Cathedral Of St. Peter And St. Paul Medal Is Awesome!

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Nelrak Pillar of the Community United States 974 Posts	Posted 11/18/2014 12:40 pm I think this is one of the best medals I have seen. I have to get one for myself and have a lead on one! The detail is incredible. It was commissioned for the 1864 completion of the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Philadelphia and was engraved by Anthony C. Paquet. Details can be found here about the medal: http://numismatics.org/collection/1940.100.1431 Additional information about Paquet can be found here for those interested in learning something new: http://uspatterns.com/anthonycpaquet.html Report this Post to the Staff

bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 11/18/2014 3:15 pm Very nice. Is that the actual color on the medal? Report this Post to the Staff
Gothic Valued Member United States 300 Posts	Posted 11/18/2014 3:55 pm that is neat--I wonder if Barber got his idea for this pattern (Amazonian) from J257/P305. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20992/lot/2103/ Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 11/18/2014 6:22 pm Beautiful medal. Report this Post to the Staff
Nelrak Pillar of the Community United States 974 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 10:55 am Quote: Very nice. Is that the actual color on the medal? I think it's toning on the one pictured here. They apparently came in Silver and Bronze. Report this Post to the Staff
Nelrak Pillar of the Community United States 974 Posts	Posted 05/18/2015 9:07 pm I am happy to announce I found this medal finally and not the bronze one! It was owned by the original family, unfortunately they needed money and fortunately I was in the financial posture to purchase it. It's in the original box and the Church offered to engrave the medal once it was consecrated in 1890. I think that's really cool that they had the medal and was able to get the final finishing touch added to it making it complete. It doesn't have the toning my orignal post has but the patina is really nice! It doesn't come any more original than this and I thought I'd share with the Community. Report this Post to the Staff
ErrorCoins222 Pillar of the Community United States 1699 Posts	Posted 05/19/2015 04:44 am Congratulations! That is a beautiful medal with a great provenance. One of the reasons I've started collecting medals is because of pieces like your's. This piece reminds me of the medals of the Wiener series. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 05/19/2015 12:52 pm Thanks for sharing this with us. When I clicked on the REV pic to see the larger version I found myself studying it like I would a pic of the actual inside of a cathedral or palace room. The detail is stunning. Very beautiful. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 05/19/2015 1:05 pm Very NICE! Thanks for posting! Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10456 Posts	Posted 05/20/2015 02:11 am What is the size/weight of that medal? Judging by the rim, it looks heavy, and perhaps it had been dropped a few times? Very cool that you have the box with it... are you going to hunt for the bronze one as well? We are collectors, after all... "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
colonialjohn Pillar of the Community United States 1757 Posts	Posted 05/20/2015 09:14 am Weiner Medals blow this NEWBIE OUT OF THE WATER! JPL Report this Post to the Staff
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