Let's see your exonumia!

Slot token: C.P.O. 5 Chinhae C/A 4.8 grams 21mm, plated brass, Cunningham KR350
Same both sides

Chinhae Naval base is a U.S support facility adjacent to the Republic of Korea Naval base.

C.P.O.= Chief Petty Officer or E7, E8 and E9. Judging by the usage of this token I'll guess the activity in the CPO mess at Chinhae was similar to the CPO mess on my ship: 1) initial muster report, 2) send request chits up the line, 3) drink coffee

 

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Yes, quite a resemblance!

Those tiny ones are amazing, two of them are George Soley creations for sure! ​

 

1965 Douglas MacArthur - Kansas Statehood Medal
Medallic Art Co Bronze



Douglas MacArthur
January 26 1880 – April 5 1964
was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr., the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the US Army.
In 1941 as commander of United States Army Forces in the Far East. A series of disasters followed, starting with the destruction of his air forces on 8 December 1941, and the invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese. MacArthur's forces were soon compelled to withdraw to Bataan, where they held out until May 1942. In March 1942, MacArthur, his family and his staff left nearby Corregidor Island in PT boats and escaped to Australia, where MacArthur became Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area.
Upon his arrival in Australia, MacArthur gave a speech in which he famously promised "I shall return" to the Philippines. After more than two years of fighting in the Pacific, he fulfilled that promise.

 

1930's Take Me for Luck Bronze Good Luck Medal
Probably just another one of those "Don't Worry Club" medals that were very popular pocket pieces from around 1907 until the end of the 1930's.



This medal is struck with the same "Take Me For Luck" reverse die as HK-470 used in the Indian head so-called dollar. I bought it as a 1934 Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair medal but cannot be sure there is a connection.
I have seen other medals sharing either of the both dies in this example advertising ice cream brands like Sealtest and Union, and even a Montana radio station, KGIR.




The same Grammes of Allentown PA may have made Safety Patrol AAA badges for grade school students who would monitor other children coming to and leaving school at dismissal as well as lunch and recess times. I was a "Patrol Boy" of the lowest rank and was always jealous of the two guys who were the Captain and Lieutenant with their special colored badge.

 

other
Military Leaders
who became President of The United States

1964 Andrew Jackson
Medallic Art Co Bronze Medal



"The Age of Jackson" shaped the national agenda and American politics.
Jackson's philosophy as President was similar to that of Jefferson, advocating Republican values held by the Revolutionary War generation. Jackson took a moral tone, with the belief that agrarian sympathies, and a limited view of states rights and the federal government, would produce less corruption.
He feared that monied and business interests would corrupt republican values.
Jackson believed in the ability of the people to "arrive at right conclusions."
They had the right not only to elect but to "instruct their agents & representatives."
Office holders should either obey the popular will or resign.
He rejected the view of a powerful and independent Supreme Court with binding decisions, arguing that the Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each or itself be guided by its own opinions of the Constitution. Jackson thought that Supreme Court justices should be made to stand for election. He called for term limits on presidents and the abolition of the Electoral College.



1965 William H. Harrison
Medallic Art Co Bronze Medal



Territorial Governor of Indiana 1801-1813 and also Indian commissioner.
He gained national fame for leading U.S. forces against Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He earned the nickname "Old Tippecanoe". He was promoted to Major general in the United States Army in the subsequent War of 1812.
His most notable action was in the Battle of the Thames in 1813.
This battle resulted in the death of Tecumseh and the dissolution of the Indian coalition which Tecumseh had led.
Congress awarded Harrison a gold medal for his services during the War of 1812.

Harrison served the shortest term of any American president.
March 4 – April 4, 1841, 30 days, 12 hours, and 30 minutes.
He died on Sunday, April 4, 1841. Harrison's doctor, Thomas Miller, diagnosed Harrison's cause of death as "pneumonia of the lower lobe of the right lung".
A medical analysis made in 2014, based on Dr. Miller's notes and records of the White House water supply being downstream of public sewage, concluding that he likely died of septic shock due to enteric fever.



1965 Zachary Taylor
Medallic Art Co Bronze Medal


During the War of 1812, in which U.S. forces battled the British Empire and its Indian allies, Taylor successfully defended Fort Harrison in Indiana Territory from an Indian attack commanded by Tecumseh.

He fought in the Black Hawk War and the Second Seminole War.

