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Good Luck June 1 1920 Medallion - Info Requested

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This medallion is approximately the size of a US half dollar (30.47 mm vs. 30.61) but thicker (2.45 mm vs. 1.8 mm) and heavier (14.48 g vs. 12.5 g). tissue test result was similar to a Walking Liberty half as compared to a clad Kennedy half, so I believe it is made of silver.
Searches on Google and Google Lens yielded no matching results - same with a CCF search. No major events seemed to have occurred on 6/1/1920. Library of Congress newspaper search for Aaron Goldsmith (engraved on reverse) in the years 1915 - 1925 was also fruitless. I cannot decipher the autograph on the obverse (T A Cufman?).
Any assistance, information, or insight would be greatly appreciated - many thanks!
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There seems to be a Japanese theme on the side with the autograph. Not sure though. I wish I could help you Hondo. That's one thing I like about collecting medals, it's often a mystery as to where, when or why it was issued. I enjoy the research even if I do tend to hit a lot of dead ends.

I assume you are the current owner of the medal? The previous owner wasn't able to shed any light?
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Perhaps it is Caufman?
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Cdncoins, you're right about the Japanese / Oriental theme - even the "Aaron Goldsmith" is engraved with a faux-Oriental look. And yes, I own it but it was in a large lot of mostly junk medals, medallions, and tokens that I won in an auction.
Joe, I've tried searching for every permutation of T. A. and F. A. Cufman, Caufman, etc. It will probably remain a mystery unless someone owns a similar one.
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