1. 1804 Le Musée Napoléon, Salle de l'Apollon, France
2. c. 1795 Tom Tackle halfpenny, England
3. c. 1795 Bebbington`s halfpenny, England
4. 1810 Marriage in Vienna with Marie-Louise, France
5. 1833 Napoleon the Emperor, his statue raised by the people, France

1. 1814 Première entrée de Louis XVIII à Paris, France

1. c. 1814 Paix et Commerce, France

1. 1792 Vivre Libres ou Mourir, France

1. 1807 Loge des Commandeurs du Mont-Thabor, France
   Something you almost never see "in the wild" is a poorly struck Masonic medal, but such is the case with the reverse of this one!
2. 1793 North Wales farthing, Wales
3. 1804 The Coronation in Paris - 2nd - (26mm), France
   I took the opportunity to update all the new references as well.

1. Medallas de la Casa de Borbon

1. Mitchiner's Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol. II
2. Fauver's Nuremberg and Nuremberg Style Jetons

1. 1815 Duke of Wellington`s Continental Victories, Great Britain
2. 1814 Paix de Paris - Louis XVIII, France
3. 1793 Farthing - (South Wales), Wales
4. c. 1812 Florentine Academy of Fine Arts - (Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy), Italian States
   I like to start Sundays with a beauty, so here's an unawarded medal from Italy, circa 1812.

1. 1808 J. I. Guillotin, France
2. 1814 The Defeat of Napoleon, Great Britain
3. 1802 1 Heller - (Hesse-Cassel), German States
4. c. 1795 Adam and Eve - Rouse Brittania farthing, England
5. 1806 The Prince of Bavaria visits the Mint, France
   Referred to as both the King and Prince of Bavaria on the same medal! The references follow along switching as if the terms were interchangeable. Perhaps they were for him. A nice little medal with some dings on a 2 franc module.

1. 1811 Hull 6 pence, Great Britain
2. 1789 Opening of the Estates General, France
   Possibly unique, Hennin 1 is almost impossible to find but muled with Hennin 4... I've never seen another example in 40+ years of collecting.
3. 1865 Commemorating the Opening of the National Assembly of 1865, Hungary
4. 1815 Klewitz appointed Governor - (Loos), Prussia

1. c. 1800 For Religious Festivals, Prussia
2. 1807 Distribution d'eau clarifiée dans Paris, France

1. 1821 Death of Napoleon, France
2. 1814 Le roi Frédéric-Guillaume visite la Monnaie des médailles. (Gayrard.), France
3. 1801 Peace of Lunéville, Prussia(?)
   A modern, post-1880 restrike.
4. 1810 1 cent - (British East Indies Company), Great Britain
   This also is listed under Malasia, Penang Island

1. 1802 Peace of Amiens, Great Britain
2. 1863 Cinquantenaire de la bataille de Leipzick, Prussia
   Cheap piece produced for wide distribution in at least two sizes, this being the larger. Difficult to photograph given the very shiny surfaces. Also at least one of its previous owners decided to scrub it regularly with something rough. Bad, prior owner!

1. 1809 Count Leopold von Berththold, Austria
   Probably a trial strike of his death medal. Trial strikes show up fairly often but usually not those of an obscure medal. I'd love to see an original complete piece. Found my reference online.

1. 1802 Paix d`Amiens, Great Britain
   Common, but nice.
2. 1795 Moore`s lace halfpenny, England
3. 1814 1 Duit - (Java), Indonesian States
   Very common but I can't seem to pass them up!
4. 1812 3 skilling, Denmark
   A beautiful little coin to start the day.

1. 1915 Centennary of the Return of King Vittorio Emanuele to Turin After the Fall of Napoleon - (Piedmont-Sardinia), Italian States
   There's no indication it's not a contemporary medal much less a centennary commemorative. Also, one of the longest titles I've yet encountered.
2. 1800 (l'an 8) 5 Centimes - (Paris, 2nd) - better, France
3. n.d. Unknown Masonic medal - (Prussia?), German States
   I sometimes hate when I collect something like this. I'm sure I picked it up because it looked vaguely period, plus I sort of collect Masonics as a side-collection. This one bites because I can't even definitively nail it down as Masonic much less find it in the various editions of Marvin. Sigh...
4. 1795 Prince and Princess of Wales farthing, England