During the Mexican-American War Taylor commanded American forces at the Battle of Palo Alto and the nearby Battle of Resaca de la Palma. Though greatly outnumbered, he defeated the Mexican “Army of the North” commanded by General Mariano Arista, and forced the troops back across the Rio Grande. After crossing the Rio Grande, in September Taylor inflicted heavy casualties upon the Mexicans at the Battle of Monterrey, and captured that city in three days, despite its impregnable repute.
Learning of Santa Anna's approach, and refusing to retreat despite the Mexican army's greater numbers, Taylor established a strong defensive position near the town of Saltillo. Santa Anna attacked Taylor with 20,000 men at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847, leaving around 700 Americans dead or wounded at a cost of over 1,500 Mexican.
Outmatched, the Mexican forces retreated, ensuring a "far-reaching" victory for the Americans.
In December he received a hero's welcome in New Orleans and Baton Rouge which set the stage for the 1848 presidential election.

Did you know that Taylor coined the phrase "First Lady" in his eulogy for Dolly Madison? He was a Major general, his military career and death in office as the 12th US President look to be very similar to William Henry Harrison's demise.
Taylor became ill and died in office. Rumors began to circulate that Taylor was poisoned by pro-slavery Southerners, and similar theories persisted into the 21st century.
His remains were exhumed in 1991 and it was determined that he was not poisoned. The analysis concluded Taylor had contracted "cholera morbus, or acute gastroenteritis", as Washington had open sewers, and his food or drink may have been contaminated. Any potential for recovery was overwhelmed by his doctors, who treated him with "ipecac, calomel, opium, and quinine" at 40 grains per dose (approximately 2.6 grams), and "bled and blistered him too."
Political scientist Michael Parenti questions the traditional explanation for Taylor's death. Relying on interviews and reports by forensic pathologists, he argues that the procedure used to test for arsenic poisoning was fundamentally flawed. A 2010 review concludes: "there is no definitive proof that Taylor was assassinated, nor would it appear that there is definitive proof that he was not."

 

Pan Pacific International Exposition

 

A few undescribed arrivals from the past week.

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I love that pan expo elongated cent. Last year before Ron Pope passed I gave him a 1903 pan expo buffalo elongated cent. Ron loved everything "buffalo" I do have an image but wont post as his son shared this Ron's final resting place ,was a special limited edition Buffalo beer stein, and some of his ashes spread in his garden.
I know a dealer who had an graded elongated of an native american princess for the expo ,it was quite rare,and $450. So some of these can be worth some moon money....I have been on a search to replace the one I gave Ron......and haven't be able to locate one.

 

Hopefully, none of these are repeats. I picked up 3 new medals in the last couple of weeks.


Diameter: 65mm
Weight: 149.1g

Epona - Goddess of Horses in Celtic Mythology

Epona, meaning "Divine Mare", was the goddess of horses, including those who worked with them, as well as fertility during the Iron age. Her worship originated with nomadic Celts in Gaul and extended throughout Continental Europe and the Roman Empire. Epona was the only Celtic deity venerated in Rome itself.

The myth states Epona was the beautiful child of a horse and human male. The importance of horses in Celtic culture may have contributed to her cult spreading from Gaul to Germany and eventually to Rome. For example, Celtic nobles were usually buried with their horses and saddles indicating horses were important in the afterlife. The extensive worship of Epona may also be the reason the Celts did not eat horse meat.

SS L'Atlantique was a French ocean liner owned by the Compagnie de Navigation Sud Atlantique, a subsidiary of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). When completed in 1931 she was the largest, swiftest, and most luxurious ocean liner on the route between Europe and South America.

Her career was cut short by a fire in 1933 that gutted much of the ship and killed nineteen of her crew. She was scrapped in Scotland in 1936.


France farming agriculture
AVESNES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Bronze

by Erdmann

Obverse: Farm girl with cows and sheep under tree

Diameter: 50mm
Weight: 45gr



Bronze Medal - 1800 BHM-494

Ireland-Britain Union

Obverse: Two women standing, Pyramid behind, Shield of Britain and harp of Ireland. FRIENDSHIP UNION AND PEACE

Reverse: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITED MDCCC at center, Lion and anchor below, ONE LAW above.

Engraved by J.G. Hancock

 

I've always liked the French Agricultural medals. I need to pick up one or two.

It's weird I know, but I have a "thing" for Jackalopes . . . .

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Civil War year piece " Great Central Fair " Philadelphia June 1864 struck in silver Washington on Reverse

In hand looks circam gun medal grey.

 

1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
HK-363a
Bronze - silver plated 35mm





The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE), was a world's fair held in Seattle from June 1 to October 16, 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest.
It was originally planned for 1907, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush, but postponed the 1907 date (so as not to conflict with the Jamestown, Virginia tricentennial celebration) until 1909.



Gold bricks on exhibit at the Alaska Building, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, valued then at over ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Displayed in a heavily fortified glass case. Seattle, Washington, 1909
What would it be worth today?



Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition
Mt. Rainier in background.

