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pcmartin New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 11/06/2012 11:50 am See the attached photos. I cannot find any info on this coin/medal on the internet. Can anyone identify it's manufacturer and help by providing any other relevant info please? Report this Post to the Staff

barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5841 Posts	Posted 11/06/2012 1:44 pm A quick Google search found this page: Quote: 7 PROOF SILVER CIVIL WAR MEDALS FROM FRANKLIN MINT'S "THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR" COLLECTION. EACH ONE IS 26 GRAMS OF .999 FINE SILVER - TOTAL WEIGHT IS 182 GRAMS OR 5.85 OUNCES. EACH MEDAL IS ENCAPSULATED IN AN ACRYLIC AIR TITE HOLDER. ON THE EDGE OF EACH MEDAL IT STATES 999 F.S. ON THE BACK OF EACH MEDAL T IS AN EAGLE, THE NAME OF THE COLLECTION "THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR", FM (FRANKLIN MINT) AND A BRIEF STORY OF THE SUBJECT OF THE MEDAL. THE MEDALS HAVE SOME TONING AROUND THE RIMS. THE SEVEN MEDALS ARE: UNION ENLISTMENT OF NEGRO TROOPS - 1863 DRED SCOTT DECISION - 1857 SECESSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA - 1860 BATTLE OF THE CRATER - 1864 MORGAN RAIDS KENTUCKY - 1862 GETTYSBURG ADDRESS - 1863 BATTLE OF ANTIETAM CREEK - 1862 Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
pcmartin New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 11/06/2012 2:48 pm THANKS for the response! Everything about the response is right on except this medal appears to be bronze not silver, especially .999 silver proof. This does give enough information to continue my research though...thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
pcmartin New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 11/06/2012 10:52 pm After some further research it now looks to me like these medals may have been made by the Lincoln Mint in 1970. Silver and bronze sets were made and sold then. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 11/07/2012 10:32 am I moved this to the 'Tokens, Medals, and other Exonumia' forum for further comment. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 11/07/2012 11:33 am The term 'Negro' was commonly used up until the very early 70's. I would have guessed the coin was from the 1960's (100 year anniversary for the Civil War) but 1970 is close enough. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 11/08/2012 12:55 pm Bronze medals of this sort were/are typically sold at Civil War tourist sites, museums and such. I'd guess it's of 1960-70's vintage. Attractive medal, this, having cross-over collector appeal. Report this Post to the Staff
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