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Crystal Palace Sydenham 1854 by Pinches of London.WM.41mm BHM# 2549. Also listed by error as a So-Called Dollar "CRYSTAL PALACE, 1854, NEW YORK CITY, NY. Type III HK8" Obv. Female figure standing, facing to l., opening gates labeled Industry and Science; in l. hand, palm branch and caduceus; near her r. foot a lamb and near her l. foot, a war helmet; below in border, microscopic Pinches. Rev. Edifice; above, around, Crystal Palace; below, around, Opened MDCCCLIV. Below l. of edifice, microscopic Pinches; below r. of edifice, microscopic London.

I spotted 2 items in a dealers case at a coin show this past weekend, asked to see them both, he said you have picked the 2 items in the case that I know nothing about. I replied that they are the sort of mystery items I like, this is one of those items. No date, no inscription, no signature.... unifaced WM. 32mm X 5mm thick (nice planchet). I thought straight away that I knew who it was (and I was right), rather than posting who it is, I offer it up for your entertainment, good luck

Spot the mistake, difficulty level from 1-10, it is only a 1. No prizes for the correct answer.

BHM# 2717 WM. R. By Allen & Moore The 1862 building was a totally new building in South Kensington LINK

1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition Service Medal. Awarded to W. Murray. AE 48mm by W. Wyon. BHM# 2465. Common 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition Exhibitors Medal. AE 45mm by W. Wyon. BHM# 2463. Common.

BHM# 2443 AE RRR. by Messrs R. Heaton & Sons, not listed in brass, silvered or not.

BHM#2469 Br. RR. AE. RR.

LINK TO CATALOGUE I have some more of these medals, must get some pics posted

BHM #2419 is your ref. WM. CC BHM #2422 mine WM. N

Prince Albert Consort of Queen Victoria. The International Industrial Exhibition (Crystal Palace) 1851 Silvered WM 52mm by Allen & Moore Birmingham. I will post references later, for both.

This very worn (28mm Bronze) token is not dated but in 'HANDLEIDING VOOR YERZAMELAAHS VAN NEDERLANDSCHE HISTORIEPENNINGEN' by G. Van ORDEN, MDCCCXXV it is dated as 1677. The description for the obverse reads 'een prachtige boom tusschen twee overvloedshoornen in een aangenaam landschap' which I translate as ONE SPLENDID TREE WITH 2 CORNUCOPEA IN ONE PLEASANT LANDSCAPE. (No mention of the two people) The reverse is described as 'eene hand uit de wolken komende , houdt een paar schalen in even-wigt' = A HAND COMING FROM A CLOUD BANK, HOLDING A PAIR OF BALANCE-WEIGHTS. The latin on the obverse is: IN = in, within, on, upon, among, at; into, to, towards MULTIS = great, many, much FERTILIS = fertile abundant and on the reverse is: PONDERE = balance, make equal, to try by weight Weight, consequence, importance, consideration, influence. VIRTUTIS = strength,power, courage,bravery,worth,manliness,virtue,character,excellence, goodness,merit. LIBRANDA = to counterpoise, to counterbalance, to make equal NEGOTIA = Labour, pain, work,cause,create, manage, commerce, trade,traffic,weight, consequence, importance, consideration, influence, authority CUNCTA = all in a body, all together, the whole, all, entire Like many of these jetons the inscription is read as one from obverse through the reverse. I think it is saying (after much head scratching) A BUMPER HARVEST ENTAILS MORE WORK. (even though it over elaborates by saying 'the power/workers required is counterbalanced/or in ratio to the total work load') Any thoughts, comments etc welcomed

I believe in keeping abreast of trends in collecting.

MAT. II. D.G. REX. HVN. 1611 = Matthias II by the grace of God King of Hungary 1611. PATRONA * HVNGARI. = Protector of Hungary. Refers to the Virgin Mary (Madonna) shown holding the baby Jesus.

A nice group of tokens and quite a story.

Great to hear you are involved in such important work. I am sure you will find this page very interesting LINK as it sets the scene for the phenomenon of Home Children.

Fegan's homes estimate that 85% of the children remained in Canada and became citizens. The remaining 15% either returned to England or entered the US. Times were different then, all children on farms were expected to work on the farm (hence the very long school summer holidays). These children were in effect fostered by the familes, attended school & church and also paid a small wage, if they had remained in England they would have lived on the street. The homes like Barnado's and Fegan's provided food, shelter and schooling but to be able to continue to admit children needed a revolving door policy. That is, 'in the frontdoor' keep warm and feed and schooled but then sent abroad to make room for the next child to enter the homes in England or 'out the backdoor' The children were not all orphans, many were placed in homes by widows or widowers who would could no longer support them. Remember people had large families, but people died young, naturally or in war or from disease and there was no social system in place or insurance etc to take care of their dependents. Even children in stable homes started work at 14 years old or younger, often girls in service for little more than their keep, or boys apprenticed on the same terms ie wages were miniscule until they finished the indentured period. If you google 'home children' there is a lot of info on the Net. As you say "Wow, how times have changed" thankfully we live now not then!

