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Well Ian, if it was one from her purse, I am sure she would not mind you having it as she had no further use for it & at least it is back in Scotland. Poor Mary, she had a pretty rotten life & death. Both very interesting coins.

Wow, superb

From; The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 40, October 3, 2004, Article 3 Leonardo da Vinci drew a press for striking coins, medals and seals in his notebooks in 1500. Da Vinci recognized you need a blank to strike so he put two presses back-to-back - one to blank, one to strike the design (with the same blow!). But da Vinci?s press was never built (until 20th century - IBM had one build from da Vinci's drawings, it is now in the Smithsonian Institution). In 1506 an Italian, Donato Bramante (inspired by a fruit press) built a screw press but only did blanking on it. In 1550 Max Schwab of Augusburg built a workable screw press which could both blank and strike, and made other equipment (as rolling mills to roll metal strips for blanking). He tried but failed to sell this equipment to mints in Germany and Italy. He succeeded, however, with the French who imported his equipment but met with resistance from French moneyers (who still made hammered coins). By 1641 the screw press was finally in use at the Paris Mint but the same thing happened in England, where the first screw press arrived but was prevented to strike coins. England overruled the moneyers and had a screw press in use at the Royal Mint by 1652. [America obtained its first screw press for the 1652 Pine Tree Coinage]. The screw press was in universal use (and remained so until 1892 when it was entirely replaced by hydraulic presses).

This LINK explains it quite well. The additional info below is helpful as the link above, being written mainly from an english perspective, does not fully address the german & french history of milled coinage. Around 1550 the German silversmith Marx Schwab invented coining with the screw press. Henry II of France (reign 1547-1559) imported the new machines: rolling mill, punch and screw press. He came up against hostility on the part of the coin makers, so the process was only to be used for coins of small value, medals and tokens. In 1645 it came into general use for minting coins.

So true.

costanius; JOHN TRUMBULL AMERICAN ART-UNION 1849; Group 9: Exonumia http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/963445.jpg JOHN TRUMBULL AMERICAN ART-UNION 1849. Bronze 65mm by Charles Cushing Wright (1796-1854) modeled from a portrait by Robert Ball Hughes (1806-1868). This was the 3rd & last medal in the First American Medal Series to be struck in America by the U.S. Mint. The medals were designed by Peter Paul Duggan (c1800-1861). Being issued as part of a lottery the anti-lottery laws put an end to this series of medals, which, judging by the artistry of this medal is a shame.

Is that 3 lions claws hanging down Hercules thigh or just 2? Click to enlarge.......

Very nice.

Wow, that is nice.

Awesome thread guys

Here is one of Hedlinger's medals From Medailles et Jetons Des Numismates by Anthony Durand 1865: 1. NICOLAUS. KEDERUS. HOLMIENSIS. Buste à dr. Dessous : J. C. HEDLINGER. 1725. R. PROFERT. ANTIQUA. IN. APRICUM. Saturne déterrant un vase rempli de médailles antiques. Ex. : S. D. G. (Soli Deo Gloria). * AE 43mm Mazzuchelli, PI. 165, n° 3. Mechel, PI. 16, n° 1. NICOLAUS. KEDERUS = Niklas Keder. HOLMIENSIS = Stockholm. PROFERT. ANTIQUA. IN. APRICUM. = to bring forth the ancients/antiquities into the light. S.D.G. = Soli Deo Gloria = Sole Glory to God. Saturn unearths a vase filled with ancient medals, amongst some ruins. By Johann Karl(Carl) Hedlinger. Swiss medal & seal engraver who was much sought after across Europe for his skills. Keder, Niklas, Numismatist, scholar. Born Stockholm Sweden March 20th 1659. Student Uppsala, travelled to Estonia, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Bohemia, Italy and others. Organized a collection of old coins at Kungl Library and was appointed 1697 to the assessor in Antiquities archives. 1719 Knighted 1725 became secretary and antiquarian in the archive. This medal commemorates this event. 1727 elected member of the Science Society in Uppsala Died Stockholm april 16th 1735 Labelled the most astute numismatist in Sweden Wrote books on numismatics & antiquities Here he wears a wig. P.S. The god Saturn later morphs into Father Time with the addition of an hour glass. Here, on this medal he is depicted just with his scythe.

