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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3092778, member: 71642&quot;]Hadn&#039;t added anything to my medals/exonumia collection in awhile.&nbsp; But, when I cracked, well...&#039;go big or go home&#039; comes to mind.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I was on a hunt for this medal ever since seeing a photo of it in a book.&nbsp; No idea of rarity, size, etc.&nbsp; But, it&#039;s supremely Art Deco, complete with my favorites themes of some version of a horse based mythological beastie and a sighthound.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When I was at NYINC I left my email with a couple dealers, and one of them found this in France.&nbsp; Turns out it&#039;s quite hefty-- 5 3/8&quot; across.&nbsp; Had no idea it was so big when I first started looking for it several years ago as it was just a photo in a book without any commentary to speak of.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Sadly, the size precludes me from using my basic coin photo set up, and my aging cell phone camera is not up to the task.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]780781[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>and for an idea of the size--here it is next to a US cent:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]780782[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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