1. 1819 1 Pfennig - (Frankfurt, judenpfennig), German States
   When prejudice becomes monitized.
2. c. 1794 Prince of Wales farthing, England
3. 1811 6 Kreuzer - (Bavaria), German States
   Just awful.
4. 1794 Hampshire farthing, England

1. 1880+ Life of Napoleon I, France
2. 1802 1 Polushka - ¼ kopek - (novodel or possible modern copy), Russia
   This is possibly a fake or a contemporary novodel or pattern coin. I'm betting on fake but truly have no idea. Like Japanese, Arabic or some other countries I simply haven't collected enough of them to get a "feel" for a genuine piece. Also if the basic coinage is rough or irregular I experience the same issue. So, here ya go.

1. 1795 Death of Louis XVII - (possible cast copy), France
   This is unlisted in my "standard" references and certainly dates from 1810+ since DePaulis himself was only 5 when the Prince died.
2. 1799 Count Suwarrow & the Defeat of the French - (Great Britain), Russia
   Medals that feature the Count are scarce to rare, this particular medal is rare. d'Essing says this was struck in bronze while Milan says white metal, of which I believe this is an example. It may have been gilt at one point, if so a previous owner decided it needed a good cleaning. :(

1. Ah real life... On December 10 I decided to cook my left leg and foot instead of my pasta. Two extended trips to CalDavis Burn Center and I'm back baby!

1. 1814 L'empereur de Russie à Vienne, Austria
   A better name might be Alexander I and Franz II attend the Congress of Vienna but this was the name Bramsen gave it.
2. c. 1880 Notaries of Angers, France
   Definitely out of period for what I normally collect, it's a good example of why you take your chances buying online. It wasn't until I took the photographs that I realized I had never seen this engraver's name before. The bee edgemark indicates it was struck between 1860 and 1880 but even Forrer didn't get me any closer on when it was first produced.

1. 1799 1 Stuiver - (Batavian Republic), Netherlands East Indies
   Just horrible.
2. c. 1790 Dundee farthing, Scotland

1. 1790 Pacte fédératif, France
   A beautiful example of an early and iconic medal of the Revolution.

1. 1802 Florin - (Batavian Republic), Netherlands East Indies

1. 1801 Love never passes - (Loos), Prussia
2. 1790 King George III and Queen Charlotte, Great Britain

1. 1795 East Grinstead halfpenny, England
2. c. 1795 Chester halfpenny, England
3. 1815 3 Shillings bank token - (counterfeit), Great Britain
4. 1805 1 Pfenning - (Augsburg), German States

1. 1798 Battle of the Nile, Great Britain
2. c. 1795 Sovranno coin weight - (Milan), Italian States
3. 1795 2 Pence - (Maundy), Great Britain
4. 1799 (1845) Death of Willem George Frederik, Netherlands
5. c. 1814 School Prize medal - (Basel), Swiss Cantons
6. 1807 ¹/₂₄ Thaler - (Hesse-Cassel), German States
7. 1796 10 Kopeks - (novodel), Russia

1. 1797 Perth halfpenny, Scotland
2. 1811 Bath penny, Great Britain

1. 1813 Campagne de 1813 - Bataille de Leipzick, Prussia
   Part of a set of tiny medals celebrating Prussian victories. There are several different sets struck probably by different firms. I identified this as a 2nd Bramsen - 1258 but they clearly were struck from different obverse dies.
2. 1795 Golden Legg halfpenny, England
3. 1805 Dr. Franz Joesph Gall, Prussia
   When science and mental health involved feeling your client's head for bumps.
4. 1789 Hippocrates - (Lyon), France
   Exceptional.
5. 1789 2 Stuivers - (Holland), Netherlands

1. 1815 Overseers of the Poor penny, Great Britain
   A poor example of a rare token, with wear in places that affect a completely accurate identification. I'm reasonably sure of the ID though.
2. 1808 20 Kreuzer - (Vienna), Austria
3. 1793 Shrewsbury halfpenny, England
4. 1804 Francis I signs an armistice with Napoleon following the Battle of Austerlitz, Austria
5. 1795 Bungay halfpenny, England
   A beauty.

