A Continuing Thread ~ Post Your Tokens, Medals, Exonumia Acquisitions

Gotta love 'ole John Roebling how designed and started building that bridge (of which his wife had to finish)

I'm not quibbling here, But I believe that it was his wife - that is something I'll have to look up now.. His Son did try to finish, but for some reason could not. BRB.... tic-toc..

So it would appear that you are correct.. John's son with the help of his wife's help (Washington's wife) finished it.. So yes, daughter-in-law..

John A. Roebling is also considered the founder of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. In 1982, Saxonburg commissioned the Franklin Mint to produce silver medals featuring Roebling's image for the city's sesquicentennial. I ordered the silver medal from an ad in the Numismatic News, but didn't find the gold-plated version until last year at a Pittsburgh coin show.
In 1831, Charles F. and John A. Roebling, of Muehlhausen, Germany, were sent to America to purchase a tract of land that could be adapted for the proposed colony of Saxon.
According to the History of Butler County Pennsylvania, "John A. Roebling, who may be looked upon as the founder of Saxonburg, was untiring in his efforts to promote the welfare of the little colony in the wilderness. He was born in Muehlhausen, and educated in architecture and civil engineering - two branches of science for which he had a special fondness, and in which he displayed remarkable talent."
If you think the middle initial looks odd on the medal, it is because the German/Latin font called Fraktur makes the uppercase A look like a U.

It sure is, but just what did I have last night?

ROEBLING SUSPENSION BRIDGE - 1867

I don't know the origin of this elongated coin (I probably found it on ebay), but it must be recent because it appears to have been rolled on a zinc cent.

I believe it depicts a bridge in Covington, KY, per this website description, "The John A. Roebling Bridge has been an iconic landmark over the Ohio River for more than 150 years. Designed by civil engineer John Roebling, the bridge officially opened to traffic on January 1, 1867. Its 1,075 foot span made it the longest bridge in the world."

https://roeblingbridge.org/

Probably from the Cincinatti area, captainrich, and maybe from 1983, when the name was changed to honor John Roebling. According to Wikipedia, its formal opening was January 1, 1867. The December date was apparently a "soft" opening, for pedestrians only. Here's the intro:

"The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (formerly the Cincinnati-Covington Bridge) is a suspension bridge that spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky. When opened on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span, which was later overtaken by John A. Roebling's most famous design of the 1883 Brooklyn Bridge at 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m)."

Later in the article:

"The bridge was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975 and was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1983. It remains the busiest of Cincinnati's four non-freeway automobile or pedestrian bridges. Initially called the "Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge" or "Ohio River Bridge", it was renamed in honor of its designer and builder on June 27, 1983"

Thanks, daltonista, I had the elongated in my Pennsylvania collection for years, since Roebling was from PA, but I never gave it much more thought until Hondo posted his Brooklyn Bridge medal. The re-dedication of the Covington-Cincinnati bridge in 1983 would make sense for the coin being rolled in the 80's.