Medal, temperance, white metal 46mm. Obv. Banner: PEACE ON EARTH GOODWILL TO MEN. Lamb of God on bible, below a Banner: RELIGION. Man L. with banner: SOBRIETY; female R. with banner: DOMESTIC COMFORT. On shield compartments: Scarecrow (looks more like a morris dancer), cornucopia, man in sun, hive & bees, snake. On scroll beneath feet: BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH. TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. OTTLEY Rev. TEMPERANCE DECLARATION INSTITUTED A. D. 1833. In garland below handshake: WE AGREE TO ABSTAIN FROM ALL INTOXICATING LIQUORS EXCEPT FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES AND RELIGIOUS ORDINANCES. I personally claim the medical exemption for my occasional tipple

LINK for more of the tokens he made so yes he was the maker of your token. Walter J. Smith Bexhill 12 bushels Hop Token ~ A brass hop token for 12 Bushels. Issued in the mid 19th century by Walter J Smith at Great Worsham Farm in Bexhill. Hop tokens were used to ‘pay’ workers for picking hops. It was a form of truck payment as the tokens could often only be spent in the company store. During the first few decades of the 20th century many poor London families would decamp to Kent or Sussex to pick hops, it was their summer holiday.

Welcome Alex, it is a genuine souvenir of Napoleon IV. He would not have handled it & it is probably worth between $10-$20 in my humble opinion. It has previously been mounted to hang from a ribbon etc, note flattened area above the head, and probably worn to the communion service. See my previous post below. Napoleon IV. Baptism Medal: Obv. NAPOLEON EUG.L.J.JOS. PRINCE IMPERIAL. Rev. Baptism scene. 14 JUIN 1856. by Borrel 24mm copper. Napoleon IV. Birth Medal: Obv. NAPOLEON EUG.L.J.JOS. PRINCE IMPERIAL. Rev. NE A PARIS 16 MARS 1856. by Borrel 24mm bronze. Napoleon IV. Baptism Medal: Obv. NAPOLEON EUG.L.J.JOS. PRINCE IMPERIAL. Rev. NE LE 16 MARS ET BAPTISE A NOTRE DAME LE 14 JUIN. 1856. Gilded bronze 34mm this size is rare.

Reverse has what appears to be a planchet defect. Still for a very rare brass 25mm BHM# 1112 it is it pretty nice condition. Most of these small brass medalets for Geo's Coro. are C. N. or R. to have a RR. in this condition is a bonus. Fauver attributes this to Thomas Kettle : Geo IV 1821-3b R(reeded edge) R-8 (5 to 10 known).

When flipped open!!! Posted previously in exonumia, thought it should be here too. I have never seen another like it. Notice the initials THL for T. H. Lundington? Could be the same man (if the monogram is for T. H. Ludington) mine is from a Montreal chapter, Blackhawk's from Toronto. Very young mason in Toronto later moves to Montreal?

LeRoux#1816 Bronze 26mm Rarity 4. Obv. Windmill, houses, etc. TORONTO 1834. Rev. Exhibition Building. SEMI-CENTENNIAL, 1884 signed G. W. LeRoux#1817 Silvered WM 43mm Rarity 4. Obv. Bust of Landsdowne to the right. HIS EXCELL'Y THE RIGHT HON. THE MARQUESS OF LANDSDOWNE, GOV. GEN'L OF CANADA P. W. ELLIS & CO. Rev. View of Toronto in 1834.TORONTO, 1834. SOUVENIR SEMI CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. TORONTO, JUNE, 1884. Link to Gooderham and Worts Windmill

