Maybe you are right.
was trying to find the Sherrit mint also.... NO luck...
If it was 1974... they could not date it 18**, they would have to say it is a redo of something.. IMO

DBM · February 13, 2012 4:06PM

It is as I said,it's not a mystery. The Fort was to be rebuilt to 1846 plan.

Fort Edmonton Medal 1846 Can anyone help here?

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