The Paul Revere rode in yesterday and I am quite pleased. Looks better than my images. A tiny bit of toning going on but these pics I took greatly exaggerate the color. It still looks silver cameo in hand and I don't see any scuffing that I expected to see.
When it comes to Reveres, I got em comin' and goin'.
1888 Future King and Queen of Great Britain & Ireland Medalwithout Made in Germany
I did get one of these teenie weenie brass medals with "Made in Germany" on the obverse and since then, got one without which is shown below. Both have a nick or scratch but in pretty nice shape. They are smaller than silver US 3 cent pieces or "trimes". A link http://goccf.com/t/301479&whichpage=74#2814619 to the previous post, shows them below the Wash Lafayette medal. ( Both are now shown in that post I own in the mini collage there as well as here. )
Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales was the son of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. Princess Alexandra was the daughter of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark.
Here is their happy engagement photo in 1863. This medal commemorates the 25th anniversary of their marriage and commemorates the Future King who became King Edward VII.
On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, Albert Edward became king-emperor as Edward VII, with Alexandra as queen-empress. She held the status until Edward's death in 1910 and became Queen Alexandra until she died in 1925.
In those days it was common for Royalty to intermarry between other countries. Queen Alexandra despised and distrusted her nephew, German Emperor Wilhelm II and rightly so. British public opinion had been quite favorable toward the Kaiser in his first twelve years on the throne, but it turned sour in the late 1890s. During the First World War, he became the central target of British anti-German propaganda and the personification of a hated enemy.
My wife completed the quadruple gold Princess Victoria Kaiulani Akahi Crown set with her purchase of the elusive 1996 version (only 20 struck). She may have been the first to do so. See the bottom right of these two photos.
The 1996 version is 32mm in diameter and thicker than the 1991 issues (34mm diameter).
She has an advantage since I have a draft book on the back burner relating to the Royal Hawaiian Mint issues relating to Princess Kaiulani.
Quote: My wife completed the quadruple gold Princess Victoria Kaiulani Akahi Crown set with her purchase of the elusive 1996 version (only 20 struck). She may have been the first to do so.
Excellent!
Quote: My last acquisition was before the August ANA World's Fair of Money.
Quote: This medal was part of my ANA literature exhibit.
DrDarryl - as always it looks impeccable and your research and contributions to our "little" hobby are greatly valued.
This hard times token isn't quite as good as gold, but it served its purpose back when it was struck in the 1830s -- nominally an R1 rarity, the Milton tokens circulated enough to become R3 and above condition scarcities in AU or better.
(1830s) W(illia)m. H. Milton & Co. Merchant Tailors
Rulau HT-164 / Low 266 (inner circle of dots, period after HALL, different spelling of "FANEUIL" on each side)
28.5mm. Struck with misaligned dies and a finned rim. Early die state without rim Cuds or die breaks.
Side 1: CLOTHS, CASSIMERES & VESTINGS / WM. H. MILTON / & CO / MERCHANT TAILORS / NOS. 4 & 6 / FANEUIL / HALL / BOSTON
Side 2: FANUEIL HALL. CLOTHES WAREHOUSE. / AN / EXTENSIVE / ASSORTMENT / OF FASHIONABLE / READY MADE / CLOTHING.
Note that Faneuil Hall (pronounced to rhyme with "panel" by the older folks but now much more often rhymed with "Daniel") is misspelled on one side. Much like "Roxbury", "Dorcester" and "Revere", the way it's pronounced is a giveaway for distinguishing native Bostonians from out-of-towners.
Faneuil Hall itself is a famous Boston landmark, and I can't add anything more that hasn't already been said about it by someone else! Nowadays it's a shopping complex of four market areas; when this token was issued, the 2nd of those 4 (Quincy) had just recently opened.
I have learned that there are 12 medals to this set. I have 11 now. I contacted a nice person in Leavenworth Kansas and ended up almost completing this 12 year medal set when 7 came available with some other memorabilia from the Buffalo Bill Cody Days celebrations. The medals ran from 1969 to 1980, the last being bronze and the others seem to be a nickel composition.
I had 1969, 1970, 1979 and 1980 and got all the rest but the 1973 "Homestead" medal in one fell swoop. These images of the recent ones are taken through wrinkly sealed plastic baggies but in hand they look uncirculated and much nicer than the images. It must have been some fun in those days.
Along with these medals were some interesting wooden nickel "flats" and related "Shave Permit" pinback buttons. The earlier post with the previous 4 medals is found here. http://goccf.com/t/301479&whichpage=80#2826273
I have three different wooden nickels or flats from Leavenworth Kansas Centennial and these are part of my Buffalo Bill Cody Days medal collection from the same place. However the medal set I have been working on and only lack the 1973 is actually a local festival of sorts that started later in 1969. I just consider them a related item, I believe the "Cody Days" roots are from earlier times. I also have some interesting buttons as it was traditional to attend these Leavenworth festivities with some kind of beard or mustache. Penalty for not displaying some whiskers would land you in jail!
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Posted 10/21/2018 12:49 am
Nowadays it's a shopping complex of four market areas; when this token was issued, the 2nd of those 4 (Quincy) had just recently opened.
