USA silver Saint Patrick medal 1961
$105.00
USA, medal, 1961, Obverse: bearded head L with orb and crozier, FIFTEEN HUNDRED YEAR OBITUS ST. PATRICK A.D. 461 A.D. 1961, Reverse: St. Patrick’s face on R, holding a lamp from which flame is issuing on L, SURE! THE IRISH ARE LUCKY, AHAVIN’ ST. “PAT” ON THEIR SIDE, – SO NA’ FORGET OUR PACT O’ “MUTUAL ASSISTANCE,” WI’ HIM UP THERE A’ GUIDIN’ AN’ THE IRISH FOR FREEDOM & JUSTICE A’FIGHTIN. DOWN HERE ON HIS SIDE, EDUCOIN, Edge: plain with 106 stamped incuse, silver,39mm, 31.91g, I only saw one reference to this medal in google, chatgpt doesn’t know. The google reference was an Ebay listing: it was one of six silver medals in a Capital holder. The listing said “Franklin Mint,” but there is no “f” mark. So I don’t know. It seems low mintage by its lack of internet reference, prooflike or proof, Unc with a toned region
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Fraternal tokens generally were used as passes to get you into the meetings. If you were from out of town and you had your lodge “penny” it would get you to the local meeting for some fellowship and perhaps some hospitality.
A token is used like a coin but is not a coin. Rather, it stands for a coin without the value of the coin. Maybe its copper, but says its value is the same as a silver coin. Usually tokens were made privately, but sometimes governments got involved.
The word “exonumia” is used to describe all kinds of things that are “like” coins but are not coins. I wrote a blog post on that subject. Basic categories: 1. used like a coin but not issued by a national government, 2. looks like a coin but not made for spending, 3. other things that we are interested in.
