Why not collect medals?

And that is very very high relief, very kewl medal.:smile

 

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What an absolutely stunning medal...I have seen several examples of that medal by Depaulis and La Fitte in silver. if I am not mistaken it is from the reign of George III commemorating the British Army in Brussels with the River God. See that is an example of a medal that is far more stunning than most coins I see but the price is surprisingly cheap. If you call roughly 500 USD for an example in silver cheap for such a work of art.

 

You see it for sale somewhere at that price, or you're referring to a catalogue price?

 

Realized price for the few silver examples I have seen sold at auction. I assume that is a bronze example. I have never seen a bronze example and I assume like most, it would be cheaper than the silver...even better!!



This example sold for roughly 400 USD in 2004, almost double its estimated worth...

Although the example above appears to be bronze, it also appears to be in better condition.

 

What year did you buy it? If you dont mind me asking...

 

The main problem with medals is the same as collecting many things that you may like, some others like, but just not enough interest to warrant a large market. It is truely amazing how much detail, information, beauty is on many medals and most of our coins, especially the US ones, are just full of some presidents face. Medals are rather expensive to purchase but just as Beanie Babies, the resale is just not there. Of course as already noted, collecting anything as a hobby is for fun, education, enjoyment and should not be thought of as a monitary situation.
I have several other collections besides coins and most have very little resale value but I really don't care since they are not for sale, they are a hobby item. Example: I collect flashlights, solar yard lights, swords, etc.

 

Apparently envy isn't green after all. Its the color of toned-silver and has a picture of a Scottish king on it.

 

Medals are fine and dandy and many of them are exquisite, but i prefer coins honestly. its hard enough for me to find good examples for my collections, how much harder would it be to find examples of certain medals

 

And those of us that do collect medals for the beauty and history of them appreciate those that prefer to stay with coins, keeping the prices of medals lower considering their much greater rarity in many cases.

 

Well I collect german medals, and a lot of them are very rare and valuable. They are also a very hot item these days. Badges as well.

 

Yes, I have a couple of Scottish coins that are there are 3-4 examples known of them.

 

Agreed with GD about world coins appeal...I have never been a huge fan of American coins and that makes me a bit sad because I am American but I only collect the outstanding German, French and other world coins and medals because American coins have little appeal to me artistically and historically.

One thing that is frustrating to me is that when I go to a coin show here in Houston 5/6 of the show is American coins and maybe 1/6 of the show (one small isle) is world and ancients. I find thousands of Morgan's but struggle to find the world coins I want.

I mean...how many Morgan's does one person need!! It isnt even that attractive of a coin!!

 

My fave show was one that was held in SF once a year, nothing but ancients and medieval materiel. Nary an fugly Ms. Williams to be seen. There are classic American coins, just not the ones that most people collect, or can afford.

 

You really think so?? I love the Morgan's, that or you're joking.

 

Pretty sure he's serious.

scottishmoney - I feel the same way about the NYINC. It was like heaven.