1. 1813 Loge des H.H.H. du Hâvre, France
2. 1813 5 Kopeks - (St. Petersburg), Russia
3. 1792 2 Soldi - (Massa-Carrara), Italian States
   Poor condition but the only example I own from this principality, a one year type.
4. 1792 5 Sols Monneron, France
5. 1814 Entrée des alliés à Paris, Prussia / Austria
6. 1796 20 Reis - (Portuguese colony, counterstamp), Brasil
7. 1798 Battle of the Nile, Great Britain
   A beautiful medal, struck in white metal, a metal not mentioned in BHM.
8. 1793 Fielding`s halfpenny, England

1. 1797 2 Penny - (S counterstamp), Great Britain
   Large and heavy these coins were sometimes called "cartwheels", a name also applied to the lighter one penny pieces.
2. 1814 1 Duit - (Java), Indonesian States
3. 1792 John Howard farthing, England
4. c. 1795 Prosperity to Old England, England
5. 1800 For Diligence at Sunday school mass, Denmark
   "Were you good today?"
   "Yes Mummy, I got a medal!"
6. 1790 2 Stuivers - (West Friesland), Netherlands
7. c. 1820 Commissaires priseurs de Paris, France
   This could date as early as 1814. In fact it probably does since the early Louis XVIII legends tend to get more grandiose as the years went by.

1. 1794 Kortling - (Würzburg), German States
2. 1850 In honour of the Bavarian army - (Bavaria), German States

1. 1811 Six Pence - (York), Great Britain
2. 1799 1 Pfennig - (Waldeck-Pyrmont), German States
   Ok, I'm embarrassed. In my defense it's only the second Waldeck-Pyrmont coin to come into the collection in over 40 years.

1. 1819 First Bavarian Congress - (Bavaria), German States
   The beginnings of democracy for Bavaria. Not an event you can normally find commemorated. Probably silvered brass where the high points show the brass.
2. 1789 King George III and Queen Charlotte, Great Britain
3. 1840 Translation aux Invalides du corps de Napoléon, France
4. 1801 Wanderow - Crane halfpenny, England
   An otherwise nice coin ruined by a contemporary lacquer job and subsequent cleaning. :(
5. 1810 Chambre des Entrepreneurs de Pavage, France
   This was the pavement association charged with building and maintaining the roads of Paris and its surroundings.
6. 1804 10 Kopeks - (St. Petersburg), Russia
7. 1808 20 Kreuzer - Vienna, Austria
8. 1815 Bataille de Waterloo - Hollands Glory, Great Britain
   Despite BHM proclaiming the rarity of this piece I've found it easy to collect. This is a copper gilt example, not mentioned in BHM.

1. c. 1811 The Friendly Society, Great Britain
2. 1797 5 Reis - (Azores), Portugal
3. 1808 Demi franc - (Paris), France
4. 1814 Peace of Paris, Prussia
   The first medal of the day is by the talented Daniel Loos. Unfortunately this one was cherished personally for a long time and is heavily worn.
5. 1803 Kreuzer - (Hesse-Darmstadt), German States
6. 1805 2 Soldi - (Tuscany), Italian States
   This is a scarce two year type coin. That said it's only here because of that. Someone removed as much copper as they could and still leave a recognizable coin. Good morning!

1. 1793 Success to Navigation - a Porter, England
2. 1808 30 Pence Irish token, Great Britain
   We can only hope the counterfeiters died of shame before they were hung. The colors are accurate.
3. 1809 Académie de Mexico - (Mexico), Spanish Colonies
   Struck apparently as a literary award medal by the university.
4. 1809 Eau clarifée - obverse variant, France
   A token for purchasing clean water in Paris.
5. 1804 Le Code Napoleon, France
6. Left cataract yesterday. Unlike the first I slept all day.

1. 1803 The Conquest of Hanover, France

1. c. 1795 Prince and Princess of Wales farthing, England
2. 1814 First Abdication of Napoleon I, France
3. 1808 1/6 Rigsdaler, Denmark
   A voluntary contribution to the Fatherland. You gave something tangible, probably silver or gold, 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. Proving governments have scammed us for centuries! ;)

1. 1805 Venice rendue à l`Italie, France
   This is the third onsite, the second with the Droz obverse.
2. 1797 Perth halfpenny, Great Britain

1. 1789 Issac Perrins (Prize fighter), England
2. 1814 Agens de Change de Paris - (Louis XVIII), France
3. c. 1811 Reeses & Morgans 6 pence, Great Britain

1. 1813 Flint Lead Company penny - (Wales), Great Britain
   A token so worn it was difficult to narrow down its variety. I settled based on the reverse and my dad's employee badge at Kaiser Aluminum in the 1950s.
2. 1798 Jacob`s penny, England
   Today's mail. :)
3. 1797 (l'an 5) Cinq Centimes - (Paris), France
4. 1811 3 Shilling bank token - (counterfeit), Great Britain
5. 1820 Death of King George III, Great Britain
   We start the day with a RRRR medal with a barely recognisable reverse. I have a much better example.

