Can someone please tell me about this coin / medal

I got in to some old coins and stuff my gandpa left me when he died and one stood out. I have no idea what it is or what its worth, could someone please take a look and enlighten me?
http://s8.postimg.org/vsucs7y4l/5d238670_fc04_433f_ab70_677d657393f3.jpg
http://s7.postimg.org/nxlnouguz/afe1356a_a770_4cd8_97fb_5a094ddc2916.jpg
http://s2.postimg.org/c6p7q7t49/ddf997a9_dafc_4f1c_9f43_7b3660d4a883.jpg

Thank you.

 

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Done.. but not too worried, i own that domain and its filtered for junk
TY for the concern anyway

 

whoooa, McAfee tells me those links are infected! Why not upload pics like normal people?

 

Here might be some information on your medal:

http://coins.ha.com/itm/washingtoni...e-boston-medal-total-2-medals-/a/1100-28012.s

 

its postimage.org... free image hosting.. *shrugs*

 

Americas first medals.......produced by the mint back during the bicentennial.

Made of pewter.

 

Any idea if its worth anything? Other then sentimental value?

 

See more here.....

https://www.cointalk.com/media/albums/americas-first-medals.179/

 

I pick them up at shows for three or four bucks.

 

Oh......welcome to the forum.

 

Nice looking medals Mr. Green.

 

Yeah, nothing shaking on this side of the woods either.

 

Did the string break? evil:



Sorry Mr. Green, could't resist that one.

 

On EBay you can buy a bronze later date version of this medal for less than $100. The original French Comitas Americana versions are a thousand or more.

 

I just bought the John Paul Jones medal for $4.29 total.

 

I would expect that for the pewter version.

 

What other versions are there?

 

This medal was originally one of the Comitas Americana medals made by the French for the new American republic. Individuals were honored such as Washington, Gates, and Nathaniel Green. This is why these were all restruck as a set in 1976 as the Nations First Medals. You can find these medals in silver and bronze. The silver are few and far between and are very pricey. The original bronze medals are also pricey. These have all been restruck many times by the French and the US. You can also find the Washington before Boston medal as a so called dollar in honor of the day that the British left Boston.