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New Member
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I am interested in finding more about this medal which was passed down through my family. I know nothing about the 60th Anniversary of Confederation medals other than the most common were the bronze variants that were given to school children. This appears to me made of gold/copper and weights approximately 1.41 troy ounces. Any help with learning more about this medal would be greatly appreciated.    |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Wow, that's a stunning piece. From the Internet: Gold (75% gold - " 15% silver - " 10% copper), ("Medal # 274"). They weigh 1.510 Troy ounce each. Eighty-one were struck but only 58 issued, the rest returned and melted.
That's impressive.
What's the diameter?
Edited by chequer
02/27/2013 9:02 pm
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New Member
 Canada
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Thank you! Unfortunately we have no idea where this medal originated, other then it spending 70+ years in St. Stephen, NB in drawer. As for the diameter, refer to picture.  |
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 Canada
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Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing it with us. Whatever you do - do NOT attempt to wipe or clean it, gold is very soft and any kind of wipe will leave hairlines, and handle it only by the edges. What is your intention with that piece? If you intend to keep it, then purchase a PVC-free plastic coin flip to protect it. Be sure to protect the original box as well. http://coinsguide.reidgold.com/holders.htmlIf you are intending to sell, that piece has "consign-me-to-a-major-coin-show-auction" written all over it... or, contact Greg Jones (Lighthouse Numismatics). He is one of the few dealers I would trust in Halifax. http://www.cand.org/membership.html"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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02/27/2013 9:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It is an exceptional piece. I'm an hour from St. Stephen. If you are in Halifax (that's where I'm from), Greg is a good guy to speak to. Geoffrey Bell's auctions (his place with his son Brian is in Moncton) would be a good choice if looking to sell. Be excited, that's such a great find!
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Exceptional piece! A true family heirloom and a piece that would be the centerpiece for a collection of Canadian historical art medals.
I wish you the best if you decide to sell/auction it. Please let us know how you proceed. As a collector of such pieces, I'll have to keep my eyes open in upcoming auctions!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Any idea what it's worth?
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Pillar of the Community
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"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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An NGC MS-63 example sold last April in Chicago for US$3,450 (including buyer's premium). A rather small premium over the BV, considering the rarity.
I would think the proper way to handle it for sale would be to establish the provenance (who received it, and why), and do some promotion and offer it in an auction in Canada.
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New Member
Canada
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SPP- At the moment I intend to keep it. I have been collecting bullion and currency for my whole life and have yet to sell a single piece. I certainly appreciate the information if I do in fact decide to sell.
chequer- A fellow bluenoser! are there many of us on here? You live in a beautiful part of the world, I wish I had an opportunity to live there in southern new brunswick, even if only part of the year.
dialog_gvf- I too found this one on HA.com it seems to be the only other example I can find on the internet. establishing the provenance is a difficult task as the last known owner passed away in 1999, I have had it in my possession since.
Where would one start researching the origins of these medals? If I could find out who they were originally given to I might be able to draw some rough connections.
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Rest in Peace
Canada
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I would hate to have you start the research only to trigger some long forgotten 'wanted' poster for the theft of the coin - as an international search took place back in the late 1920's. The police then confiscate your coin as evidence only to loose it in evidence locker to a crooked cop... who then uses the proceeds (after melting it down) for a drug debt.
(copy written for screen play - if anybody develops a story on this! LOL)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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From what I can see, the bronze (of higher quality than those given out in large quantities), silver and gold were all Educational Medals for scholastic excellence. So, presumably some extremely high achieving kids got the gold ones. Although the cynic in me wonders if the went to educators due to political connections?
But, if the person that got the one above turned out to be famous, then that would be interesting.
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