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11/06 /25
11/06/25
Scanning:

  1. Forrer, Vol II
Now on the list:
  1. Forrer, Vols III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
  2. Mitchiner's Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol. II

11/05 /25
11/05/25
Scanning:

  1. Forrer, Vol I
  2. Merzdorf
Now on the list:
  1. Forrer, Vols II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
  2. Mitchiner's Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol. II

11/04/25

Finally, I scanned Marvin. I had purchased a facsimile copy and after much cursing (gasp!) I disassembled the book down to individual pages and successfully scanned it.

  1. Spink's Catalogue of Commemorative British Medals
  2. d'Essling - again, much better results 
  3. Marvin
Still on the list:
  1. Mitchiner's Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol. II

11/04 /25
  1. 1808 1 Dute - Type 1, Napoleonic East Indies
    Do I have an excuse for collecting this? No I do not.
  2. pre-1832 Société d'agriculture sciences et arts de meaux (Tiolier), France
    A beautiful jeton that manages to be also undated and unlisted. But definitely pre-1832 France.
  3. 1827 Memorial to George Canning (Galle) - obverse trial strike, France/Great Britain
    Trial strikes are just that, a test, ususally in lead or tin, of a die. I'm not certain at this point why Galle, a superb French engraver, created this memorial to a recently deceased British politician but trial strikes show the progress of the work. There are two examples of the finished product onsite as well.
  4. 1792 Man in Loom halfpenny, England
11/03/25

  1. Sommer - Loos
Still on the list:
  1. Marvin
  2. Spink's Catalogue of Commemorative British Medals
  3. d'Essling - again

11/03 /25
  1. 1785 Loge de la Constance, France
    Collecting Masonic pieces with their rich symbolism is sort of a secondary interest of mine, and as long as they fall generally into the hundred year era of my overall collection... (About 1760 1852)
  2. 1800 Hopes for Peace, Prussia (?)
    While I was able to locate it in Bramsen I wasn't able to definitively place which German state had it struck. So, Prussia is a guess.
  3. 1812 1 Groschen - (Danzig, French occupation), German States
  4. 1814 Liberation de Hambourg, Prussia
    Part of an extensive (60+) set with identical obverses and different reverses celebrating Allied victories. There is a similar series in English, this one in German.
11/02 /25
11/01 /25
11/01/25

Progress continues. The Napoleon Medals is an extremely rare and unfortunately rapidly deteriorating book. I'm reluctant to handle it too much and is of such a large format that I was forced to innovate the scanning process. His subsequent catalogue of the British Museum is actually a bitchfest (technical term) about the medals he determined were missing from the Museum.

  1. Edwards - first pass of The Napoleon Medals
  2. Edwards - British Museum
Still on the list:
  1. Marvin
  2. Spink's Catalogue of Commemorative British Medals

10/31 /25
  1. 1795 I Pfenning - (Salzburg), German States
  2. 1793 Duke of York halfpenny, England
    A tough one to photograph. The actual color is somewhere between the two but they were shot and processed identically at the same time.
  3. 1800 George III preserved from assassination, Great Britain
  4. 1805 École de Médecine de Paris, France
  5. 1796 Bristol fair halfpenny, England
  6. 1816 Marriage of Marie-Caroline of Naples to the Duc de Berry, France
    Really a quite beautiful medal for a young woman headed towards losing her husband in only four years.
  7. 1799 1 Centime, France
  8. 1801 (1805) Medal struck in honor of General Brune by the citizens of Verona, France
    The city had been under French control and apparently the citizens appreciated that Brune's troops hadn't ransacked it. Millin noted in his catalog that despite being dated 1801 it was actually struck in 1805.
10/30 /25
  1. 1796 Heros Buonaparte, France
    There was a time you could buy a bucket of these common pieces for $10. These days they are usually $30 to $50 each! There is a very scarce variety where he faces left.
  2. 1810 20 Kreuzer - (Vienna), Austria
    Probably one of the most common Austrian coins, the 1810 20 Kreuzer from the Vienna mint.
  3. 1793 St. Davids farthing, Wales
    The three Welsh farthings I have look nearly identical.
  4. 1810 2 Quartos, Gibraltar
  5. 1793 Wainfleet halfpenny, England
10/29 /25
  1. 1795 Death of Letellier, France
    The folk who lived at the time of the Revolution were a strange lot. I'm not quite sure why this gentleman blew his brains out, nor why the contractor who pulled down the Bastille and sold pieces had it made. He mixed lead from the bullet with a bunch of tin and struck the medal from it. As I said, strange folk...
  2. 1817 Death of Princess Charlotte, Great Britain
    Interesting in that a plain copper example is RR and this one only N.
  3. 1799 (1820) Defence of Acre, Great Britain
    One of the stunning Mudie medals produced in 1820.
  4. c. 1812 Robert Blake tuppence, Great Britain
  5. 1808 1 Dute - Type 2, Napoleonic East Indies
  6. 1789 King George III: Visit to Plymouth, Great Britain
10/28/25

Internal software documentation. Minor tweaks and additional fields are planned in the next few days so I decided to stop relying on my decaying memory to know where to start.

The Unknown button at the bottom of the legend is just that - despite my best efforts I can't identify it, or even date it. In the case of the current candidate I'm fairly certain it predates 1832, engraved by J.P. Droz, is French, but that's it.