1. 1866 (1801) Lycée D'Angoulême Fondation Chambrefy (Brenet), France
   An engraved prize medal.
2. 1989 Prise de la Bastille (silvered bronze), France
   A love token engraved on the classic obverse of the Storming of the Bastille.
3. 1818 Alexander I, Friedrich Wilhelm III, National Monument in Honor of the Fallen, Prussia
4. 1813 Battles in the Peninsular War, Great Britain
   Possibly the smallest and thinnest medal in my collection!
5. 1799 Farthing, Great Britain
6. 1810 Chambre des Entrepreneurs de Maçonnerie - (bronze), France
   When is a Masonic medal NOT Masonic? When it's this one or its brother in silver or a couple of cousins I haven't collected yet.
7. 1804 Francis I signs an armistice with Napoleon following the Battle of Austerlitz, Austria
   A mistaken ID on the dealer flip to a very similar medal led me down a rabbit hole for a couple hours. Details in my comments.
8. 1805 Battle of Austerliz - (modern counterfeit, silver), France
9. 1801 Battle of Copenhagen, Great Britain

1. 1797 St. Michaels halfpenny, Great Britain
2. 1802 (an 10) Napoleon nominated 1st Consul for life, France
   A pretty and rare medal by the French engraver George whose first name isn't mentioned even in his Forrer entry. He appears to have done much of his work at the Amsterdam mint where he was located at least from about 1806.
3. 1812 Fereday penny, Great Britain
4. 1795 20 Grana - (Naples & Sicily), Italian States
   A typical crudely done piece from this Italian state that was passed around, split up, reunited...
5. 1802 Paix d`Amiens, Great Britain
6. 1793 The confirmation of Maria Augusta, Saxony
7. Cataract surgery on my right eye.

1. 1792 Coronation of Francis II in Frankfurt, Prussia
2. 1820 Trial of Queen Caroline, Great Britain
   So rare that BHM doesn't list a single museum with it in its collection.
3. c. 1795 Bury halfpenny, England
4. 1812 Victories of the Peninsular War - (white metal), Great Britain
5. 1817 Three Hundredth Anniversary of the 95 Theses in Finland, Russia
   A fascinating piece that may be a practise medal, much like student painters would practise copying their teacher's work. It is crudely done compared to Tolstoy's work and the exergues of both sides do not match the original.
6. 1799 Commencement of the Consulat, France
7. 1812 Bishop penny (Cheltenham), Great Britain
   Withers decided to write a small book about the issuer and my power decided to die just long enough to corrupt a couple of files. How is your morning going?
8. 1810 Visit of the Grand Duke of Wurtzbourg to the Paris Mint, France
   This medal shows up in no less than six references!

1. 1810 ½ Kreuzer - (St. Gallen), Swiss Cantons
   Heavily marred on the obverse.
2. c. 1803 Congratulations on this joyful occasion, Prussia
   A beautiful piece by the Loos facility.
3. 1812 Abolition of serfdom in Nassau, Prussia
   An unusual subject.
4. 1808 ¼ Skilling, Sweden
5. n.d. King David and Jonathon friendship medal, Prussia
   Also today's mail. Everything about this medal is speculation. It looks period but could date two hundred years or more earlier...
6. 1792 Honoré Riquetti Mirabeau, France
   Today's mail :)
7. 1792 Homage of Ansbach and Bayern to Friedrich Wilhelm II - (Abramson), Prussia
   Researching the previous piece led me to update this one with the very slight additional info I found.
8. 1792 Homage of Ansbach and Bayern to Friedrich Wilhelm II - (Reich), Prussia
   In Vern's perfect world the coins or medals I pull randomly out of the box are easy to catalog, photograph and present. Today has not been one of those days. The description is based off the dealer's flip and not something I could find in my references.
9. 1814 Coronation of William I - (bronze), Netherlands
   The second of these I have in my collection, the first is in silver.
10. 1803 40 Reis - (Portuguese colony), Brasil
11. 1788 King George III: Visit to Cheltenham - (variant), Great Britain
    Yet another on the "Seriously folks, I'm not crazy" tour. This time unlisted in oh so many ways!

