J. Davis Silver Cathedral Medal - Lichfield Cathedral

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loose54 Valued Member United Kingdom 51 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 09:50 am Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could provide any insight into a Lichfield Cathedral medal I have. It is struck in silver and was designed by J.Davis. I have had quite a few of the bronze Cathedral medals by Davis over the years, but not silver ones. The medal looks exactly the same as the bronze example, however, there is a very light hallmark on the edge of the medal which appears to read for Fattorini & Sons with the letter for Birmingham, 1975. I have never heard of any modern 'restrikes' of this series and was wondering if anyone on this forum had? The medal has been cleaned at some point and so it is fairly bright. The only slight difference with the bronze type I can notice is that the strike does not seem quite as sharp on this medal, mainly when looking at the lettering in the exergue. Maybe it is a case of F&S re using an old medal die to re-issue some medals? Thanks in advance for any insight anyone can provide! Jack Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 11:41 am That is a lovely medal! I hope some information will be presented from the membership. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 08/25/2021 10:33 am Great looking medal! Report this Post to the Staff
NetJohn New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 08/30/2021 11:46 pm Quote: The only slight difference with the bronze type I can notice is that the strike does not seem quite as sharp on this medal [...] How's the weight when compared to bronze? About the same, it could be silver plated. Much lighter, could be white metal (I did find an online reference to this medal in white metal, 61 mm). John Report this Post to the Staff
loose54 Valued Member United Kingdom 51 Posts	Posted 09/14/2021 05:38 am Hi John, The silver medal weighs 103.4 grams against a weight of about 92 grams for the bronze. It certainly isn't white metal such as tin as they are considerably lighter. Also, it would not have been given a hallmark if it were plated. I really am quite confused...it appears to be an antique medal with a modern (very faint) hallmark. Jack Report this Post to the Staff
NumisEd Pillar of the Community United States 5177 Posts	Posted 09/18/2021 5:59 pm What I don't understand is why these medals do not show up in Numista. Edited by NumisEd 09/18/2021 8:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
NetJohn New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 12:39 am Numista isn't a complete collection. I have many commemorative medals of WWI from multiple belligerents that are not in Numista. John Report this Post to the Staff
NumisEd Pillar of the Community United States 5177 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 12:52 am Is there a better database for tokens and medals? Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12254 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 9:06 pm Quote: What I don't understand is why these medals do not show up in Numista. Quote: Numista isn't a complete collection. I have many commemorative medals of WWI from multiple belligerents that are not in Numista. Numista is a user-supported numismatic database. Its listings are there because one or more collectors created/contributed to the listing. If no member collector creates an entry, it won't appear in the database. If you have pieces not in the database, you could benefit the numismatic community by joining Numista and adding to the database! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
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