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Here's an interesting old medal, rather beat up but I had to have it. From a dealer in Aix en Provence. Sorry about the lighting and size, it's about 40mm and the color is more the obverse than the reverse.

 

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Hi all, Great stuff as usual. Love this stuff as much as coins. And the medals have quite a history to tell you... here's my Louisiana purchase medals. Notice the lady that influenced the walking liberty? same engraver...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase

 

Picked this up in a bunch of foreign coins - I hope someone there can explain it to me? How come Cincinnati and then Chinese characters?


Scale is in tenths and it is made of Aluminium.

 

BHM #1775. Victoria, visit to the City of London, 1837, 55mm, matte surfaces. This medal was likely placed within its silver ring and protected by glass lenses at issue.

 

only thing I can figure...maybe marketed in Chinatown areas? customized reverse for advertising

 

Here's some of my oldest medals. Oldest is 1644. Louis the 14th,I have an example from baby to mid age man ,By Mauger. A medal was produced, every year of his life. Mainly for propaganda methods, to win over the general population. These are in incredible condition for age. Got them from Poland...

 

Simple it is a trade show give away for a show in China
Milacron is an American limited liability company that manufactures and distributes plastic processing equipment for fields such as for example injection molding, extrusion molding, and metal injection molding. and was the Cincinnati milling machine company
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They have plants in assorted locations world wide.

 

Great - thanks for that! I didn't think it was anything special, just unusual - particularly in the UK. I wonder how it got here?

 

I know what you mean, It is amazing what one finds in bulk token buys, I found an elongated English coin that was done to commemorate their kings coronation in the late 1800's. It was covered in curd when I cleaned it up what a supersize it was to find it in the junk box of a LCS. Can't find the pic currently seem the bucket eat it!

 

Here's one I got today in Copenhagen, as I got a number of nice pieces but this may be the nicest. It is a Danish medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen (1801), which they lost to the British, it is the one where Nelson held up his telescope to his blind eye so as not to see the order to withdraw. The Danish feel it was really sort of a draw, which is why they issued a medal, I assume. Also see info here: http://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&auc=139&searchlot=1334&searchtype=2

All I can say about the design is that it looks like a very chancy way for lady Justice to be handling a sword and the Danish warrior on the reverse seems at a distinct disadvantage, which may be the point.

 

Love it!

 

That's really a great assortment and makes me want to get back into medals!

 

Nailed it Circus!

 

I'm wanting a book on civil war tokens. I don't care about the age of the book as I'm not looking for a price guide just information and wondered if this one was good?

 

It might have been best to start a new thread with the book question - in fact, I still encourage you to do so. This thread is show-and-tell with random discussions.

I'm sure that book would be a great start. It's outside of my collecting area, but Bowers is a respected numismatist and author. This book can be easily acquired and if you get real serious I'm sure you can find much more esoteric books.

 

Picked up this today - not scarce but a nice portrait and detail.

 

Yes, it is a very nice design, Paddy. Is it silver?

Bruce

 

Quite a few numismatists have produced their own tokens over the hears. Here's an example by S.Hamer.