A beautiful medal I recently acquired from ma-shops dealer Sebastian Sänn. This bronze klippe medal is 27mmx27mm, weighs 10.5g and is an advertising piece for a shop run by Zschiesche & Köder in Leipzig, Germany. A little information about the owners and business: Carl Christian Zschiesche (1819–1885) started his career making metal buttons in Leipzig. In October 1855, he founded an antiques dealership with the shopkeeper Carl Eduard Köder (c. 1820–1880). After Köder’s death, Zschiesche hired an attorney to assist him, Georg Alexander Werner, who later took over. The firm published fixed-price coin lists from 1862 until at least May 1910 (Verzeichnis No. 127). Their main activity shifted in the 1860s from numismatics to philately, but coins became a priority again under Werner’s direction. The company was finally dissolved on Christmas Eve, 1910, and their numismatic inventory auctioned by Helbing in 1911–1913. In 1861 they were joined by Carl Christian’s nephew, Ferdinand Carl Alwin Zschiesche (1843–1929), who later opened his own antiques shop (Bahnhofstraße 2, Leipzig) in April 1867 and closed it in October 1881. Source: "A List of Coin Dealers in nineteenth-century Germany" by Hadrien J Rambach, Tübingen University Press, 2017, pp. 63-84. Photo credit to Mr. Sebastian Sänn. Early catalogues of the firm's offerings can be obtained online and I would love to pick up one soon to make a nice compliment to this medal. In hand the medal has a light iridescent surface. I'd love to see anyone else's pieces with direct ties to a numismatic shop, firm or any exomunia featuring coins!
A beautiful medal, Joshua. I have a huge collection of material relating to numismatics...clubs, dealers, collectors, regional organizations, etc. Nearly all of my collection are US pieces. I have a few Canadian. Let me rustle up a few pics and I'll post them. Bruce
I can't say that I actively collect these items but when one shows up I do pay attention. I purchased this one at least 5 years ago. It's not a rare piece but pretty scarce in this condition. One could call it proof-like.
Here's two that I found pictures of. The first is a 1974 medal issued by the Long Island Coin Club in 1974. The second celebrates the Rochester Numismatic Association's 100th anniversary in 2012. This piece is impressive at 63mm. Bruce
A little different but purchased for the same reason. $10 Confederate note used as a business card / advertisement J.H. Childrey Prescription Druggist No. 114 South Eighth Street Richmond, VA Dealer in Pills, Plasters, Perfumer, Fresh Flower and Garden Seeds, Confederate Money, Bonds, Stamps, Old and Mutilated coins
