Hi everyone, I was wondering or hoping that you all can please help me ID what appears to be an old hub/die(?) used to produce a U.S. medal(?). The piece is made of iron or steel, weighs nearly 3 lbs, measures approx 2-3/8 x 2-1/4 inches and the image within the beveled edge measuring approx 54 mm. The image is that of a fort near a river within a landscape and having Native American teepees at upper right. It took me some time, but I *think* I was able to ID the image as that of: Fort Wayne in Indiana, circa, 1794 - 1812 ???? Is this item in fact a hub/die? and if so, can you all please help me ID its age and what medal it might have produced? Thank you all so much for your time, thoughts and help!
Interesting. I imagine most forts established in early America were similarly configured. Fort Wayne is plausible, given that both locations of the fort were at river confluences as shown on the design. The way I see the woodcut image is that it is rotated 90° counterclockwise from the hub. An e-mail to the Fort Wayne historical society asking if this was a design for an early 20th century commemorative medal or token would probably get a response fairly quickly.
I can’t say but research the area you live in or where this was found. You may be surprised at what you find.
Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and suggestions. Hopefully with a bit more thorough sleuthing and contacting the Fort Wayne historical society, more info will be reveled regarding the mystery of this small wonder. Thanks again!
Have you tried here? You can contact them for help as well. Very cool item. http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/Miller-ANS-Medals
