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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8145544, member: 20201&quot;]I&#039;m in a posting kind of mood today.</p><p><br /></p><p>An interesting lot around this</p><p><font size="6"><b>1935 San Diego Exposition V8 Ford Medal</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">Rene P. Chambellan sculpted this medal or token which is 28.5 mm diameter and was struck in nickel. </font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">His sculptures would eventually grace more than 30 buildings and he completed over 30 medals for the Medallic Art Company. During this time he also designed and sculpted the Newbury and Caldecott medals for which he is best known today. </font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">I have seen a gazillion Ford tokens or medals in my Exposition searches over the past couple years for various years.</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">Be careful, some have been reproduced.</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1420447[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1420448[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">At this exposition at the FORD exhibit, you could win this car.</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1420451[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">I was truly amazed to find and buy this complete ticket to win but apparently, it was unused and not the winner. </font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">I collect ephemera for pre World War II World Fairs and Expositions. That is another collection but I&#039;ll show this ticket and postcard.</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1420455[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1420456[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font size="6"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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