1904 Medal with St. Gaudens features?

[Orrin-migration]

I'm new here and have recently decided to get back into the world of coin collecting after over 30 years of, well, doing other things. I was sitting at the bar a few months ago thinking about the money that I drop there every week and decided that I should do something more constructive. So, here I am.

 

Here is one of my first purchases. It's no coin, but I couldn't resist it. So, I was browsing the internet and I came across a silver medal issued in 1904 that, to me, has a striking resemblence to the St. Gaudens $20. So, I purchased it. What does anybody think?

 

FLIKR PHOTO

[GoldFinger1969]

Not seeing it....I think your link has too much in the URL string.

[cpm9ball]

I can't tell too much from your photo, but it is apparently French since the Eiffel Tower is part of the design. 1904 was the year of the World's Fair in St. Louis, so it may have some tie to that. Do you have a photo of the flip side? Can you find a designer's name on it? Are there any markings on the edge?

 

Chris

[Orrin-migration]

It's a French agriculture medal designed by Rivet. . .there are edge markings.

 

Here's the eBay listing with a photo of the back.

 

Listing

[RWB]

One of hundreds of medallic depictions of "Nike" as was Saint-Gaudens'.

[RWB]

PS: I wrote a short article for COINage magazine a few years ago on this subject.

[Matt_dac]

Welcome to the forum.

 

Ha ha - your post reminds me of the classic line: "I spent most of my money on women and booze, the rest I wasted".

 

http://amhistory.si.edu/coins/printable/coin.cfm?coincode=2_01