Zohar

Canton: Aargau

1899 Cantonal Shooting Festival at Wohlen

Richter 25a

Composition: Silver

Diameter: 45mm

Design: Franz Homberg

Mintage: 529

Canton: Bern

1893 West Swiss Shooting Festival at Biel

Richter 225a

Composition: Silver

Diameter: 45mm

Design: Franz Homberg

Mintage: 1186

The medals appear to be graded fairly. As we are all keenly aware, it is difficult to see every detail in a photo especially with the lighting of some of these. As I have stated previously, grading of shooting medals by a third party is out of the norm in this collecting field or at least in Europe and at most auctions. Certainly it is not the case here or with Zohars examples. I love to look at shooting medals close up and out side of slabs but I understand why some like and at times prefer slabbing.

 

Most of all I am very happy to see there is a growing appreciation and group of collectors since for so many years schützenfest medals were only appreciated by a few, relative to coin collecting.

Rod, I agree with you regarding holding the medals in hand. My rational for slabbing is preservation. These accumulate dust and demand care which I prefer avoiding. Obviously, should these end up in someone else's hands in the future, they can break the medal free

I too enjoy the interest of others in these. Be well, Zohar

1898 SWISS SHOOTING R-970c, AR, 45mm NEUCHATEL FEST MS 64

1897 SWISS SHOOTING R-1524a, AR, 38mm URI - ALTDORF FEST MS 64

1901 SWISS SHOOTING R-879b, AR, 45mm LUZERN FEST MS 64

1887 SWISS SHOOTING R-628b, AR, 45mm GENEVE FEST MS 64

1898 SWISS SHOOTING R-970e, AE, 45mm NEUCHATEL FEST MS 64

I just received these, perhaps overgraded. Very pleasing especially last one with mintage of 240.

1893 SWISS SHOOTING R-225b, AE, 45mm BERN - BIEL FEST MS 63 BN

1863 SWISS SHOOTING R-947b, WM, 52mm NEUCHATEL -CHAUX-D FEST MS 62

1895 SWISS SHOOTING R-1756d, AE, 45mm ZURICH - WINTERTH FEST MS 66

Recently back from NGC

A few of mine: