dskjl Posted May 13, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 13, 2019 Sorry the pics aren't better. Take look at the pics. Two medals for the same person for the same event, two different engraving styles, two different medal manufactures, and one with a misspelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted May 13, 2019 Share #2 Posted May 13, 2019 Hmm not an expert on engraving but the bottom with the error seems like its a copy. Also look at the top where the medal is attached to suspension. Seems very sloppy covering the word saving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuftStalg1 Posted May 13, 2019 Share #3 Posted May 13, 2019 Are they both the same size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted May 13, 2019 I believe one is a Tiffany and the other a US mint the claw like suspension blocking the lettering is correct for the US mint style if i'm not getting things to mixed up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted May 13, 2019 Share #5 Posted May 13, 2019 Left - 1891. Right 1831 That kind of error would justify a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 13, 2019 Share #6 Posted May 13, 2019 I like them both...but the 1831 and 191 would definitely throw me off. Same goes for the "artillery" and "artillary" spellings. Should I assume these will shortly be in your collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted May 13, 2019 I like them both...but the 1831 and 191 would definitely throw me off. Same goes for the "artillery" and "artillary" spellings. Should I assume these will shortly be in your collection? i think they both say 1891 but the pic is throwing things off. The spelling of Artillary vs ARTILlERY is sure odd; two different medal contractors, two similar but different engravings stiles all caps versus 1st letter caps, has me wondering if one was rejected for the spelling and the other contractor was given the work as a result of the failure of the 1st etc.... The properly spelled version is headed to me know, the misspelled medal is the one pictured in 'The Call of Duty" on page 214. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted May 13, 2019 Share #8 Posted May 13, 2019 i think they both say 1891 but the pic is throwing things off. After staring at it, I see it is 1891. I'm with Dave. I like both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted May 14, 2019 It wonder how the misspelled medal made it out into the population? we may never know but i'm happy to one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted May 14, 2019 If anybody has a spare box/case please send me a PM Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted May 14, 2019 Share #11 Posted May 14, 2019 Very nice, beautiful engraving. Amazing the two photos of the medals side by side. Did you get artillery or artillary? The one engraver might have been humming "When the caissons go rolling along" ,since as I recall, in that old camp song one of the lines is about the "field artillary" as pronounced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted May 14, 2019 Artillery medal medal will be here Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted May 17, 2019 I should mention, my wife bought this for me for Father’s Day, in part because she noticed the date June 16th (date on the medal) is Father’s Day this year, and because I begged a little. Love that woman, 30 years of marriage and going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted May 17, 2019 Share #14 Posted May 17, 2019 Killer Father's Day gift. On a scale of 1-10, how much did you beg? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted May 17, 2019 Killer Father's Day gift. On a scale of 1-10, how much did you beg? Lol Probably a solid 5, but she got diamonds and platinum for mothers day so I had a little leverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted May 18, 2019 On June 16, 1891, two men capsized in a small boat near Fort Schuyler, New York Harbor, and in the assisting in rescuing these two men without concern to their own lives, Private James Quinlisk, Battery “K,” 2nd U.S. Artillery, along with six other men, were awarded the Lifesaving medal for their heroic act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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