1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
Spokane Day
Brass 32mm



Struck by Whitehead and Hoag

On Friday, June 25, 1909, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle celebrates Spokane Day. Some 1,000 residents of Spokane and the Inland Empire descend on the exposition grounds, some 200 of them arriving by special overnight train.
The day is the culmination of the week designated
Inland Empire Week.
The term "Inland Empire" is used to describe the Eastern Washington-Northern Idaho region of which Spokane is the hub. Spokane County is one of only four counties of the state to have its own building at the exposition.

The Seattle Daily Times of June 20 claimed: "No prettier building is established on the exposition grounds, and no interior decoration or exhibit excels that found in this cereal-lined fruit-banked county home." In the other room, visitors attended stereopticon-illustrated lectures extolling the products and promise of the Inland Empire.
A special Spokane bronze medallion was distributed to thousands at the exposition. One side bore the image of the Spokane County Building and the other Spokane's slogan "All Roads Lead to Spokane, the Power City." This is one of those medallions.



The beautiful Spokane County Building was one of many dismantled after the exposition.

1909 Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition
looped Official Medal


AYPE Official Medal Fob from the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, World's Fair and Exhibition in Seattle, Washington.
The obverse shows the official emblem of Seattle's 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was designed by Adelaide Hanscom of Seattle.
On the reverse is the Seal of the City of Seattle which also shows a small bust of Chief Seattle which is part of he Seal design itself.
I recently acquired a very scarce Seattle Day souvenir ticket with Chief Seattle on the front that I regularly hunted for over the past year and a half.

This souvenir is listed in Hibler & Kappen's "So-Called Dollars" as HK-353 (Silver Plated Copper variety), and Shevlin & Hyder's So-Called Dollars from the Pacific Coast Expositions 1894-1962 as #SH 16-1 SP (Silver - Plated Copper variety), Fuld Rarity Scale R-7, Extremely Rare (11-20 known), and measures 32mm (1 1/4") in size.

According to a very knowledgeable source, it is part of a ribbon or badge. All the looped medals are much more scarce than those that are not.
It was intentionally looped and attached to a dark blue ribbon and bar to market more of the mintage to visitors at the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition.
Thanks to so-calledguy on eBay, I can show this ribbon he has with permission.



The emblem, with its three female figures, was used on programs, souvenirs, and other items.



The woman on the left holds a ship and represents East Asia.
The central figure holds gold nuggets and symbolizes Alaska.
The one on the right holds a railroad engine, symbolizing commerce with Seattle and the rest of the United States and her other hand is holding up a small oval with the bust of William H. Seward, "The Father of Alaska" who negotiated the Alaska Purchase in 1867.

The purchase price for the 570,000 square miles from Russia was $7.2 million or 2-cents an acre at the time.

 

ran out of room above to add these.

1909 Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Seattle Day Ticket
and postcard

Postcard dated June 8th 1909 Seattle postmark is showing Chief Seattle who appeared on a velvet rug made at, and displayed by The Hartford Carpet Company at the Exposition.





My fairly rare
Souvenir ticket for Seattle Day
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
September 6, 1909

 

I love expo and other fairs exonuma.... some very cool pieces.

 

1907 Jamestown Exposition - Gilt So Called Dollar
Hibler & Kappen So-Called Dollar HK-347




Jamestown Tercentennial Expo Official Medal, 1907, struck in the U.S. Mint Exhibit on the grounds of the Expo, Pocahontas pictured on the obverse. Bronze, 34mm
I like the circulated cameo look this one has.

Three million visitors attended the Jamestown Exposition celebrating the 300th anniversary of the May 13, 1607 landing by the first permanent English settlers in America. Staged in Norfolk by an alliance of Hampton Roads cities, the 340-acre fair featured the rendezvous of more than 50 warships from around the world, including 16 battleships of President Theodore Roosevelt's newly modernized fleet.
President Roosevelt was present for Opening day and on June 10 for Georgia Day.

1907 Jamestown Exposition Postcard
Captain John Smith and Theodore Roosevelt


1907 Jamestown Exposition Encased Cent



1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition Norfolk Day Ticket

Norfolk Day was held on October 26th 1907.



You don't see many admissions Jamestown Exposition admission tickets come up available. This was the pick of the litter of a lot of 10 I bought.

This is a ticket that would have come off a roll measuring about 2-3/4 inches long and a bit over 1-1/2 inches wide.
The Jamestown Exposition was one of the many world's fairs and expositions that were popular in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, it was held from April 26 to December 1, 1907, at Sewell's Point on Hampton Roads, in Norfolk, Virginia. It celebrated the first permanent English settlement in the present United States.



Everyone should know the story of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas.

 

Paper weight