10/28 /25
10/27 /25
10/26 /25
10/25 /25
  1. 1863 Death of Frederik VII, Denmark
    I probably collected this because it's tiny, unusual for death medals, and because I don't have many Danish medals.
  2. c. 1795 Admiral Earl Howe farthing, England
  3. 1800 A Napoléon - (variant), France
  4. c. 1812 R. Warren halfpenny, Great Britain
    The token itself is undated. I'm guessing from other information I managed to gather to around 1811-1812. There was one outlier that suggested 1819.
  5. 1811 George, Prince of Wales, appointed Regent, Great Britain
  6. 1812 X Reis, Portugal
  7. 1814 1 Duit - (Java), Indonesian States
    A piece struck during British interim rule under the auspices of the British East India Company.
  8. 1810 1 Angster - (Schwyz), Swiss Cantons
  9. c. 1806 Boulogne-sur-Mer Camp Medal, Commemoration of the great Napoleonic battles, France
    Another from today's mail with a couple mysteries attached. And pretty decent pictures. I'll say it first.
  10. 1795 Marriage of George, Prince of Wales to Caroline of Brunswick, Great Britain
    My third and best example of this common piece. Arrived in today's mail. :)
10/24 /25
  1. 1811 Bewicke Main Colliery penny, Great Britain
  2. 1800 3 Kreuzer - (Hesse-Darmstadt), German States
  3. 1791 Sir Bevois halfpenny, England
  4. 1800 8 Maravedis - (Segovia), Spain
  5. 1816 1 Kreuzer, Austria
    According to Krause Austria struck different coins, including this one, with the date 1816 until 1852.
  6. 1794 Hawkeurst halfpenny, England
    Between D&H and Bell they spelled this token as either from Hawkeurst [on the token] or Hawkhurst. Another problematic set of descriptions since Bell often copied errors in D&H and then introduced his own errors. Both probably had printing deadlines.
  7. 1795 Marriage of George, Prince of Wales to Caroline of Brunswick, Great Britain
  8. 1809 King George III enters the Fiftieth year of his reign, Great Britain
10/23/25

Scanning because of the Lord Wellington medal below.
I also discovered the CZUR software has a semi-erase feature for handwritten notes. This led to scanning a photocopy of d'Essling and leaving the original alone for now.

  1. D'Essling
  2. Wellington's Medallic Portraits
Still on the list:
  1. Marvin
  2. Edwards
  3. Spink's Catalogue of Commemorative British Medals

10/23 /25
  1. 1794 Eccleston halfpenny, England
  2. 1807 Lodge of the Imperial Eagle of France, France
    A modern restrike of a beautiful Masonic medal.
  3. c. 1810 Pius VII - The Keys to the Kingdom, Papal States
  4. 1789 The Immortal Necker, France
    A modern restrike that led me to discover an error in Hennin. Cool.
  5. 1812 The Duke of Wellington`s Victories in India and the Peninsular War, Great Britain
    One of three or four nearly identical medals. I was digging through literature for help deciding which it was and decided I needed to scan Eimer's Medallic Portraits of the Duke of Wellington.
  6. 1813 Glanclywedog Factory penny, Great Britain
  7. 1792 Hopeful Farthing, Scotland
  8. 1804 4 Groschen, Prussia
  9. 1793 1 Gulden - (Holland), Netherlands
  10. 1815 2 Skilling, Denmark
10/22 /25
  1. 1814 Memorial to William Pitt, Great Britain
  2. 1913 Centennial of the Battle of Leipzig, Saxony
  3. 1796 Dundee halfpenny, Scotland
  4. 1816 Louis XVIII - Charte Constitutionnelle, France
  5. c. 1795 Wilkinson and Moneta halfpenny, England
    A listed mule in the incredibly large Wilkinson Iron Master series, appearing under "Varieties".
  6. 1792 1 Shilling - (Mecklenburg-Schwerin), German States
  7. 1792 2 Heller - (Hesse-Cassel), German States
  8. 1806 Société de Pharmacie de Lyon. (Chavanne.), France
    Another beautiful jeton.
  9. c. 1811 Mail Coach Office halfpenny, Great Britain
  10. 1808 1 Kreuzer - (Rhenish Confederation), German States
    A tiny coin, worn almost flat, very difficult to photograph but the only coin I own from this oddball Grand (ha!) Duchy. I explained it further in my coin notes but finally stopped trying to unravel it when I got a headache. You're welcome.
  11. 1811 George, Prince of Wales, appointed Regent, Great Britain
  12. 1793 Goldsmith & Sons halfpenny, England
  13. 1798 Société d'agriculture — Marne — silver, France
    An example in silver. As a comparison take a look at this one in copper where the obverse die has begun to fail.
  14. 1804 Le couronnement, France
    A beautiful, original example of this variant in copper. As a comparison take a look at this one in brass.
  15. 1800 Doncaster, New Betting Rooms pass, Great Britain
    Besides coins, medals and paper money I collect artifacts (such as this), communion tokens (a few dozen but none onsite) and various forms of emphemera like prints, books, newspapers &c. If it dates to the period, particularly 1789 -> 1815 I'll collect it. I have a Brown Bess bayonet, musketballs from the Hanau battlefield, a French sheriff's badge from 1810...
  16. 1811 5 Francs - (Limoges), France
  17. c. 1811 West Wheal Fortune Mine penny, Great Britain
  18. c. 1795 Finlayson`s Farthing, Scotland
10/21 /25
10/20 /25
10/20/25

We went out of town for the weekend but the CZUR is relatively portable, so...

