EXONUMIA: The New York Historical Society 1804-1904

This is the first in a series of miscellaneous Medallions, Plaquettes, etc;
my assortment of larger exonumia...in no particular order.

~2½ inches x <3/16 inches; ~112 grams
No edge mark (feels & looks like silver).
Obverse: (L to R) John Pintard, Founder & Egbert Benson, First President;
At rim near Benson's shoulder is (barely legible): Bremmer.
Reverse: The New York Historical Society 1804-1904;
& It Is Delightful To Recall The Past.

I plan an inquiry email to TNYHS for clarification of material.

Thanks, Chris, for pushing. wlw

 

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A lot of medals are "silvered bronze". However, if it was really silver, I would think that it would be so noted on the edge.

Chris

 

You're probably correct about that...Sigh! wlw

 

The name is hyphenated: New-York





https://www.nyhistory.org/

They're on the corner of the block I grew up on!

 

Is that a cast piece?

 

I'm not able to say with certainty, but I doubt that it is.

 

Turns out their website contains no reference to an email address as a contact. I'll try a phone call, first of the week.

 

I lied...there certainly is an email address on their site.
I just used it to enquire about this medal.
With any luck, their response will be posted here soon! wlw