John Milton (b 19 July 1759; d London, 11 Feb 1805). English medallist, die-sinker and gem-engraver. It is not known where Milton was first trained, but he is most likely initially to have studied seal-engraving. His earliest known works, a medal for the Society of Industry, a seal and an engraved gem, date from 1785. From 1787 to 1797 he was employed at the Royal Mint where he received training in die-engraving. He is thought to have executed a number of dies designed by Lewis Pingo as well as executing his own designs. Besides official work, Milton, encouraged by Pingo, developed a thriving private business. He was forced to leave the Mint, following the discovery that he had supplied dies of foreign coin to counterfeiters, but his career does not appear to have suffered unduly, and he continued working until 1804. Medals such as those for the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture of 1791 or the Bath and West of England Society (1802) display his skill as an engraver, although his compositions can appear stilted. He also executed dies for coins and tokens, including the celebrated Anglesey pattern penny of 1786 bearing a druid's head (which was not adopted) and the 1788 and 1792 Barbados pennies, as well as a number of passes and tickets. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, from 1785 to 1802. All sources BHM, Forrer etc seem to agree on his date of death 1805? Mind BHM also has one medal for J. Milton 1819 Winchester College Prize Medal BHM#931 a bit odd as the last medal listed for J. Milton before that was 1802? Very strange indeed? If he died in 1805, how could he still produce a medal 14 years later!!! Plus, everything I can find of his, he signs 'Milton' or 'J. Milton' for example LINK GOOGLE BOOK I tend to think both the BHM 1819 and the Blucher are misattributed to him.

The inscription being in english is almost a certain indication that it was produced in England for the english market, if it was a french medal you would expect it to have a french, latin, or less likely german(just because of Blucher being Prussian) inscription, you would not anticipate it being in english. I have an english medal(1814) of Princess Charlotte which has a block letter inscription but is signed in cursive script by Webb.

One thing against it being Mills is he normally signs Mills.

The 'M' is possibly for George Mills (1793?-1824). In the combined index of British Historical Medals Vol. 3 it lists under Blucher BHM#817A and under Mills it also lists BHM#817A the medal is similar to yours except Blucher is facing R. with the inscription G. L. VON BLUCHER PRINCE DE WAGSTADT below AGED 71 and the reverse says THE SUPPORT OF HIS/ KING/ THE /DELIVERER OF HIS/ COUNTRY/ AND THE ADMIRATION / OF/ EUROPE/ MDCCCXIV The image of Blucher on both medals is very alike but that could also be because, if there were two different engravers, they were working from the same bust/portrait.

Came across this old post of yours Ian. Did you miss my post LINK The difference between our medals is the number of rays eminating from the eye plus the lenght of the woman's neck and her hair style etc. Mine, though it is not hall-marked, is 100% gilded silver (could be hall-marked on the edge, cannot see as it is encased in a gold holder) and is at least earlier than 1912. These are the hallmarks on the gold holder; R for 1912, Leopards Head for London, 15 .625 purity of gold, H&WS for makers H & W Spilling. This is why I found your post EBAY ITEM as I did a forum search for my old post found yours. The encased medal on ebay has a lesser number of rays than my medal.

The Beaver is a rodent (just don't tell anyone) other countries used lions, eagles, bears etc as their national symbol. Mind the French picked a chicken, whether it is called Le Coq or rooster it is still a chicken. Mon Dieu.

That RAT is a Beaver, the Canadian National Symbol Seeing as it is a museum/library the books are for the library, the tomahawk & calumet are the type of item you can still see in the display-cabinets today and the antique lamp is both an object that you can see in the museum & symbolizes the illumination of the past (Lamp of Knowledge) and the light to actually read books before electric or gas lighting. Glad you like the reverse image I do too There is no river in front, just grass then now a road. The large exergue does look like a river though, thanks for your interest and your great questions.

Obv. THE INAUGURATION OF THE CHATEAU DE RAMEZAY|LIBRARY & MUSEUM|9TH OF APRIL 1896. Rev. CHATEAU DE RAMEZAY|BUILT IN 1704|MONTREAL Pewter 34mm by C. Tison The Château Ramezay is a museum and historic building on Notre-Dame Street in Old Montreal, opposite Montreal City Hall. Build in 1705 as the residence of then-governor of Montreal, Claude de Ramezay, the Château was the first building proclaimed as an historical monument in Quebec and is the province’s oldest private history museum. It has had many uses, prior to become the museum & library in 1896, it had been a school. Joseph LeRoux 1849-1904, the famous canadian numismatist, studied for 8 years in the building, then known as the Jacques-Cartier Normal School 1857-1882.