I love...Big Copper

Just rolled in from Stack's. BHM 2875, Confederation of Canada by the Wyons, 1867, 76mm in high relief. (Lacquered?)

 

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The British Empire Medal, 1901, BHM 3735, 100mm. Edward VII/Lord Roberts on horseback.

 

Was Lord Roberts, of the British Empire, on the side of the angels ? Be that as it may, it's an impressive coin, minted in the year of Victoria's death.

 

G. Frampton's impressionist medal for Winchester College's 500th anniversary in 1893 (BHM 3464, 76mm)

 

An 1811 twopence token by Rushbury & Woolley (42mm, 38gm).

 

Siberia

 

Another Swedish copper plate piece, though not as nice as some of the the other ones. I think it's a shipwreck corroded 1766 4 daler.

 

Some Russian 5 kopeks (US quarter for scale)

 

Lotta copper there...a bit over 1 kg I think

 

My new "big copper", George IV Penny

 

A 1924 5 kopek from the USSR. I think a lot of these wound up melted down. Was covered with quite a bit of verdigris as purchased, but a soak took off most of it.

 

Any chance of some info re. the Siberian coin, from Muzyck (Two ?foxes, a crown & 1778) ? - Also, I can't work out the Swedish 1766 4 daler, from Eidolon. Thanks.

 

I love anything related to Henry Clay. Just picked up this big piece.

Diameter: 89.3mm
Weight: 360.6gr

 

Reply to The Eidolon. "Description (online). Sweden 4 Daler Plate Money, 1740's (Fredrik I) 1,690 grams of copper. From Sweden, a 4 daler example of copper plate money. This one is 1,960 grams of solid copper. Since Sweden's plate money was typically melted down on it's destination over seas, the few that still exist are from a Danish Asiatic Company vessel, a shipwreck discovered March 1987. Sweden made such plate money between 1644 -1768. This one is from the found Nicobar Island shipwreck, attributed as wrecked on Juy 11th, 1783 on the south coast of Africa. This 4 daler shows a faint center denomination seal and a very clear dated crown corner seal, showing the date 174- but with the forth digit obscured. Crown matches Fredrik I of Sweden, who reigned from 1720 to 1751, confirming the date range of the 1740's." - This has been copied online, and I cannot guarantee that all is correct.

 

1948 Germany - Munster, came today. 27.7 grams, 40 mm D

 

Münster, today in NW, was one of the two cities where the Westphalian peace treaties were signed in 1648 (the other one was Osnabrück, today in NI), and the depicted building is what after the October 1944 bombing was left of the City Hall. As far as I know, 20,000 of these medals were minted (on the occasion of the reopening of the Peace Hall in that building) but less than one tenth of the mintage was sold at the time. The EBK signature refers to Erna Becker-Kahns; don't know about the HA on the other side.

Christian

 

So, maybe I got a good deal on this one for less than $10?

 

That's the participant medal of the 11th olympiad in Berlin 1936.
Diameter 7 cm.

 

1969 Uruguay 1000 pesos, 21 grams, 37 mm, mintage 11,000

 

Ah, I like that design. Issued fifty years ago, it still looks cool today.

Christian