1. Bell's Unofficial Farthings

1. Mitchiner's Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol. II
2. Fauver's Nuremberg and Nuremberg Style Jetons

1. Scargill

1. Mitchiner's Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol. II
2. Unofficial Farthings

1. n.d. The Wheat Sheaf Inn Bath farthing, Great Britain
   This led me a merry chase before finding it in Bell's Unofficial Farthings 1820-1870. Note that it made it on the to-be-scanned list...
2. 1788 King George III: Visit to Cheltenham, Great Britain
   As part of his "Hey look, I'm not crazy Tour" George III made a stop in Cheltenham.
3. 1811 ½ Penny - (London, Thomas Wood), Great Britain
   Since this is the second of this RRR token I've pulled randomly out of a purchase box I have my suspicions about how rare it actually is...
4. 1810 20 Kreuzer - (Vienna, counterfeit), Austria
5. 1795 Schooling & Son Scale Makers halfpenny, England
6. 1797 Steele halfpenny, Scotland

1. Forrer, Vols VII, VIII

1. Mitchiner's Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol. II
2. Scargill

1. 1799 Loge de la Philanthropie de Saint-Quentin, France
   I took the time to update the references for this great piece.
2. 1799 Planting the Tree of Liberty at Amsterdam, Netherlands
   A remarkable Dutch medal, unlisted in my references and covered on both sides with symbolism.
3. 1811 Barker penny, Great Britain
4. 1790 King George III and Queen Charlotte, Great Britain
5. 1792 2 Stuivers - (Holland), Netherlands
6. c. 1800 To encourage and reward diligence, Prussia
   Another of the stunning Father Time series by Loos.
7. 1797 (l'an 6) 6 Sols, Genevan Republic
8. 1811 Norwich halfpenny, Great Britain
9. 1790 2 Stuivers - (Holland), Netherlands
10. 1794 Norwich halfpenny, England
    A second example.
11. 1814 Battle of Champaubert - (Reverse trial strike), France
    Napoleon, as portrayed by Hercules, is kicking buttocks in this action packed trial strike. Milan however, questions whether it's a contemporary production but speculates no further.
12. 1813 The Battle of the Pyrenees, Great Britain
13. 1801 2 Soldi, Subalpine Republic
    This is one of those coins I bid on whenever I see it, in search of the perfect example; this one has the strongest strike of any I own (six!). The one I listed as best has the most complete strike. Getting closer...

1. 1801 Three Bridges over the Seine, France
   A beautiful jeton, octagonal, celebrating the building of three bridges over the Seine.
2. 1811 Capture of the French Imperial Eagle, Great Britain
3. 1805 Prefecture of the Seine, France
   A beautiful jeton de presence featuring a disgruntled eagle going down with the ship. This is probably an oblique reference to the Battle of Trafalgar. Every reference dates this 1805 except Millin who puts it at the end of 1804.
4. 1796 Fisher's Library halfpenny, England
5. 1815 Charles-Philippe, colonel général de la Garde Nationale, France
   I have a reference on order for the medals of the House of Bourbon but have no idea when it will show up.

1. Forrer, Vols III, IV, V, VI

1. Forrer, Vols VII, VIII
2. Mitchiner's Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol. II
3. Scargill

1. 1808 Ferdinand VII Madrid medal - (1 reales), Spain
   
2. 1795 Marriage of George, Prince of Wales to Caroline of Brunswick, Great Britain
   These must have been made by the truckload, after 230 years they are both plentiful and cheap.
3. c. 1795 Bath halfpenny, England
   It is "a thoroughly mean little piece."
4. 1802 Chamber of Commerce of Hâvre jeton de presence, France
5. 1814 The Peace of Paris, Great Britain
6. 1813 Halesown penny, Great Britain
7. 1817 Hunger jeton - (Stettner), Prussia
8. 1810 Marriage in Vienna with Marie-Louise - (modern restrike), Austria

