I'm going through my Tokens and Medals, the ones I bought for historical reasons and I'm having trouble naming the makers on these. The Columbus Token at the bottom and the third and fourth pics down, I think those two were made by George Soley for the 1893 World's Fair but he didn't sign them. I could be wrong, that's why I'm asking for help! Also, on a separate note, I made a George Soley album, it's not done yet as I have more Tokens to add, maybe 10 more. I'm just letting y'all know in case anyone wants to check it out. In case you're not familiar with Soley, he used to be an engraver for the US Mint in Philadelphia and he was also a private die sinker and some of his works are extremely rare! Lastly, he was the maker of the little 13mm Tokens you see occasionally on the bay, link below, mid-page. Any comments? https://www.fi.edu/history-resources/coin-press
On the 23rd of March last (1836), the first steam coinage in America was executed at this Mint; and the performance of the press, in which the power of the lever is substituted for that of the screw, has answered all our expectations. I could comment on something that I know absolutely nothing about, as usual, but I m here to note that the first steam coinage was made in the US 222 years to the day before the Zoid entered this universe. Learn something every day. Z
Yeah, can you imagine lugin' that big a$$ coin press around to various States to mint souvenirs for 15¢ to 25¢ a whack! George Soley was quite the man, I'm sure he didn't need the money as he worked at the US Mint as a coin and medal engraver! Below is a clip of the secret service putting the poo poo on him selling his 13mm Lord's Prayer souvenirs at the US Mint. Lastly, a couple pics of the Tokens! I guess you could say he was like a Daniel Carr of the late 1800's!
Look at this Soley Token I was bidding on earlier, it's a little 13mm Prayer Token with RailRoad Advertising instead of the Lord's Prayer! Way too much money for me, I stopped at $51.51, not like it's gold! Sale ended at $141.50, more Soley Token followers than I thought! https://www.ebay.com/itm/1892-Colum...=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
