bill Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 The Hawaiian half dollar (from a Coin World article): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 A Schwaab Stamp and Seal souvenir badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 1894 Bronze Labor and Liberty Badge 32 mm, AU I already had one of these, but unlike the first, this one is gilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 1894 Aluminum Wonderful Metal 38mm, Unc Same obverse die as the Spanish exhibit piece. Unknow manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 1894 Aluminum Grizzly Bear, Golden Gate View 38 mm, Unc An unlisted so-called dollar from the Weber Collection. The medal is thicker than other medals produced for the fair and the reverse view is deeply dished. The base below the bear is signed, A. Hylen Chi, as are several other medals made for the fair. The reverse view is of the Golden Gate at beach level with Fort Point just visible on the right. The Golden Gate Bridge begins on the San Francisco side at about this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 1894 Brass Official Medal Type I So-Called Dollar Hibler & Kappen 245 34 mm Unc I could not resist this gilt so-called dollar, the obverse is so beautiful. The reverse, unfortunately, is a struck through ??? probably a scrap of cloth and then gilt. The reverse is nearly perfect except for the striking error. If this were a US coin, it would have a value as an error piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 1894 Nickel-plated? Electric Tower/Firth Wheel Charm 25 mm, EF A rare charm(?) from the exposition showing the Firth Wheel on one side. It is one of only two pieces to show the wheel from this exposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianne Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Thanks for maintaining this thread, Bill. It's one of my favorites. I have a strange weakness for the reverses that promote the glories of aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 1894 Aluminum Lauer Administration Building So-Called Dollar Hibler & Kappen 266 35 mm Unc Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 1894 Gold Charm State Seal 11mm, Unc This tiny gold charm is one of a number issued in the 1800s in California, first meant to circulate as money and later renamed charms when the makers ran afoul of the government. This piece is usually listed as 1884 with an ambiguous date. I've carefully studied the shape of the third numeral and I believe it is in fact a 9 with the bottom loop closed by an engraving error. Whether these were actually sold at the Midwinter Exposition is conjecture, but the California gold exhibit and general gold mining exhibits were big draws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 1894 Gilt White metal Bird's Eye View - Golden Gate Hibler & Kappen 250 unlisted variety 38 mm Unc The standard aluminum variety of this medal is pictured earlier in this thread. The gilt version shown here is one of three known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Love the detail and perspective in the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 1894 Gilt Brass Columbus Landing (the medal portion of the fob) Eglit 463 28.4 mm, AU An unexpected find at the Santa Clara Coin Show on Friday. I already had an example of the medal in my collection (see an earlier post in this thread), but it is nowhere near the quality of the the piece included in the fob pictured here. Many holed pieces were intended to be used as a component in fobs, but you don't encounter an intact example that often. The other pieces in this fob include a Liberty Head, the US Capital, and the Statue of Liberty. For me, this was a Wow! moment when I acquired it for my collection. For a larger image if you want to see the details better, click here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 1894 Gold Charm State Seal 11mm, Unc While the earlier round charm might not be 1894, this eight-sided charm is clearly 1894. The charm was likely produced by Noble of Chicago and they were producing other medals shown here at the exposition. Even though the exposition is not mentioned on the charm, it is likely associated with the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 1894 Gilt BrassColumbus Landing (the medal portion of the fob) Eglit 463 28.4 mm, AU An unexpected find at the Santa Clara Coin Show on Friday. I already had an example of the medal in my collection (see an earlier post in this thread), but it is nowhere near the quality of the the piece included in the fob pictured here. Many holed pieces were intended to be used as a component in fobs, but you don't encounter an intact example that often. The other pieces in this fob include a Liberty Head, the US Capital, and the Statue of Liberty. For me, this was a Wow! moment when I acquired it for my collection. For a larger image if you want to see the details better, click here. I didn't see this addition. Love it. How different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Asmall charm similar to one shown earlier in this thread except that this medalette is off struck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Another great series that you're collecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 1894 Aluminum Lauer Exposition View So-Called Dollar Hibler & Kappen 264 35.6 mm EF Not as nice as the others in the set I am building, but it will do for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 My article on the Midwinter Fair exonumia (you saw some of it here in progress) is published in the October 2009 issue of the TAMS Journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 My first genuinely new item (to me) purcahsed since I published my article: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Nice, bill. Are there names for the upper half of the badge and the lower half? I really like the log on the upper half. The designers of these badges had a lot of creativity in the small space they had to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Are there names? Probably. I call the top half the pin bar (or name plate if there is a place for a name) and the bottom half the body. I'm sure there are formal names. Now I'm going to have to take a look this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Those are good enough names for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Another new piece for me, one of the medalettes pictured above adapted to a stickpin by Schwaab Stamp and Seal. I don't know if that means they produced the medal as well, but it is a starting point. May 2011: Found a higher grade piece for my collection. Note the the same soldering technique on both pins leading me to believe both are original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Interesting. THere's no chance they made the medal only? The weld on the back of the bear covers part of the company stamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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