  1. German Coins
  2. re-did Hennin
  3. Monete Italiane
  4. Jetons - 1986
  5. Repertoire des Monnaies Napoleonides
Still on the list:
  1. D'Essling
  2. Marvin
  3. Edwards

10/17 /25
10/16 /25
  1. 1821 The Fifteen Men of Bordeaux, France
  2. 1792 Coronation of Francis II in Namur with the title of Emperor received in Frankfurt, Austria
    One of the more common medals of the era.
  3. 1811 ½ Penny - (London, Thomas Wood), Great Britain
    A RRR token only because of its ↑↑ die axis.
  4. 1811 1 Penny - (Newark, Nottinghamshire), Great Britain
  5. 1813 ½ Penny - (Wellington), Great Britain
  6. 1815 Visit of Archduke Giovanni to the Milan Mint, Austria
  7. 1788 King George III: Visit to Worcester, Great Britain
    Another of the August 1788 visit to Worcester visit pieces.
  8. 1807 1 Pfennig - (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach), German States
  9. 1795 God Save the King - (Middlesex, Forster's), England
  10. 1820 Queen Caroline`s Return to England, Great Britain
    Queen Caroline was probably the worst possible match for the already married Prince Regent to commit bigamy with. She left England to get away from him and only returned when his allies forced a Divorce Bill into Parliaments' agenda. She returned to defend herself (she was actually guilty), the event this medal celebrates, and was subsequently acquitted. So, a lot like our politics today.
10/15 /25
  1. 1797 Coronation of Friedrich Wilhelm III, Prussia
  2. 1805 Pope Pius VII visits Paris, France
    Normally I don't collect religiously related medals. They're difficult to date unlike this one.
  3. 1791 2 Sols - (Monneron Freres token), France
  4. 1791 Verona thanks A. Pisani for his help during the great drought - (Verona), Republic of Venice
    An obscure (to us) event prompted the thanks of the city of Verona. Of interest to me was this is my only medal originating from the Republic.
  5. 1818 8 Reichsbank schilling - (Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark
  6. 1802 1 Pfenning - (Lowenstein-Wertheim), German States
  7. 1805 10 Reis - (Portuguese colony), Brasil
  8. 1788 King George III: Visit to Worcester, Great Britain
    Quite a few pieces, many of them with scalloped edges were produced for this three day visit. George appears to have been touring around showing folks he really was recovered from his latest bout of "madness".
  9. 1813 20 Kopeks - (St. Petersburg), Russia
  10. 1799 4 Tornesi, Repubblica Napolitaine
10/14 /25
  1. 1811 Naissance du roi de Rome - (Silver), France
  2. 1790 Coronation of Leopold II as Holy Roman Emperor, Austria
  3. 1791 2 Stuivers - (West Friesland), Netherlands
  4. 1810 1 Pfennig - (Berlin), Prussia
  5. 1810 2 Pfennige - (Berlin), Prussia
  6. 1794 ½ Penny - (Bath), England
    An interesting commercial piece, probably struck in brass for a collector.
  7. 1817 Restauration du Musée, France
    An incredibly thick (5mm!) and therefore heavy, original medal. I guess Louis XVIII had Napoleon envy so he "restored" the Museum, though it doesn't mention which one.
  8. 1814 Battle of Brienne, Prussia/Württemberg
    A beautiful medal featuring an unusual obverse subject from an uncommon place, Württemburg.
  9. 1788 Centenary of the Revolution - (Davis), Great Britain
    So, the French Revolution hadn't started yet and Brits decided just to poke various folks in the eye by celebrating the centenary of getting rid of their Catholic monarchy and replacing it with a Protestant one. An interesting scalloped edge piece.
  10. 1795 ½ Penny - (Lowestoft), England
    Bell comments that this is one of the prettiest half pennies in the series. I have a passion for Pride & Prejudice fan fiction, and bathing machines, like this token, feature prominently.
  11. 1815 ½ Penny - (Lower Canada), Canada
10/13 /25
  1. 1805 ½ Skilling, Sweden
  2. 1803 20 Kreuzer - (Kremnitz), Austria
  3. 1808 8 Maravedis - (Segovia), Spain
  4. 1810 20 Kreuzer - (probable counterfeit), Austria
  5. 1802 1 Kreüzer - (Lowenstein-Wertheim), German States
  6. 1807 1/24 Thaler - (Hesse-Cassel), German States
  7. 1806 Death of Charles James Fox, Great Britain
    An interesting medal that looks copper-ish on the obverse and silvered white metal on the reverse.
  8. c. 1795 (~1870) ½ Penny, England
    An attempt to reproduce a rarity either for fraud or as an homage is open to interpretation.
  9. c. 1800 Loterie Nationale, France
    An example of a trial strike, possibly a spec piece to see if the producer could interest an official or two to adopt it.
  10. 1792 20 Kreuzer - (Kremnitz), Austria
  11. 1793 Death of Dampierre, France
  12. 1804 1 Franc - (Limoges), France
  13. 1806 Honor of the honored Soldier, Russia
    This is a replica of an extremely rare medal.
  14. 1793 1 Heller, Augsburg
    I literally have boxes of coins and medals to put up. I seemed to have grabbed one I was tossing small coins into...
  15. 1793 Farthing, South Wales
  16. 1793 Farthing, North Wales
  17. 1814 The Defeat of Napoleon, Great Britain
    Listed as common but not seen that often. BHM is nearly 50 years old after all and was published prior to the internet.
10/12 /25
10/11/25
  1. 1817 300th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Saxony
    A beautiful piece that features Doctor Luther and the Wittenburg church. It was also a Loos design by Daddy Loos.
  2. 1798 Conseil des Anciens, France
    A beautiful restrike from the 1845-1860 period.
  3. 1800 Beginning of the 19th Century, Saxony
    It is interesting that it points out Australia, one of the earlier medals that did so. It doesn't hurt that it has two beautiful, collectible sides.
  4. 1800 1 Pfenning - (Augsburg), German States
  5. 1803 20 Kreutzer - (Karlsburg), Austria
  6. 1814 Bataille de Fère Champenoise, Prussia
  7. 1753 1 Pfennig, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
    Normally I wouldn't put up a direct to Ebay item but here's an example where the seller put up the wrong date. It was listed as 1793. It happens.
10/10/25
  1. 1792 ½ penny, Barbados
  2. c. 1810 Honor the Ladies!, Prussia
    A Loos piece that for no discernable reason was deemed a Masonic medal by Marvin himself. It does have some masonic symbolism on it but no Lodge. I'm fairly certain that Schiller, who is quoted, was a Mason. I need to find my Merzdorf and research further.
  3. 1804 William Betty, Great Britain
    The second of this medal onsite.
  4. c. 1803 (1848) Confirmation or Communion Medal, Prussia
    I purchased this piece from a very knowledable dealer who dated the engraving to circa 1803. It was used in 1848 and from its condition loved for generations.
  5. 1810 Crown Prince Ludwig and his wife Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen visit Innsbruck, Bavaria
    AKA the origin of Oktoberfest!
  6. 1812 The Battle of Salamanca, Great Britain
    A beautiful example of the Mudie, this one No. 21 (XXI). Well worth a look, though it shows you what happens when you clean a medal.
10/10/25

