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Re: Boston Peace Medal
It is one of several medals struck to commemorate events sponsored by P.S. Gilmore in Boston a decade after the Civil War. The original event was called the National Peace Jubilee and was first held … (View Post)2 -
Re: Last Long Beach Show?
He may be thinking of the fairly large foreign/world show that was held at the Beach in December(?) back in the day. I calculated that I have spent well over a year of my life in Long Beach hotels --… (View Post)2 -
Re: Is there a reference for SC50¢ pieces?
Yes, I mentioned the Smith and Heraldic Art sets which were intended as limited series. It is not a stretch to imagine that Smith worked with Raymond to market the somewhat mismatched eight piece set… (View Post)2 -
Re: Is there a reference for SC50¢ pieces?
Are you after info on municipal commemoratives from the 1950's on (actually 1930's on) which commemorate a local or state event and are often "worth 50c in trade" for a limited period of ti… (View Post)1 -
Re: US Mint Great Central Fair Token Uniface Restrike
It's a 1960's era strike done for the (IIRC) Chicago Coin Club -- I'm sure it is listed in Bill Burd's catalog of CCC issued material. It often comes in an inscribed Capital Lucite holder but I am no… (View Post)1