Miscellaneous Medallic & Fantasy Coins
Base
About This Coin
Bridging official coinage and pure fantasy, Miscellaneous Medallic and Fantasy Coins encompasses pieces that imitate coin formats without serving as legal tender — restrike reproductions of famous coins, fantasy denominations never officially existing, and medallic pieces struck in coin-like formats for commemorative purposes. Produced at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints with combined mintage of 1.6 million, this category ranges from officially sanctioned Mint reproductions to privately produced fantasy pieces combining real design elements in historically impossible ways. The estimated market value averages approximately $360, though individual pieces range from common modern restrikes to rare 19th-century fantasy issues commanding substantial sums. A notable result of $72,000 in MS64BN at Stack's Bowers demonstrates that exceptional pieces command serious attention. Fantasy coins fascinate numismatists because they represent coinage's imaginative possibilities — denominations that might have been, designs never approved, and combinations existing only because a private die sinker created them.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(163)
"1814" Bronze Medal FH-416, Maj. Gen. Macomb
"1814" Bronze Medal FH-517, Johnston Blakely
"1826"-FM Medal U.S. 50th Anniversary Silver
"1865" Medal Cunningham 7-010Bz (229) Bronze Lincoln Emancipation
"1867" Medal King-3655 Silver Chapter No. 18, Sedalia MO Masonic
"1871" Medal Cunningham 7-070Bz Bronze 45mm Emancipation Proc. Restrike
"1891" Medal X-12 Silver, Liliuokalani Queen of Hawaii
"1898" Medal Longines Symphonette Silver Battle of San Juan Hill
"1900" Medal Barac-32 Gilt Bronze Boxer Rebellion China Relief Expedition
"2001" 1 oz John Wick Film Series Token "Continental Coin" .999 Fine Silver
(19)70-FM Silver Medal Genius of Michelangelo Death of Haman
(1708) Medal Danish West Indies, Silver
(1713) Bronze Medal Treaty of Utrecht
(1713) Medal MI-400/257 Treaty of Utrecht, Silver
(1776) Medal FH-635 Yellow Brass U.S. Diplomatic Medal-Restrike
(1791) Bronze Medal Fuld-LA.1791.12 Gen. Lafayette National Assembly
(1819) Medal Fuld-FR.M.SE.2, GM-43 Silver Benjamin Franklin
(1819) Medal Fuld-FR.ME.NL.9 Copper Cliche Benjamin Franklin
(1819) Medal I.O.O.F Silver, Baltimore Masonic
(1829) Bronze Medal Fuld-FR.M.MA.1 Lodge of Nine Sisters
(1849) Medal Terry Haute Chapter No.11 Copper IN Masonic
(1850) Medal 2RM-4 Silver 64mm, Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society
(1859) Token Maryland Denarium Idler Copy, W-15675 White Metal
(1859) Token Maryland Denarium Idler Copy, W-15690 Silver
(1859) Token W-15960 Copper Kenney-6 Idler Copy
(1860) Medal Cunningham 1-570S Silver Lincoln-No More Slave Territory
(1865) Medal Cunningham 6-240 Bronze Lincoln-State Sovereignty
(1865) Medal Cunningham 22-270 Bronze Lincoln Assassination Restrike
(1871) Medal Cunningham 10-070 Bronze 45mm Emancipation Proclamation Restrike
(1909) Medal Cunningham 11-660W White Metal Lincoln Centennial
(1909) Medal Cunningham 11-950L (1057) Cast Lead Lincoln Preserver Of The Union
(1924) Medal Texas Cavalry Bronze
(1960's) Medal FH-607, Washington-Lincoln
(1960s) Medal FH-8, Thomas Jefferson Modern Restrike
(1960s)-FM Silver Medal Aquarius Signs of the Zodiac
(1960s)-FM Silver Medal Aries Signs of the Zodiac
(1960s)-FM Silver Medal Cancer Signs of the Zodiac
(1960s)-FM Silver Medal Capricorn Signs of the Zodiac
(1960s)-FM Silver Medal Pisces Signs of the Zodiac
(1960s)-FM Silver Medal Sagittarius Signs of the Zodiac
(1960s)-FM Silver Medal Scorpio Signs of the Zodiac
(1967-1970)-FM Medal Andrew Jackson Presidency Sterling Silver
(1967-1970)-FM Medal Warren Harding Presidency Sterling Silver
(1969)-FM Silver Medal Arizona States of the Union
(1969)-FM Silver Medal Colorado States of the Union
(1969)-FM Silver Medal Connecticut States of the Union
(1969)-FM Silver Medal Florida States of the Union
(1969)-FM Silver Medal Georgia States of the Union
(1969)-FM Silver Medal Idaho States of the Union
(1969)-FM Silver Medal Iowa States of the Union
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