The scanning project with the following today:

  1. Eimer - Commemorative Medals - 1987
  2. Shackles
  3. Nederlandse Munten
  4. Laskey
Still on the list:
  1. D'Essling
  2. Marvin

10/9/25
  1. 1801 Johann Diethelm Lavater - (Zurich), Swiss Cantons
  2. 1793 Liberation of Mainz - (Loos.), Prussia
    A beauty in hand but a real bitch to photograph.
  3. 1808 1 Franc (La Rochelle), France
    A semi-cull from a scarce mint.
  4. 1795 Cheapest Booksellers in the World halfpenny, Great Britain
    An edge variant of an otherwise identical coin onsite.
  5. c. 1795 ½ Penny - (Hornchurch), England
  6. 1792 Election of Francis II as Roman Emperor in Frankfurt, Austria
  7. 1815 Reddition de Lyon (variant), France
    This is a fun variant of this medal. The reverse on this example names Frimont as a Field Marshall which he was at the time. At the same time he was becoming a Baron of Austria and this is reflected in the second line of the reverse where the lettering reflects this honor. What I suspect is this particular example was struck, the promotion was pointed out and remaining strikes have the changes noted in the references. So this could be unique or part of a very limited striking.
  8. 1808 2 Francs, France
    It's a cull, but 2 franc pieces are relatively scarce and it fills a hole in the collection.
  9. 1813 20 Kreutzer (Vienna), Austria
  10. 1815 A Scottish Soldier, Great Britain
    A beautiful example of the Mudie, this one No. 10 (X). Well worth a look.
  11. 1818 50th Anniversary of the Reign of Frederick Augustus I (Saxony), German States
10/8/25
  1. 1797 ½ Grossus Boruss (South Prussia), Prussia
    This was sort of occupation money used in South Prussia, part of Prussia's spoils from the partition of Poland.
  2. 1815 The Imperial Family, France
  3. 1801 ½ Skilling, Sweden
  4. 1815 The Imperial Family, France
  5. 1809 10 Schilling (Zurich), France
  6. 1808 Via da Lucca a Pisa, France
    A very nice little modern restrike.
  7. 1823 Duke d'Angolême returns triumphant from Spain (Caunois), France
    A beautiful uniface piece, probably the reverse of a medals I wasn't able to identify. Celebrating not keeping their noses out of other people's business.
  8. 1809 Rome réuni à la France (Depaulis), France
    I think I'll just let people look. Very high relief medal on both sides.
  9. 1801 1 Heller, German States (Augsburg)
    This one makes the Rostock piece look pretty slapdash, though they had their own problems with the reverse.
  10. 1805 1 Pfenning, German States (Rostock)
    A second example. Arguably a worse cull than the first. Sigh...
  11. c. 1795 Am I not a Man and a Brother, Great Britain
    The anti-slavery movement operated despite the odds until abolition came in 1807.
  12. 1814 5 Soldi, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
  13. 1761 Coronation of King George III and Queen Charlotte, Great Britain
    We start the day with a damaged but RR medal from the starting end of my collecting period.
10/7/25
10/6/25

The scanning project with the following today:

  1.  Millin
  2. Withers
Still on the list:
  1. D'Essling
  2. Marvin

10/6/25
  1. c. 1820 Peace & Commerce, France
    A recurring theme in the post-war period.
  2. 1804 (l'an 12) 1 Franc, France
  3. c. 1801 Past, Present and Future (Loos.), Prussia
    Excellent condition.
  4. 1804 Farthing (Robert Orchard Tea Warehouse), Great Britain
    Excellent condition.
  5. c. 1879 Mount Sinai Lodge (Paris), France
    The second of this medal onsite. Since posting the first one on 9/26 I found it in the Marvin Supplement. This example has a plain edge with no hallmark. That normally would mean between any time up until around 1840 but other evidence suggests late 1870s. The other example has a reeded edge which frankly, tells me nothing. Kind of fun actually.
  6. 1811 Cornish Penny, Great Britain
    British Copper Tokens 1811-1820 says this is number 701 and is very common.
  7. 1810 Death of Blücher, Prussia
    A beat up white metal example that was quite inexpensive.
10/5/25
  1. 1810 Imprisonment of Sir Francis Burdett, Great Britain
    This fifth example onsite is in copper gilt, unlisted in BHM.
  2. 1813 Battle of Hanau, German States
  3. 1802 1 Schilling, German States (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
    A major upgrade from the other onsite.
  4. 1792 Inauguration of Francis II, Austrian Netherlands
  5. 1815 Two stivers, Ceylon
  6. 1804 Orient de Paris, France
    A pretty addition to my Masonic sub-collection.
  7. 1817 Third Jubilee of the Reformation (Frankfurt), German States
    I put another one up on 9/30, struck on a larger blank than the official issue. This one was struck on a smaller blank.
  8. c. 1805 Bergrechnungsmarke (Miner`s tally), German States (Harz)
    A delightful cat and owl token used by miners to tally how much product they moved. Except this is in silver and probably was given to administrators. :P
  9. 1801 1 Pfenning, German States (Rostock)
    A heavily worn cull (read junk).
  10. 1804 6 Kreützer, Austria (Further Austria)
  11. 1805 Pius VII visit to Perugia, Papal States
10/4/25

