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Do you have any info about the first token Circus. I think I've seen this one before but don't know what it represents. Thanks

Bruce

 

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It is from a 1915 serial type movie, Here is info on the movie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Broken_Coin
The token it self was a movie give away promotion premium, and possibly minted in large numbers as some others were. 6 million are some suggestions. 38mm dia, mine is steel. Have seen them priced from $4.00 up to crazy prices on some sites $75.00 since the movie is presumed "Lost" there is only the assorted collectibles and written info on it.

 

Thanks, Cristian...

That Churchill is a real odd coin. I'm a large fan of Churchill and his remarkable history, and feel strongly the British did his memory a tragic disservice by the design...and the alloy. Pity, what?

 

Does this count?


Loving this plaquette (smaller then eight inches). I didn't realize how small it was until it showed up - it's 2 3/16" long by 1 1/2 wide (or for the rest of the world 56 mm x 38mm). I believe the Franklin Mint issued this but I'm not entirely sure. The detail is great and it has a battle scene on it! Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is leading the charge and would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.

 

a Belgian cathedral bronze medal. not mine. I am facinated by the depth perception. amazing how far back that goes in. I gotta get me 1 of these way down the road.

 

It is amazing and I have something similar coming. I was drawn in for the same reason.

 

is yours coming Belgian ? I am looking forward to seeing yours. may I ask what your is worth ? how much do you think the 1 I posted cost ?

 

Not Belgian but I English. Heck, I'll post the sellers pic (edited by me) and just so we're clear, the one you posted is a LOT better than mine and I imagine worth quite a bit more. Yours just reminded me of the one I have coming. The depth in that Belgian cathedrial medal is amazing, as is the detail. The one on it's way was purchased for $7.06.

 

Jwt708. I am guessing the 1 I posted goes for $300-800 ? so many great medals on this website, but the 1 I posted a pic of was my favorite. here's the website I found that incredible cathedral medals:

http://www.historicalartmedals.com/...-EUROPEAN CATHEDRALS/brand new thumbnails.htm

 

Thanks for the link!

The cathedral medal is definitely in an entirely different class than mine (the artwork not the price makes that obvious)!

 

someone in CoinTalk told me about one of the artist of the catedral medals went blind in his old age because of detail required to make such great pieces. they took a long time to make, but as you can see the results were worth it.

 

Wow. They are amazing, I've been checking out the link and they're some stunning works of art.

 

Great piece indeed. By the way, the designer Jacques or Jacob Wiener (article in German; the place where he was born is now in NW, DE) later lived in Brussels and made lots of medals, designed coins and postal stamps. Two of his brothers became chief engravers, of the Belgian and Portuguese mints. Around 1870 Wiener could hardly see any more, then had eye surgery which only helped temporarily; in 1877 he was blind.

The church depicted is in Rome - that is San Paolo fuori le Mura. The date (1823) refers to when it was almost completely destroyed by a fire; it was rebuilt afterwards. See the last but one paragraph of this section (in English) ...

Christian

 

While I know that many collectors dislike the design (and it regularly comes up in "Show your ugly pieces" etc. topics ), I do like it. The portrait is a pretty characteristic one - if there was no name, people would still say, yeah, that's Churchill.

What was a mistake, in my opinion, is the font used on that side. Nine big fat characters, totally different from the font used on the other side. Booh.

As for the alloy, it made sense to issue the Churchill Crown as a Cu-Ni piece. It was supposed to be a coin that everybody could have - and maybe even use in everyday life. The 1953 and 1960 Crowns (which did say "5 shillings") were Cu-Ni only as well. It would have been neat to make the Churchill Crown in both copper-nickel and silver, yes. Well, that was not done until the mid-70s ...

(Side note: Churchill will soon appear on the BoE £5 banknote. Maybe you'll like that one better?)

Christian

 

Thanks for the info about the broken coin Circus. Interesting piece of history.

Bruce

 

thanks for that info Christian.

 

The Wieners, J. Davis and others produced some fantastic cathedral medals during the 19th century. I. Bianchi engraved for the Vatican and also had great skill in producing the effect of depth on cathedral interiors. Here's a couple of examples of Bianchi's work with the interior of St. Paul's and St. Peter's in Rome.

 

When I enlarged the picture it felt like I fell into St. Paul's! Just stunning works of art.