1900 Hall of Fame for Great Americans Medal. Silver. 70 mm. 127.4 grams. By Anton Scharff. Baker-E35

1900 Hall of Fame for Great Americans Medal. Silver. 70 mm. 127.4 grams. By Anton Scharff. Baker-E356. About Uncirculated, Edge Nick.，Marked J.C in rectangular cartouche on edge, as typical, with the secondary "head-in-petals" edge mark described by Rulau not executed well enough to decipher. This is a handsome pewter-gray example with subtle olive highlights in the protected areas around and among many of the devices, especially those on the obverse. The surfaces are free of significant marks with a pleasingly smooth appearance to the eye; a tiny edge nick just before 6 oclock relative to the obverse is noted. The dies for this type were prepared in Austria by Anton Scharff, whose "signature" is seen at the lower right of the obverse. Scharff was a medalist employed by the Vienna Mint from 1866. The secondary edge mark mentioned above, clear on some examples, is a Vienna "inspection mark," as per Seymour Wylers <em>The Book of Old Silver</em>. The medals were actually struck by the firm of Joseph Christian Christelbauer (1820-1897), which continued the use of his J.C mark after his death.，，