1. Forrer, Vol II

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

1. 1789 Thomas Johnson - (Prize Fighter), England
2. 1795 Chelsea halfpenny, England
3. 1813 Alliance of Austria, Prussia and Russia, Austria
4. 1803 Rétablissement du monument Jeanne d'Arc à Orléans - (modern restrike), France
5. 1789 Establishment of the Paris Mayoralty - (modern restrike), France
6. n.d.   Music Conservatory of Geneva Prize medal, Swiss Cantons
7. 1813 1 Farthing (J. Knapp, Jr. - To facilitate trade), Great Britain
8. 1792 Death of Gustavus III, Sweden / Great Britain

1. Forrer, Vol I
2. Merzdorf

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

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

1. Mitchiner's Jetons, Medalets and Tokens Vol. II

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

1. Sommer - Loos

1. Marvin
2. Spink's Catalogue of Commemorative British Medals
3. d'Essling - again

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.

1. 1807 Distribution d'eau clarifiée dans Paris, France
   This is basically a token to exchange for a bucket of clean water.
2. 1790 4 Bolognini - (Bologna), Papal States
3. 1808 ¹/₁₂ Skilling, Sweden
4. 1788 King George III: Visit to Worcester, Great Britain
5. 1799 V Reis, Portugal
6. 1792 Liberté et Egalité, France

1. 1792 Wilkison halfpenny, England
2. 1814 2 Kopeks, Russia
   
3. 1791 1 Pfenning - (Lippe-Detmold), German States
4. 1805 Bath Society established, Great Britain
5. 1809 1 Kreüzer - (Tyrolean insurrection), Austria
6. 1799 1 Kreüzer - (Nuremburg), German States
7. 1793 Death of Louis XVI - (Mainwaring), Great Britain
8. 1820 Obsequies for King George III, Great Britain
9. 1761 Marriage of King George III to Queen Charlotte, Great Britain
10. Went to a craft fair. Bought a bunch of stuff from my grand-kids :)
11. 1794 Garrick halfpenny, England
12. 1789 1/48 Thaler - (Erfurt), German States

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

1. Marvin
2. Spink's Catalogue of Commemorative British Medals

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.

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

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

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.

1. c. 1795 Hibernia halfpenny, Ireland
   An odd die break that has John of Gaunt sporting a huge wart on his nose.
2. 1790 Odd Fellows halfpenny - (Spence`s), England
3. 1812 1 Shilling / 6 Pence - (countermarked JP), Great Britain
4. 1805 3 Pfenning - (Osnabruck), German States
5. 1793 Success to Navigation - a Porter, England
6. c. 1795 Davidson's halfpenny, England
7. c. 1801 Baptismal medal - (Loos), Prussia
8. 1789 George III Recovers from Illness- (Gilt copper), Great Britain
   My third example of this common piece.
9. c. 1795 The Birmingham Poet - (John Freeth), England
   Even though it's listed in D&H I consider this more of a medal. Who could resist collecting something honoring a seditionist poet? Today's mail. :)
10. 1803 Chocolate farthing, England
11. c. 1795 Bury halfpenny, England

1. 1795 Cheapest Booksellers in the World halfpenny, Great Britain
   An edge variant that appears to be unlisted.
2. 1801 Reward and Honor - (Loos), Prussia
3. 1814 1 Duit - (Java), Indonesian States
   
4. 1801 ½ Skilling, Sweden
5. 1812 Victories of the Peninsular War - (white metal), Great Britain
6. 1795 Lady Godiva halfpenny, England
7. 1804 Farthing (Robert Orchard Tea Warehouse), England
8. 1796 Edinburgh farthing, Scotland
9. 1794 General Cornwallis penny, England
   Also came in today's mail. :)
10. 1794 Norwich halfpenny, England
    Came in today's mail. :)
11. 1797 Mezzo Baiocco - (Rome), Papal States
12. 1809 3 Batzen - (Basel), Swiss Cantons
13. 1810 20 Kreuzer - (Vienna), Austria
14. 1809 1 Batzen - (Basel), Swiss Cantons
15. 1796 Biggar`s Army List halfpenny, England
16. 1795 Niblock halfpenny, England
17. 1791 1 Duit - (United East India Co.), Netherlands East Indies
18. 1787 Anglesey Druid Penny, Wales
19. 1812 40 Reis - (Portuguese colony), Brasil
20. 1827 Memorial to George Canning (Galle), Great Britain

