Large Silver Coin From My Yard Sale Finds This Weekend

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Ins0mniac New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 08/26/2014 2:57 pm I purchased a small box of athletic medals from a yard sale for a few dollars. I found a large heavy silver coin, I believe it to be silver but that's not confirmed. Anyway, I cannot find this coin in any of my attempts at internet searching. Does anyone know what this was for? I can see on the back it says OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE VERSUS PENNSYLVANIA AND CORNELL - ENGLAND. So I understand it to be from an athletic event but it is a coin not a hanging medal with a ribbon loop at the top. I am also wondering the age of it, it is not dated. Any ideas anyone? Report this Post to the Staff

Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 08/26/2014 3:47 pm It might be a medal about the rivalry of rowing between the universities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford...idge_rivalry http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/sis.html?...360861337511 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/26/2014 3:48 pm to CCF. Not a coin but some kind of a medal. Give it a bit and a member will help you out. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
BluesZone Pillar of the Community United States 524 Posts	Posted 08/26/2014 4:00 pm I think they also run track against each other. I found a few articles from the 50s but no picks of a medal or coin. Report this Post to the Staff
sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 08/26/2014 10:57 pm It is a sports medal from a long standing track and field competition between the four schools. Some basic research shows that the schools meet every two years to compete. I think your best bet to nail down the event and year (if this is just not a medal for the meeting itself) is to contact the archive department at one of the universities. Cornell, at a quick glance, has an online archive record for this event and with other schools vs. Oxford and Cambridge. I once did some medal research and needed the help of the head of archives at a well known university. I was able to obtain a lot of information. As the medal has the line at the bottom reverse with the word England below it I would eliminate the US held meets. Edited by sjh241 08/27/2014 06:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
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