I recently purchased a medal which is not listed as an SCD. It is from the 1876 Centennial Exposition. A similar one is currently on EBay. The medal is partially 3D. The ground area is raised, and I love the details on it. Who knew they could place such detail on a 2 inch medal.
The medals commemorating this exposition had five different buildings portrayed . While not rare, they are definitely a work of art. At one point I owned all five medals, which I sold some 10 years back.
There really is a load of detail in your medal New. It would be interesting to do some research on it and see if you could discover who the diesinker was. I don't know much about SCD's or exposition medals, but I know they're highly collectable. Just out of curiousity, is the edge plain or does it have lettering or some other design element on it? There are some really good medal guys on the forum, so hopefully they'll chime in later with their comments. Bruce
I do not recall any edge lettering on the medal. Actually these pictures are from EBay. When I received it, I gently wiped the surface dust off, and the light brown areas became white. I would love to see this medal in pristine condition. If anyone has one, please share the picture.
I doubt if I did. White medal unlike silver does not scratch easily. Also, I used something that is used to wipe CD's DVD's etc (a CD surface is as sensitive if not more than a silver surface) It was a very light wipe!
I am not sure what this is made from, but it seems to be very tough. The white covering though is extremely fragile. All the medals so far have most of the white covering rubbed off.
I agree. Depending on the actual composition of the "white metal", which varies, it's more likely to scratch than silver. Bruce
Once I get my camera to computer working, I will photograph it and show that no damage was done. It was only very loose dirt on top of the medal. I know what you mean though. I received the centennial medal in the case. When I first looked at it I thought it was perfect, but once I looked at the reflection, I saw the tiny hairline scratches. The medal had been lightly cleaned sometime in the past. The centennial medal is still beautiful and worth every cent I paid for it.