1. 1794 Newgate Prison halfpenny, England
2. 1794 Earl Howe & The Glorious First of June, England
3. 1814 John Elliot farthing, Great Britain
4. 1804 Fetes du Couronnement, France
5. 1796 In Gratitude for Mail Coaches, England
   One of the more common Conder pieces available.
6. 1863 50th Anniversary of Independence of the Netherlands at Utrecht, Netherlands
7. 1795 Yorkshire halfpenny, England
8. 1810 2 Skilling, Denmark
9. 1817 1 Loaf of Bread token - (Elberfeld corn association), Prussia
   Starvation was one of the consequences of 1816, the Year without Summer and local efforts to feed the poor are represented by tokens such as this one.
10. 1794 Masonic halfpenny, England
11. 1761 Marriage of King George III to Queen Charlotte, Great Britain
12. 1814 16 Skilling, Denmark
13. 1804 1 Kreuzer - (Lowenstein-Wertheim), German States
    An upgrade on the first onsite.
14. 1796 1 Pfenning - (Augsburg), German States
    An upgrade on the first onsite.
15. 1791 Sir Bevois halfpenny, England
    Marginally better than the first of these I put onsite. I'm picking these at random out of a box.

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. :)

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

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

1. Marvin
2. Edwards
3. Spink's Catalogue of Commemorative British Medals

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

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

1. 1799 3 Pfening - (Wismar), German States
2. 1815 Malton Farthing - (Yorkshire), Great Britain
3. 1812 3 Skilling, Denmark
4. 1790 Church and King Club, Great Britain
5. 1798 1 Denga - (Ekaterinburg), Russia
6. 1793 1 Sol - (Strasbourg), France
7. 1794 Birmingham halfpenny - (Pro Bono Publico), England
   This appears to be a mule, a mix and match of different dies, in this case two different reverses.
8. 1815 Blücher. - (Loos.), Prussia
   Like all Loos medals this is a stunning piece.
9. 1795 Cheapest Booksellers in the World halfpenny - (Lackington's), England
10. 1804 3 Kreuzer - (Lowenstein-Wertheim), German States
11. 1789 George, Prince of Wales, appointed Regent, Great Britain
12. c. 1811 Cox`s Iron Foundry Penny, Great Britain
13. 1794 R. Campin Haberdasher halfpenny, England
14. 1813 10 Kopeks - (St. Petersburg), Russia
15. 1811 Fletcher & Sharrat Penny, Great Britain

1. 1795 Schooling & Son Scale Makers, England
2. 1793 Death of Louis XVI, Great Britain - (France)
   The medal was created by an English engraver W. Mainwaring
3. 1821 Coronation of King George IV, Great Britain
4. 1817 J.F. Oscar Bernadotte`s 18^th birthday, Sweden
   Definitely an unusual subject.
5. 1808 1/6 Rigsdaler, Denmark

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

1. D'Essling
2. Marvin
3. Edwards

1. 1801 Preliminaries for the Peace of Amiens, Great Britain
2. 1799 2 Soldi - (Goriza), Austria
3. 1811 Demi-franc - (Paris), France
4. 1789 George III Restored to Health - gilt copper, Great Britain
5. 1913 Leipzig Monument - (Saxony), Germany

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.

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

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

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.

1. 1795 ½ Penny - (Kent, Deptford), England
2. 1796 1 Grossus, Prussia (South Prussia)
3. 1815 5 Kreutzer, Austria
4. 1813 1 Skilling, Denmark
5. 1791 ½ Penny - (Yorkshire, Hull), Great Britain
6. 1812 2 ½ Schilling - (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark
7. 1795 1 Kreuzer - (Mainz), German States
8. 1815 Couronnement de Guillaume 1er, Netherlands
9. 1798 10 Tornesi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
   A one year type.
10. 1796 Denga, Russia
11. 1795 Death of Louis XVII (probable restrike), France
12. 1797 2 Kopeks (Ekaterinburg), Russia
    This, and the following 1 kopek were in a lot together.
13. 1798 1 Kopek (Ekaterinburg), Russia
14. 1800 Convention 20 Kreuzer, Bamberg
    In over 40 years collecting this is my first piece from the Bishopric of Bamberg. Seemed like a nice way to start my Sunday morning!

