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Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 11:24 am Hi All! Just had to have a coin fix, bought quite a few coins and tokens. This is one that I know nothing about. Got it cheap, thought it was neat. I'm going to post it on "Richards Token Database" if it's not already on there. So does anyone know anything about it or the history behind it? Report this Post to the Staff

JMerrick Valued Member Guatemala 357 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 11:39 am I think it's actually a medal... A commemorative medal. http://www.numismaticnews.net/artic...lenging_set/ Edited by JMerrick 01/20/2011 11:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 11:51 am Awesome article! Gotta give myself a pat on the back for this find! Report this Post to the Staff
JMerrick Valued Member Guatemala 357 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 12:06 pm Some are very valuable, some aren't... Quote: I was given an 1836 coin from the First Steam Coinage at the Mint. What is this worth? V.G. Mountainside, NJ The medal you have features a cap with Liberty inscribed on the bottom surrounded by a glory of rays with "United States Mint, First Steam Coinage, Mar. 23, 1836" on the reverse. Originally it was intended to have them struck on Feb. 22, 1836 in honor of George Washington but the date had to be changed. Mint engraver, Christian Gobrecht, struck them on cent planchets of the day. The steam press improved production to 40,000 pieces per day as opposed to 13,000 pieces per day on the old screw press. By the 1850's all of the medals were finally dispersed and they were reissued. In 1862 Anthony C. Paquet issued new dies of the medal and they were struck for years. Back in 1967 the 1 1/16" medal was still being sold by the mint for 65 cents, therefore they are not scarce nor are they worth much today. Taken from: http://www.rarecoin.com/QnA/answr2.html http://www.icollector.com/1836-Firs...-Co_i6035367 http://www.stacks.com/Lot/ItemDetail/80229 http://www.hcraig.com/catalog/produ...57caa204d4b5 Edited by JMerrick 01/20/2011 12:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
stewart Pillar of the Community United States 1126 Posts	Posted 01/24/2011 1:20 pm Very Cool Find I especially like the fact that they were struck on Cent Planchets of the day. Terry Report this Post to the Staff
coinsoldier Valued Member Canada 85 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 4:35 pm The Feb 22 date values between $1500 and $3000 The march 23 date values $100 to $1200 The one you have looks like it could do $300 or better. Great find for cheap. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 7:45 pm Hi coinsoldier. I actually did a little more research on this medal. I am 99.9% sure that it is a 1967 remake. I measured it and it does coincide with the 1-1/16" diameter. Report this Post to the Staff
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