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The E-Sylum: Volume 14, Number 6, February 6, 2011, Article 22

TWO ALASKAN MEDALS IN CERAMIC OR PORCELAIN

The February 2011 issue of Alaskan Token Collector & Polar Numismatist pictured an interesting ceramic medal owner my E-Sylum contributor Phil Iverson. Editor Dick Hanscom kindly provided me with images of the piece and another medal mentioned in the article. Thanks! Also shown below is the text of the February 2011 item. -Editor

Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exposition Medal


1959 Alaska Statehood medal

In the May 2008 issue Phil Iverson presented two ceramic or porcelain medals for our examination. One was the AYPE medal which was white on blue. The other was a 1959 Alaska Statehood medal. This one was grayish white on black.

Recently on eBay an example of the AYPE medal was offered for sale. As far as I could tell, it was identical to Phil's piece, including the MB on the reverse. It was called "Jasperware."


Jasperware was developed by Josiah Wedgwood. In searching eBay for other examples, the white seems whiter and the boundaries between the two colors seem more distinct. The markings on the back do not indicate Wedgwood, so I doubt that this is Jasperware. It is, for lack of a better term, an interesting imitation. Price Realized - $152.50.

Wayne Homren, Editor

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