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.

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.

The scanning project with the following today:

1. Eimer - Commemorative Medals - 1987
2. Shackles
3. Nederlandse Munten
4. Laskey

1. D'Essling
2. Marvin

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

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.

1. 1815 Klewitz appointed Governor, Prussia
   A stunning Loos piece from the immediate post-war period.
2. c. 1781 Louis XVI et Marie-Antoinette - (modern restrike), France
3. 1806 5 Francs - (Bayonne), France
4. 1811 20 Kreuzer - (Bavaria), German States
5. 1815 3 Pfenning - (Rostock), German States
6. 1800 ½ Penny - (Wexford, Enniscorthy), Great Britain
7. 1811 XII Pence (Hampshire, Andover), Great Britain
8. 1793 Unité indivisibilité, France
9. 1795 In memory of Louis XVII (Tiolier), France
10. 1814 Pius VII`s Release from Captivity, Papal States
11. 1786 1 Heller (Augsburg), German States
    Outside my usual parameters but here for two reasons:
    a.) it was part of a lot and
    b.) it displays the coloration differences that occur from years facing up or down.
12. 1797 Traité de Campo-Formio (Lauer), France
13. 1788 États de Bretagne, France
14. 1813 2 Pfennige (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach), German States
15. 1802 1/192 Dollar, Ceylon
    A lovely little coin featuring a patient looking elephant..
16. c. 1795 ½ Penny - (Lutwyche`s), Great Britain
    Lutwyche's company was responsible for manufacturing vast quantities of Conder tokens, this one advertises his own company.
17. 1816 Paix de Paris de 1814 et 1815, Great Britain
    This beautiful medal is a serious upgrade.

The scanning project with the following today:

1.  Millin
2. Withers

1. D'Essling
2. Marvin

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.

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

The scanning project with the following today:

1. Dalton á Hamer - 1910

1. D'Essling
2. Marvin
3. Millin

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

The scanning project with the following today:

1. deCoster

1. D'Essling
2. Marvin
3. Millin

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.

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!

The scanning project with the following today:

1. Marvin - Supplement 
2. Bell

1. D'Essling
2. DeCoster
3. Marvin
4. Millin 

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.

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.

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

1. D'Essling
2. DeCoster
3. Marvin
4. Millin 

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.

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

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

1. 1814 Entrée des alliés à Paris, German States
2. 1805 Loge de S.^t Eugene, France

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.

1. 1800 6 pfennig, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
   Updated pictures.

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.

1. 1800 ¼ Skilling bank token, Sweden
   Updated pictures.

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.

1. 1804 King George III: Laudatory Medal, Great Britain
   Updated pictures.
2. 1799 1 Thaler, Prussia
   Updated pictures.

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!

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

1. 1792 15 Sols - Lille, France
2. 1811 Birmingham Workhouse Shilling, Great Britain
3. 1812 Napoleon`s Retreat from Russia, France
   I put another copy of this medal up on the 19th, this one not only in better condition but sports an amazing toning!
4. 1806 Death of William Pitt, Great Britain
5. 1802 Promulgation du traité d'Amiens, France
6. 1816 Louis XVIII - Spes Alta Regni, France
7. 1814 Treaty of Paris, Great Britain

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

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)

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.

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.

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!)

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.

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

1. 1792 Adoption of the French Republican Calendar, France
2. 1798 Battle of the Nile (Aboukir), Great Britain

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.

1. 1814 Louis XVIII restored, Great Britain
2. 1808 8 Pfennige, Saxony
3. 1863 50th Anniversery of regaining independence, Netherlands
4. 1801 Father Time, German States (Nuremberg)
5. 1809 3 Centimes, Westphalia
6. 1817 Famine of 1816-1817, Nuremberg
7. 1791 Arrival of Asmi Ahmet Effendi as Ambassador of the Ottoman Empire in Berlin, Prussia
8. 1795 Kanguroo, Armadillo & Rhinoceros, Great Britain
9. 1818 Public Credit Re-established, France

1. 1821 St. Helena halfpenny, British East India Company
2. 1789 William Pitt, Great Britain/li>
3. 1828 Repeal of the Test and Corporation Act, Great Britain
4. 1808 Kingdom Of Hungary Blind Institute Prague, Austria
5. 1799 William Pitt, Great Britain

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

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