1877 Indian Head/Buffalo Medallion Origin

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luckyeddee New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 12/30/2014 8:42 pm can anyone shed any light on the origin of this medal/medallion? it's fair sized...1 5/8 inches in diameter and seems to be made from some sort of metallic composition. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 2:43 pm Welcome! A decorative "fantasy" piece. The 1877 date would indicate an origin well into the 20th century, when numismatists would recognize the rarity of that date among Indian Head cents. http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-...y-chain.html Edited by philadelphian 01/01/2015 2:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Eddupont New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 11/24/2015 10:03 pm I found this exact medallion 45 years ago in NJ while I was five years old digging while standing at a bus stop with my mother. I held onto it all these years. Do you know exactly what it is? Where it comes from and what it may be worth? I would love to know where it comes from. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 11/25/2015 12:15 pm Most probably manufactured in Germany sometime before WWI. The Nurnberg factories turned out a number of imitation US & UK coins as cheap watch fobs. Report this Post to the Staff
zschmitt99 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 05/01/2016 12:59 pm I too have one of these coins. When my grandfather passed away I inherited some of his coins, this was one of them. I noticed some of them have the top piece that is used for a key chain but mine does not. Also, there is a lot of patina on mine-looks very old. I'll post a pic when I can. Report this Post to the Staff
zschmitt99 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 7:37 pm Here's the image https://postimg.org/image/ys5jl0vqr/92f57dbb/ Report this Post to the Staff
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zschmitt99 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 7:43 pm [URL="https://postimg.org/image/epfynnip9/][/url] Report this Post to the Staff
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