The scanning project with the following today:

  1. Dalton á Hamer - 1910
Still on the list:
  1. D'Essling
  2. Marvin
  3. Millin

10/4/25
  1. 1804 William Betty, Great Britain
    Long before Beatlemania there was "Bettymania" (they actually called it that!). William Betty was a 13 year old actor who played adult parts on stage. The Brits periodically lost their collective minds concerning the stage.
  2. 1814 Treaty of Paris, Great Britain
    Not quite as nice as the other onsite. The problem with not updating my site for over 10 years is I collected a lot of duplicates.
  3. 1815 Souvenir allemand des guerres 1813-15, Prussia
    A huge iron medal (73mm)!
  4. c. 1795 ½ Penny - (Salter`s Warehouse), Great Britain
10/3/25

The scanning project with the following today:

  1. deCoster
Still on the list:
  1. D'Essling
  2. Marvin
  3. Millin

10/3/25
  1. 1791 1 Piastra (120 Grana), Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
    Updated pictures.
  2. 1791 Ecu, France
    Better pictures.
  3. 1813 6 Kreutzer, Baden
    Updated pictures and database.
  4. 1814 Paix de Paris, Great Britain
    Replaced missing pictures. Long story. There was a series featuring the same reverse. The obverse features Blücher.
  5. 1820 Death of King George III, Great Britain
    Much better pictures. Also features the Lord's Prayer on the reverse and is RRRR rarity.
  6. 1790 Demi-ecu, France
    Much better pictures. When I do this for coins I also update their database entries.
  7. 1831 Coronation of King William IV, Great Britain
    Better camera, better pictures. This is a good example of a medal that was coated with some sort of lacquer or "japanning" to protect it from the ravages of time. Instead they damaged their piece.
10/3/25
  1. 1804 Le couronnement, France
    There are about 4 or 5 variations of this common medal and this one is by far the most common of those.
  2. n.d. Société royale de médecine, France
  3. 1800-ish Preliminaries de la Paix avec l'Angleterre, Prussia
    Bramsen 163 is identical to this medal except that it's dated 1801 on the reverse.
  4. 1800->2025? Lord's Prayer, Great Britain
    Not my best job at dating anything but it literally could date anywhere in the time frame. The only thing that wasn't legible was the engraver's name. Or perhaps the company that produced it. A remarkable job at engraving so I'm calling it 1800 and keeping it. :)
  5. 1810 1 Centesimo - Bologna, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
    An upgrade to the previous one onsite. I also updated the previous ones' database record.
  6. 1811 (1820) The Lines of Torres Vedras and the English Army on the Tagus, Great Britain
    A short but nice theme on the Lines. A second example of Mudie XVII.
  7. 2010 Bi-centennial of the Lines of Torres Vedras - 2.5 euros, Portugal
    A coin only 15 years old!
10/2/25

The scanning project with the following today:

  1. Marvin - Supplement 
  2. Bell
Still on the list:
  1. D'Essling
  2. DeCoster
  3. Marvin
  4. Millin 

10/2/25
  1. c. 1812 R. Warren halfpenny, Great Britain
    The token itself is undated. I'm guessing from other information I managed to gather to around 1811-1812. There was one outlier that suggested 1819.
  2. 1802 Paix d`Amiens, Great Britain
  3. 1796 (l'an 5) 5 centimes - Orleans, France
  4. 1790 Confédération etc. à Lille, France
    This is the third one of these onsite. The top of each is different, this one is not gilt and none of them is Hennin 138 variant.
  5. 1810 Imprisonment of Sir Francis Burdett, Great Britain
    An incredibly common medal, this one purchased last year for $6.
  6. 1789 William Pitt, Great Britain
    An upgrade to a previous example of a RR piece.
  7. 1812 1 shilling token, Great Britain
    Dalton's book on Silver tokens of 1811-1812 mentions several varieties, particularly of the reverse.
  8. 1825 Coronation of Charles X, France
    Tossed to the crowd either before or after the coronation.
  9. 1796 Société de médecine de Paris, France
    Probably should be dated sometime between 1880 and 1930 but done in the style of an original.
10/1/25
  1. 1845 Entrepeneurs de Bâtiments, Versailles, France
    Easily one of the most Masonic looking medals to ever be issued by non-Masons.
  2. 1760 1 Thaler fake jewelry, Austria
  3. 1813 1 farthing token, Great Britain
  4. 1794 Pierre Auguste Adet, France
    A talented chemist as well as a diplomat. He survived the Revolution unlike his friend and collegue Lavoisier.
10/1/25

I've spent the past few days using my new CZUR scanner to begin scanning all of my commonly used reference books. To be clear I own all of these books and none are being scanned with an intention of selling copies. Most are rare books and continued handling is reducing their lifetimes.

