105 year old medal

matmit · Dec 22, 2018

I found this today in a local park.

It is from 1913, for the 25th anniversary of the building of the St. Josephat basilica in Milwaukee.
Since I was only about a mile away, I thought I would visit for a quick photo.
When this basilica was built, the only dome larger in the United States was the Capitol!

https://thebasilica.org/

Happy Hunting everybody

NC7011 · Dec 22, 2018

That's a really cool find

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SoOregonMd · Dec 23, 2018

That is a very cool find.. I was staring at it and started wondering if the medal is a Mirror image of the building :?:

Jamflicker · Dec 23, 2018

Very cool and nice seeing the building that’s on the medal. Congrats!

AIRFORCEMIKE · Dec 23, 2018

That’s a killer find buddy!! Love the pics

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matmit · Dec 23, 2018

NC7011 said:
That's a really cool find

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Thanks

SoOregonMd said:
That is a very cool find.. I was staring at it and started wondering if the medal is a Mirror image of the building

Well, I took a selfie, so it might be reversed?

Jamflicker said:
Very cool and nice seeing the building that’s on the medal. Congrats!

Thanks. Once I cleaned it up, I knew what it was so I had to drive over.

AIRFORCEMIKE said:
That’s a killer find buddy!! Love the pics

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Thanks Mike, IMO it beats a 105 year old coin every day

matmit · Dec 23, 2018

SoOregonMd said:
That is a very cool find.. I was staring at it and started wondering if the medal is a Mirror image of the building

Upon closer inspection, I believe you are correct.
I suppose the engraver (of the die) worked from a photograph so when it was minted, it was in reverse. That's unusual...

jack&jill · Dec 23, 2018

A very nice piece of history Matt. Congrats! Trapper

Danemark1 · Dec 23, 2018

Great find! Love digging local history like that. Thanks for sharing.

WyoTom · Dec 23, 2018

Very cool find! Great picture too!

matmit · Dec 23, 2018

jack&jill said:
A very nice piece of history Matt. Congrats! Trapper

thanks Trapper!

Danemark1 said:
Great find! Love digging local history like that. Thanks for sharing.

Yes, much more exciting than a coin, IMO.

WyoTom said:
Very cool find! Great picture too!

Thanks Tom!

L0S3R · Dec 23, 2018

Dude that is awesome especially with the actual building on the coin!!! [emoji2956][emoji1303][emoji1303][emoji1303]

Bounty hunter - treasure hunter - cabelas
Best find to date - 15g platinum ring and 1876 love token

CS1 · Dec 23, 2018

If you stand on the North East corner the image is the same. Your selfie is on the North West corner. Nice find Matt.

matmit · Dec 23, 2018

L0S3R said:
Dude that is awesome especially with the actual building on the coin!!! [emoji2956][emoji1303][emoji1303][emoji1303]

Bounty hunter - treasure hunter - cabelas
Best find to date - 15g platinum ring and 1876 love token

Thanks

CS1 said:
If you stand on the North East corner the image is the same. Your selfie is on the North West corner. Nice find Matt.

Maybe there are clues about buried treasure there?

Foragist · Dec 23, 2018

This is a really cool one! Great selfie shot with the building there. I noticed the reverse image right away too.

Call Me V · Dec 24, 2018

That would be such a cool find!

matmit · Dec 24, 2018

Foragist said:
This is a really cool one! Great selfie shot with the building there. I noticed the reverse image right away too.

CS1 called me out on it, and I will be returning to the Northeast corner to take a proper picture...

Call Me V said:
That would be such a cool find!

Thanks, for me history is what it's all about!

Dewsweeper894 · Dec 25, 2018

Wow! Just driving past that building is a head turner.
What a great find Matt.
Love the photos. Merry Christmas.
,Dew

arw40 · Dec 25, 2018

Very cool find for sure...Even nicer with current picture also. Thanks for sharing !!....HH

GTS225 · Dec 25, 2018

Might the church have a small "museum" display, and do they have one of those in it? If not, maybe they should?
(By offering it to the church, you might open up a permission to hunt the grounds of a building that's been around for quite a long time.)

Roger

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