J.W.C.FEGAN FOUNDER (James William Condell) Rev: ROLL OF HONOUR MR FEGAN'S HOMES 1920 1924 FRED HOCQUARD. Bronze 54mm. Fred Hocquard was a Home Child. That is, one of the Home Children (orphans, waifs and strays) sent from England to Canada, Australia etc to work on farms or if a girl to help in the house. Fred went to Canada as can be seen in the following record. HOCQUARD Given Name: Frederick John Age: 14 Sex: M Ship: Grampian Year of Arrival: 1920 Departure Port: London Departure Date: 04 May 1920 Arrival Port: Quebec Arrival Date: 15 May 1920 Party: J.W.C. Fegan Home Destination: 295 St. George Street, Toronto Source: Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. Fegan Homes encouraged the children to pay back the cost of the fare, and the clothes etc supplied to them when they left England, from their wages in Canada. This money was then sent back to England to cover the cost of sending more children. Apparently a plaque was kept in the receiving home in Toronto showing the names of children who had paid back their fare etc and this was called a Roll of Honour. So this medal might have been issued to Fred for that reason.

From 1879 "PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND CHAPTER ROYAL ARCH" NO. 77, OCCIDENT, TORONTO. In January last I installed the Principals and Officers of Occident. The chapter has always been well worked and prosperous. Much of the success of this chapter is due to the untiring energy of R. E. Comp. James Wilson, P.G.S. through whose efforts the present fine Chapel Hall on Queen St. West was secured.

Hi Ian, wish I was able to read & understand french better. Could a possible explaination for the Chancellory being used, & not the Conseil du Roi, be the power struggle behind the scenes between the Queen Mother & the Kings brother trying to destroy Richelieu in 1630. I don't know if that makes sense at all. Also I believe that I read somewhere that the King was unwell and it was Richelieu that ordered the invasion of Savoy in 1630. I almost forgot, what a great collection you have!!!

DE LA SOCIÉTÉ 'ARCHÉOLOGIE LORRAINE ET DU MUSEE HISTORIQUE LORRAIN. VINGT-HUITIÈME ANNEE. — 1879. Cette riposte est trop claire pour que nous ayons à nous y arrêter; mais on voit par nos jetons de 1631 et 1632, à la légende FVGAT OPORTVNE, dont le sens sarcastique est également facile à saisir du moment où ces pièces sont rapportées aux défaites que 'l'intervention de la France venait de faire éprouver au duc de Savoie et à ses alliés, que le vieil OPl'ORTVNE de Charles-Emmanuel et la manière piquante dont Henri IV y avait répondu en 1601, étaient encore connus des beaux-esprits chargés de fournir des devises pour les jetons des administrations royales. Le jeton qui porte la date de 1631 est le seul que nous croyions officiel (The counter which carries date from 1631 is the only as we believe is official: my translation!). Frappé pour l'époque du 1 janvier, il se rapporte, suivant l'usage, aux événements de l'année précédente, année dans le cours de laquelle Charles-Emmanuel était mort, « de douleur, dit le président Hénault, du voir par sa fausse politique son pays également ouvert aux Français et à ses alliés ». This article shows that the 1631 jeton was an official one issued for the invasion of Savoy 1630-1631 and they believed that the 1632 jeton was an unofficial jeton just using the design of the 1631 jeton. LINK TO THE ARTICLE The Peace of Cherasco which put an end to the second Monferrato war, drawn up in April 1631 by Emperor Ferdinand III, Louis XIII of France, and Vittorio Amedeo I, Duke of Savoy. So the 1632 jeton was struck after the Peace Treaty.

Love the Anne of Austria 1640 jetons Ian, I assume the two large linked palms with a smaller one between symbolizes the King, Queen & Dauphin.

Just need one more (G.R.) to complete the set of 3 William & Mary Coronation Counters by Lauffer. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland Page 678 57. Coronation. 1689. Nuremberg Counter.19mm brass Busts conjoined, R., of William and Mary, both draped ; he is laureate. Leg. GVLIELMVS . ET . MARIA . REX . ET . REGINA. Rev. Arms of Great Britain within the Garter, crowned. Leg. RECH . PF . COVNTER . LAZ . GOTTL . LAVFER. (Counter of Lazarus Gottlieb Lauffer.) .75. Snelling, Counters, PI. v. fig. 29.

Uhm.... I go with obsessed (case of the pot calling the kettle black I know) I can recommend a good therapist Bill, though therapy has not helped me in the least.

Very nice Ian.

Is this the medal you have? If it is made from silver, 37mm Dia. & weighs 15,47 grams & has NO edge marks it is quite valuable. The value depends on actual condition. But if there is an edge mark, ie argent, bronze and a small symbol, you need to post what the edges marks are. I suspect it probably is a restrike, here is a Link to Edge Marks then it is not worth very much, the amount depending on what edge mark & again condition. The value of a restrike is only $20 to $30 in bronze. The original medal was by Germain Pillon, and the actual silver medal, pictured above in EF condition, sold at auction in 2006 for $423 US.