So far I've scanned:

  1. BHM
  2. Bramsen
  3. Hennin
  4. Milan
I plan on scanning, in the near future:
  1. D'Essling
  2. DeCoster
  3. Marvin
  4. Millin 

09/30/25
  1. 1805 Prise de Vienne et de Presbourg. (Manfredini), France
    A beautiful though harshly cleaned medal.
  2. 1807* 10 centimes, France
    * This is a very crude attempt to create a rare coin by changing the date to 1807. Unfortunately the coin they were trying to create wasn't produced in Lille, only Paris struck it.
  3. 1807 10 Lire, Tuscany
    This poor coin has been abused by turning it into gaudy jewelry without its permission. On the upside it made a $1000 coin into $75 crap jewelry that I could afford. On the downside, well, everything you shouldn't do to a coin has happened:
    1. It was probably cleaned
    2. It had an ugly hanger soldered to it
    3. It was coated, probably with "Japan" black
    It doesn't even have the dignity of being a silver coin anymore!
  4. 1817 Third Jubilee of the Reformation (Frankfurt), German States
  5. 1832 Notaires de l'arrondissement de Trévoux, France
    Features a picture of an edgemark under my comments.
09/29/25
  1. c. 1820 Flourishing during Peace, War does not Destroy, France
  2. 1809 Société de médecine de Bordeaux. (Brenet.), France
  3. 1812 Victories of the Peninsular War, Great Britain
  4. 1880 Centenary of Sunday Schools, Great Britain
    A medal that must have arrived as part of a lot. I put it up since it had a BHM reference but promptly added it to my eBay sales pile.
  5. 1789 Storming of the Bastille (Rogat, 1844), France
    In 1844 the French were working themselves up for another Revolution and medals and other emphemera were popular.
  6. 1814 Paix de Paris - The Prince Regent, Great Britain
09/28/25
  1. 1804 Le Couronnement à Paris (variant), France
    These brass medals or jetons were produced in a wide variety. This is an unlisted variant that resembles Bramsen 323.
  2. 1802 Thirteenpence token, Great Britain
    Heavily worn, relatively scarce, definitely an odd denomination for a Conder token.
  3. 1793 Birth of Archduke Ferdinand, Austria
    This is an example of a trial strike in tin. It's not in my usual references but is noted in a book about medals related to Emperor Ferdinand I as the first medal struck with him as the subject. The obverse featured his parents.
  4. 1799 Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty, Great Britain
  5. 1810 ½ Kreuzer, Baden
  6. 1813 ½ Kreuzer, Nassau-Weilbourg
  7. 1811 1/6 Thaler, Prussia
  8. 1801 Tribute to the 42nd Regiment from the London Highland Society, Great Britain
    A modern copy of a famous medal that never was.
  9. 1820 Death of the Duke de Berry, France
    The medal came to me pre-damaged.
  10. 1815 The Imperial Family, France
09/27/25
09/26/25
  1. 1761 Coronation of King George III and Queen Charlotte, Great Britain
    A heavily damaged example.
  2. 1810 2 Rappen, Swiss Cantons (Basel)
  3. 1797 Reduction from 2 Decimes to 1 Decime, France
  4. 1870s(?) Unlisted Masonic medal, France
    I had a gut feeling this was a period piece but I'm no Gibbs apparently. The engraver, Massonnet, worked in the latter half of the 19th century but Forrer mentions no Masonic pieces. It is unlisted in Marvin but Marvin is organized only in the sense that the material is in there somewhere. I couldn't find it though. Everything is a guess.
09/26/25
09/25/25
  1. 1796 (c.1830) Societas Pharmceutica Parisiensis, France
  2. 1815 Visit of Alexander I to Munich, Russia
  3. 1801 Preliminaries of Peace with France, Great Britain
    Another sixth example of an incredibly common medal.
  4. 1814 Peace of Paris, Prussia
    One of six (yikes!) I have in my collection. Some pieces, like this, are so common you shouldn't spend more than $15 for a decent one.
  5. 1801 Union of Ireland with Great Britain, Great Britain
  6. 1812 First prize for writing, City of Douai, France
    Beautiful, though I couldn't find any ifo on the winner.
  7. 1798 Kempson's Calendar Medal, Great Britain
    Except for the dates and the hole this is identical to the 1808 that follows.
  8. 1808 Kempson's Calendar Medal, Great Britain
    These were evidently used by both sexes and provided calendar information such as "when is the next full moon?" Nice to know if you're a werewolf or vampire for instance.
  9. 1805 Visit of the Pope to the Mint, France
    A beat up example struck in tin.
09/25/25
09/24/25
  1. 1795 Collapse of the First Coalition, France
    A fascinating trial strike of a medal that may never had been.
  2. 1814 Peace of Paris, Louis XVIII Restored, Great Britain
    This is the 3rd example onsite, this is silvered copper which is unlisted in BHM.
  3. 1801 1 Rappen, Helvetian Republic
  4. c. 1795 Am I not a Man and a Brother, Great Britain
    While it isn't a great example, this is the first of the great anti-slavery tokens I have in my collection.
  5. 1813 Workers in a coal mine, France
    A beautiful octagonal jeton from Paris.
09/23/25
09/23/25
  1. c. 1808 Academy of Sciences, Bavaria
  2. 1816 1100 year anniversary of the Irschenberg pilgrimage church, Bavaria
    Yikes! 1100 years! I just used two !! (!) and so does the reverse of this medal. Seriously, take a look. Do I care about that celebration? Only because of the lovely medal they produced to celebrate the church. I'll collect anything remember?
  3. 1793 Barracks Erected halfpenny (Kempson), Great Britain
  4. 1811 1 Penny token (Bath), Great Britain
  5. 1817 Obsequies for Princess Charlotte, Great Britain
    I put the copper version of this up a few days ago.
  6. 1797 Bresca del Palazzo di Broletto, Italy (Brescia)
    A wonderful medal to start the day!
09/22/25
  1. c. 1820 Society of Sciences, Arts, and Fine Letters of Mâcon, France
    An unlisted medal, at least in my references so it could date 1814 or 1815-1824.
