A Continuing Thread ~ Post Your Tokens, Medals, Exonumia Acquisitions

That Russian love token is very interesting!

Belgian Heavy Horse prize medal. Usually gilded base metal. This one's silver.

Gold filled athletics medal, a new interest for me.

Saving one of the best for last. The first two months of the year are my quietest selling period so, it's when I do most of my buying, photography and editing. I have around 30 more medals to shoot, but it's time to let someone else in.

Looking forward to more, awesome run there.

OK I'll squeeze in for a post here. A few pages back, member jeffbuckes was cranking up a thread on Longines Symphonette "Great American Triumphs" 60 medal set and it was best he did his own thread since it was about a rather large particular set. LINK http://goccf.com/t/301479&whichpage=105#2910162

I became interested in the oddball of the set after it got mentioned. A larger special issue for the Bicentennial.

So I got one and it is a nice example. But I did notice some varieties for this particular issue. Prior to this, it has been noted on a couple places that there were two varieties but it seems there could be quite a few more.

Here's my newest Longines Symphonette, I have about 20 or more I suppose, and they cover different series. I also have some very similar Danbury Mint medals.




"Two Centuries of Liberty Peace Progress" - July 4th, Bicentennial - Solid Sterling Silver Art Round

This Collectors Art Round is Sterling Silver With Two Small Diamonds Inset. It Was Struck By Wittnauer Precious Metals Guild As A Part Of A Limited Edition Set For The Longines Symphonette Society. It Is A Very High Relief Strike, With An Antique Finish & Very Attractive.

The Edge Is Stamped "Sterling" "Longines Symphonette"
It Measures Approx 44mm Across (It is larger than a silver dollar, which is 38mm)
It Weighs 1.6 Ounces (or 1.5 Troy Ounces)
Precious Metal Is Solid Sterling Silver

There are numerous variations for this medal. Although unique in size, being considerably larger, and having diamond chips, it is considered part of the Great American Triumphs set by Longines Symphonette, Whittnauer Mint.

I am reposting a bit below from my other post about the little variations I have found so far. One of these is going to be enough for me I think. So I have mine now.

I have discovered that there are quite a few ( at least 5 ) variations for this medal alone.
I think one could do a study on this special medal all by itself and make a set of them.
I have read there are also a couple different diameter varieties for this.

Top left obverse is bronze with JDL initials

Top right is antiqued sterling with JDL initials

Middle left is sterling with quite a different mount design for the diamond chips and W initial
( This one seems to be less common. )

Middle right is sterling with both JDL and W initials, and I have found a medal with a completely different very small W initial for this variation too!

Bottom left image is a reverse and is sterling and has an J initial to the right

Bottom right is a reverse image of a gold plated of unknown metal composition and has an S initial to the left

This is just a short study I did this morning and a collage I made up. Who knows just how many variations there could be with this issue.

Yarm, that George Steuart is quite a rarity. I always get token envy when you post, you have some of the finest examples I've seen.

Just a badge, nothing special

A few more recent purchases. The first two are from Schutzen Park, a late 19th century shooting range. These two are listed as MD Ba 90, and MD Ba 90a. The reverse of the 2nd one appears to have been struck with a broken die.
http://www.schuetzenpark.info/history.html

The next is Lingg and Bro. - an 19th century jeweler from Philadelphia. Listed as PA-PH-221. The dealer claims this is copper, but it feels like brass to me. I'll do a little digging. This may be a different variety.

The last is Gaff, Fleischmann & Co., the well known yeast maker.

I'll ask in this thread, and may create a separate one to get a broader base. I can't find this token listed in either Rulau's books or Token Catalog.om.

Does anyone know if this token has been "officially" cataloged by anyone? If so, what is the source and what is the catalog number?

Thanks!