Franklin Bienfaiteur De L'humanite 1776

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Haixham13490 New Member France 6 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 2:21 pm Franklin Benefactor of Humanity Diameter: 88 * 70 mm Weight: 165 grams Thickness: 10 mm Original strike Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 6:43 pm Something that big and heavy can't be a medal. Perhaps a door-knocker? Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12255 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 9:47 pm Nice Franklin piece! Quote: Something that big and heavy can't be a medal. I agree that the piece is likely not a medal, but its size and weight have nothing to do with such a classification. I own several medals that are larger and heavier. (I recently posted about one: 1930 Governor Endecott / Massachusetts Tercentenary Medal. The posts on the back of the piece remind me of other similar pieces I have that are meant to be attached / mounted to a wooden plaque. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 10/17/2021 9:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 10:49 pm Quote: I agree that the piece is likely not a medal, but its size and weight have nothing to do with such a classification. I own several medals that are larger and heavier. True. But for medals, an attached suspension loop usually means that they are intended to be worn. So I suppose I mean, "Something that big can't be meant to hang from that giant suspension loop and still be worn like a medal". To put it in context, this thing is nearly 3 times heavier than an Olympic gold medal. The size of the mounting holes on the reverse imply it was originally attached to something equally large and sturdy - which would have made the original artifact even heavier. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/18/2021 09:42 am Are those holes threaded for posts? to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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