  2. 1811 George, Prince of Wales, appointed Regent, Great Britain
  3. 1873 Monument of the Battle of Buçaco and the Peninsular War, Portugal
    Not many Portuguese medals onsite. This one dates to 60 years after the fact and probably is more of a "We love our (then) dear Leader" than anything to do with honoring the campaigners who were in their 90s or dead.
  4. 1817 Celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation (Saxony), German States
    There's a remarkable variety of these, I like the obverse imagery on this one.
  5. 1791 30 Sols - Limoges (Dupre), France
    This is an unusual coin in that it appears to be a normal issue for France in 1791 but isn't listed in Hennin. Didn't expect that, should list around H. 330 and resembles besides the dates, H. 415.
  6. 1795 Cheapest Booksellers in the World halfpenny, Great Britain
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09/20/25
  1. 1791 2 Sols - Paris, France
  2. 1814 Betrothal of Princess Charlotte, Great Britain
  3. 1811 The Lines of Torres Vedras and the English Army on the Tagus, Great Britain
    Number 17 in the great Mudie series, actually issued around 1820.
  4. 1801 Death of Gabriel Ahlman, Assessor, Sweden
    I know nothing about this gentleman but like I've said before, I'll collect anything from the period!
  5. 1817 Obsequies for Princess Charlotte, Great Britain
  6. 1812 L'aigle française sur le Wolga, France
  7. 1806 Death of William Pitt, Great Britain
  8. 1788 Charles Jean-Baptiste des Galois de la Tour, France
    During the leadup to the Revolution almost all of France were involved in meetings to decide what the various classes would talk to the King about. After all it had been hundreds of years since an Etats General.
  9. 1799 5 Centimes, France
09/19/25
  1. c. 1740s Freemason's Ducat, Belgium
    This could have been struck at any point in the past three centuries. It's sort of a generic Freemason's medal that might have originated in Brussels, or Berlin or outer space... It's a bit fuzzy.
  2. 1827 Obsequies for the Duke of York, Great Britain
  3. 1812 Napoleon`s Retreat from Russia, France
  4. 1798 Action off Tory Island, Great Britain
    Basically during the wars if you fought the French and didn't lose someone would issue medals in your honor. In this case we don't even know the engraver! The French have their own views on the action, check out a translation of the text under the Hennin listing.
  5. 1805 Te Deum at St. Stephen`s Cathedral, Vienna, France
  6. 1852 Death of the Duke of Wellington, Great Britain
    I collect virtually anything from a nearly 100 year span. That is, from the coronation of George III to the death of Wellington. So this little piece is at the far end of that period. I just lied online. I will collect outside the period particularly if it relates to Napoleon. (see By Year->1816 - Present)
09/19/25
Have you ever spent an inordinate amount of time futzing with something no one else will probably ever see much less use? Yeah, that's my day so far. Playing with the data entry screen for the coin and medal database that powers much of what you see. :P
09/18/25
Much of today has been spent adding fields to the database as well as working in the weeds to be able to enter and then use those fields. Probably won't enter coins as quickly as I have been as I work out this stuff.
09/18/25
  1. 1797 Foundation of the Cisalpine Republic, Cisalpine Republic
    This one took awhile longer than most. It's a beauty and also one of only a couple of "Brasseux" examples I own. After the wars were over the Bourbons confiscated all of the Empires' dies from the Mint with the intention of no longer allowing them to be struck for collectors. However the Mint didn't own all of the dies, people such as Brasseux owned quite a few, oddly stored at the Mint who would obligingly strike up an example for a fee. At some point around 1830 he came to the conclusion that collectors had no way to tell his copies from those struck earlier, say 1797. So he asked the Mint to edgemark the new ones with COPIE.
09/17/25
  1. 1807 Battle of Eylau, France
  2. 1804 1/6 Thaler, Brunswick - Wolfenbuttel
  3. 1814 Celebrations for the signing of the Peace of Paris, Great Britain
  4. 1794 ½ Penny - Whale Fishery, Great Britain
  5. 1807 2/3 Taler, Brunswick-Luneburg
  6. 1794 ½ Penny - Staplehurt, Great Britain
  7. 1792 The United French are Invincible, France
    The Monneron Brothers were among several French businessmen producing the Gallic answer to Conder Tokens. And for similar reasons, lack of small change for everyday transactions. These guys took it a bit further, actually going to England to the Soho mint to have them produced. Pretty gutsy considering the two countries were at war at the time.
  8. 1814 Première entrée de Louis XVIII à Paris, France
  9. 1802 Réunion da Piémont à la France, France
  10. c. 1801 Honor thy Father and thy Mother, German States
    Loos of course. Moses is pointing at the 4th commandment but the legend is the 5th.
  11. 1805 Death of Lord Nelson, Great Britain
    The obverse is a case study of why you store your collection in archival safe materials. Strangely beautiful though.
09/16/25
  1. 1789 King George III; Restored from Illness, Great Britain
  2. 1809 Dourdan - Société du Parterre, France
    This piece was surprisingly not listed in the usual references.
  3. 1805 Death of Reverend James Wilkinson, Great Britain
  4. 1792 Adoption of the French Republican Calendar, France
    I forgot I had already bought this example and that's when I bought the one I put up on 9/13 (see below). I'm getting old.
  5. 1810 Joesph Hanson, Great Britain
    A medal issued in support of Joesph Hanson, jailed because of his support of the Luddites.
  6. 1805 1 Gröschel, Silesia
  7. 1795 Constitutional Medal, Great Britain
