bill Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 A recent purchase, brass so-called dollar, although not aluminum. The medal is known in aluminum, but I have yet to encounter one. I passed on silver pieces several times and finally broke down and bought one in brass. I guess living so close to SF and having walked part of California Street was just too much of an attraction. I also bid on one suspended from a brass, SOUVENIR pinback bar, but I was sniped in the final 5 seconds. Oh well. Hibler and Kappen could find no information about who issued the medal or why (for profit or to raise funds for the relief effort). The images on both sides correspond to popular photographs made in the days following the earthquake and fire. Upgraded: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I find items from that event most fascinating. I have a watch which has come down through the family which was damaged by the subsequent fire and recovered by my great great grandmother. If only the tie to the San Fran earthquake and fire could help it's value. Without the fire damage it would be a $10 K watch, now only a few hundred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Nice one Bill! I like medals with realistic views for the historical reference they provide. I've never come across that one before. Probably not surprisingly since Kirkcaldy is hardly the hub of things numismatic. Out of interest what size (roughly) is your medal? Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 A really nice historic piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I've never come across that one before. Probably not surprisingly since Kirkcaldy is hardly the hub of things numismatic. Ian I beg to differ, I have seen a couple of tokens, and even some communion tokens from the hub of the Kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Out of interest what size (roughly) is your medal? Ian It is the size of a US silver dollar (Morgan and Peace dollars). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 I recently added a related medal, generally counted as part of the earthquake souvenirs: Then I found the tin badge pictured below. The badges were used as entry to the rebuilding celebration held on New Year's Eve 1908. The composite image shows the badge, headline from a newspaper article about the celebration and the newspaper inset showing the badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 A silver-plated version of the first medal. The tower on the structure on the left has a clock face shown. There are two versions of these medals, one with and one without the clock face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 What a great cityscape but I'm not sure it conveys the rubble that well. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 I've created two composites using historic photographs and the two sides of the medal" The photograph was clearly the model for the medal design. High resolution view High resolution view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 As I have noted above, the brass piece is the non-clock tower variety and the silver or silver-plated piece is the clock tower variety. I now know the "clock-tower" variety was made in Seattle in 1906, but I don't know any more about the second variety (except I now know it comes in two varieties as well, "earthquake & fire" and a "disaster & fire" legend. In the process of researching the medals, I did finally manage to acquire an aluminum example. These are very difficult to find and are probably the rarest of the various varieties. I like the uncirculated aluminum since it struck up with the full detail of the dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Wow, that is so nice, congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Great run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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