Hello All My newest acquisition was recently purchased and just now arrived in my hands. They are four Coins/Tokens/Medals, and I don't know the history about them. At least the first, I really have doubt if it's a coin or medal. Those are just for share with you. Any comments are welcome and will be very much appreciated. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 1898 OMAHA, NE Medals: Official Medals struck in Mint Exhibit from dies made at Philadelphia Mint. Obverse is composite picture "of...the most beautiful women in the Trans-Mississippi country" while reverse was designed by T. R. Kimball, Omaha, Architect in Chief of exposition. About "25,000 of these coins were sold". Obv. Female bust l.; above around Trans-Mississippi Exposition Omaha; below bust 1898 Rev. Mounted Indian spearing a buffalo; below 1848 HK-281 Silver. 34mm. HK-282 Bronze. HK-283 Brass. HK-283a Copper. Source: https://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Trans_Mississippi.html Napoleon III - commemorative Medal - Cherbourg August 1858 Obverse: Eugénie imperatrice * Napoleon III emperor - Caqué F. on the edge of the neck. At the top: 101 / Robineau RS louis. Their bare heads and contiguous to the left. Reverse: Victoria Brit: Reg * Albertus Princeps at the top: Cherbourg August 1858. Head of Victoria Laureate and Albert contiguous to the left 23mm / 3.87gr (mine) R2! Source: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Napoleon...Cherbourg-August-1858-MCN-35-21-/264823486144 Spiel Marke Victoria Regina Type Token Currency Spielmarke Tokens Composition Brass Weight 1.8 g Diameter 19 mm Thickness 1 mm Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Source: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces110939.html Medal - Elect the patriots Defeat the surrenderers Country ** Exonumia ** (Medals - Brazil) Type Token Year 1954 Composition Aluminium-bronze Weight 7 g Diameter 25 mm Thickness 1.7 mm Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Source: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces110777.html
Nice tokens. Your Spiel Mark token looks to be a Lauer piece which is not a true match for the Numista link. Your token is signed under bust and has Oak branches with a single bow ribbon on reverse. The link has Laurel branches with a double bow ribbon. Just an observation.
Oh, I'm very sorry for it. Thank you @alurid for your observation. In really, I did not percept that signature. But now, I can't find any match in numista site and even in another site information about this token signed.
Interesting pieces...Spiel Mark is play money. It is Lauer but seems to me a very fine example of his work.
I have found it hard to find good information about Lauer piece. https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=9410
Yes, very hard to find any information about this specific spiel Mark. I've tried to find, but found a few pieces very worn and none of them signed. Appears to be very rare a piece like that. The same occurs with the medal "SO-CALLED DOLLAR Mississippi". I even don't know if mine is made of bronze, Brass or Copper. The weight is 16.67gr. and 34mm.