    Do NOT let the title fool you! This is a great medal, one where each side would make me want to collect it.
  8. 1811 Cornish Penny (Modern copy), Great Britain
    A tourist coin! A decent copy though in hand there's little chance you'd realize that. A good reference such as British Copper Tokens 1811-1820 let me know that originals had milled edges.
  9. 1804 4th Anniversary of Napoleon`s Consulat (Andrieu), France
    A remarkably rare medal or pattern that mentions yet another date system! At this point in time France used the Revolutionary calendar, the Gregorian (unofficially) and the Consulate calendar (this one!)
09/15/25
  1. 1815 Louis XVII honors Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette (Andrieu), France
    This piece suffers from heavy environmental damage. It does show you can still collect an original for $29 USD though!
  2. 1801 Charles Michel L'Epee (Duvivier), France
  3. c. 1801 To Merit its Crowns, German States
    Loos! And visual proof I don't clean my medals or coins.
  4. 1793 Success to the Yorkshire Woollen Manufactory, Great Britain
  5. c. 1801 Friendship and love, German States
    Loos! And visual proof I don't clean my medals or coins.
  6. 1827 Memorial to George Canning, France
    Struck in France, in French, honoring Canning (a British politician) on the occaison of his passing.
  7. 1802 Compagne d'assurances du Havre, France
    In case you thought insurance companies are something new. Each side features a ship, the reverse making the pitch for insurance.
  8. c. 1801 Like the sun..., German States
    Another Loos! I took an over 10 year hiatus from updating this website dealing with mental health issues but never stopped collecting. Obviously I got fascinated with Loos. :)
  9. 1795 Death of Louis XVI, France
    This is an unlisted medal. That's almost unbelievable after 230 years but I absolutely believe it to be an original and contemporary strike.
09/14/25
  1. c. 1801 Hard work rewards, German States
    I really love the work of the Loos family of Nuremberg of which this is another superb example.
  2. 1824 Death of Lord Byron, Great Britain
  3. 1809 40 Reis (20 Reis - 1775), Brasil
  4. 1803 Friedrich Wilhelm III, Prussia
  5. 1791 Death of the Reverend John Wesley, Great Britain
  6. 1813 Theodor Korner (poet), Saxony
    A medal that was probably issued much later than 1813 since his impact was unlikely known at the time of his death. Interesting as well for a tiny bit of ribbon that was likely contemporary with the medal issue.
  7. 1811 Battle of Arroyo del Molino, Great Britain
  8. 1812 The British Army Enters Madrid, Great Britain
09/13/25
09/12/25
  1. c.1820 Your good angel is always by your side, German States
    A bit of fluff from the next generation of the Loos family!
  2. 1813 ½ penny token, Lower Canada
  3. 1805 Death of Lord Nelson, Great Britain
    Got it today in the mail, so...
  4. 1794 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (chemist), France
  5. c.1801 Twisted out of love for love, German States
    A delightful bit of fluff from the great Loos!
  6. 1802 20 Kreuzer, Austria
  7. 1813 960 Reis, Brasil
    A tiny, paper-thin coin that may well be a fantasy token as I'm unable to locate it in an admittedly older version of Krause.
09/11/25
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09/10/25
  1. 1814 Ouverture du congres de Vienne, Austria
    A huge tin medal. I have three in the collection and this is easily in the best condition.
  2. 1790 Confédération etc. à Lille, France
  3. 1811 Commerce de vin de Paris (Desboufs.), France
  4. 1791 Louis XVI - A fountain, France
  5. 1794 1 Lire, Genoan Republic
  6. 1814 Kriegsdenkmünze, Prussia
    This was issued with a loop and ribbon for wear. They aren't with this example. :) The medal itself was made from the metal of captured guns.
  7. 1797 Treaty of Campo-Formio, France
09/08/25
Chambre des représentants, session de 1815 (Jeuffroy.), France
This is the first new content that relies strictly on the database.
09/08/25
At least for the time being the details will not display for coins though the pictures will. This note may disappear as I seek a temporary solution.
09/07/25
1808 1/6 Rigsdaler, Denmark
Sort of a voluntary contribution to the Fatherland. You gave something tangible, probably silver, that was then turned into spendable coin. Not quite a war bond since you didn't get the coins to spend yourself. Want to support the war effort? Give us money then.
09/07/25
09/07/25
Some changes to connect some of the previously unconnected dynamic lists. I also shortened this list to begin in August, 2025. The changes have continued all day in order to connect everything to the database sooner rather than later.
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1819 First Assembly in Recognition & Rights of Nation
With a title like that I had to bid on it! I'm actively trying to research who and where this took place.
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1805 George Cooke, Great Britain.
Cooke was an eccentric actor who eventually moved to America where audiences proved to be more accepting of the actor being drunk during performances.
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08/28/25
At last a "new" coin! A second example of an 1812 20 Francs, France.
08/28/25
As I'm finally easing back into posting new content I realized the inconsistency of my existing pictures. So today I worked on updates to the gold:
  1. 1802 1/3 Guinea, Great Britain
  2. 1804/05 (l'an 13) 20 Francs, France
  3. 1811 20 Francs, France
  4. 1812 20 Francs, France
  5. 1812 20 Francs, France - 2nd example
  6. 1813 20 Francs, France
  7. 1815 20 Francs, France
While the pictures across the board are better than the ancient ones (from the 1990s!) that were on before, these are inconsistent in color, sometimes between obverse and reverse. Sigh... to be revisited.