SILVER JETON INSURANCE AGAINST HAILSTORMS Start Price USD 99.99 Current Price USD 99.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 24, 2008 End Time Friday, October 24, 2008 Location Paris See more about 'SILVER JETON INSURANCE AGAINST HAILSTORMS' Description Diameter: 36mm (approx.1")     Weight: 20gr (<1oz)    Edge/Relief: 2mm A SILVER medal / Jeton, for the " Compagnie d'assurance Mutuelle  Contre la Grèle (insurance against hailstorms) ", in excellent condition as scanned, signe Caqué, edge marked with horn (after 1880 Paris mint)* + "ARGENT". Reference : see Gailhouste 361. ABOUT THE ARTIST Armand Auguste CAQUÉ (1793-1881), French Medallist, born at Saintes. Studied under Gayrard. Assistant engraver at the Hague mint from 1817 to 1818. Engraver to the Imperial Cabinet of Napoleon III from 1853 to 1868.   Mint Marks used at the PARIS MINT: Plain Edge ==> All medals before March 30th 1832 have plain edges and before 1841 for bronze or copper.Antique Lamp ==> from March 30th 1832 until October 21st 1841 (on gold & silver only).Anchor ==> from October 21st 1841 until September 25th 1842.Ship Prow ==> from September 26th 1842 until June 12th 1845.Pointing Hand ==> from June 13th 1845 until October 1st 1860.Bee ==> from November 1st 1860 until December 31st 1879.Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) ==> from 1880 until now.  More Medals? don't forget to visit our STORE eBay.com and also see our Sister Shop on eBay.fr : STORE eBay.fr Each Additional Item is $1.50 extra shipping. L@@K AT MY AUCTIONS FOR OTHER GREAT MEDALS @@ @@@ FAST EZ & HASSLE FREE TRANSACTIONS FROM PARIS TO TEXAS OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD @@@ Interests/Themes keywords : Art medal, Art nouveau, France. *** AUCTION TERMS *** SHIPPING AND HANDLING USA & Worldwide : $5 in Priority Air Mail - average delivery 5-10 days. EU : €3 in Priority Air Mail - average delivery 2-5 days. FRANCE : €2 Lettre; €3 Lettre suivie. Optional $7 Priority Registered Air Mail (signed for) covers a maximum of 46 euros insurance (no tracking). If you want fully insured shipping ask for an invoice, total shipping costs will be $30 (shipments up to 1kg includes tracking). COMBINED SHIPPING : if you buy several items we will combine shipping costs as follows : higher cost item plus $1.50 per extra item. Please wait for your revised invoices after each purchases. You can make a single payment within 3 days.  OUR FAST AND SECURE SERVICE : All our orders are carefully packed with the use of a bubble envelope or a protected parcel. You will receive an email confirming shipping. Orders are usually shipped within 24 hrs of payment (48 hrs if registered), very often your order will be shipped within an hour ! CHECKOUT You will receive shortly after the auction ends, an email with options and payment instructions. If you are done shopping please use checkout and make payment with Paypal or see other accepted payments. If you bought a medal and you want to add a stand or a gift case please click here to see what available options we have in store. Please make payment or respond to emails within 3 business days. Payments must be received within 10 days of invoice. ACCEPTED PAYMENTS  USA & World : PAYPAL, Checks (USD), IMO, Bank transfer.  EU : buyers must pay in Euros with PAYPAL or IBAN (wait for an invoice) OR you can use checkout and pay in USD right away after auction ends using the Worldwide shipping rate.   FRANCE : L'acheteur accepte de payer en Euros par chèque uniquement, attendre votre facture. ABOUT US We are professional sellers running a family business, the first in the family who started to sell medals was, about 70 years ago, Maître Albert de Jaeger, he was an Artist, a Sculptor and Medallist he received the Premier Grand Prix de Rome (1935) for his medallic art, he created hundreds of medals and other art objects. In our Auctions and eBay Store, you will find a wide range of World Art Medals and Historical Medals. Beautiful medals, highly collectable and great Gift ideas. We hope you will enjoy your visit to our eBay store ! If you are visiting France and wish to see us (we are located minutes from Paris) you are welcome to come to our showroom (by appointment only). French registration of commerce : PARIS B 443 925 789   Powered by eBay Turbo Lister On Sep-12-07 at 15:59:20 PDT, seller added the following information: Sellers Add a Map Counter to Your Listings. Fast. Simple. Place a Bid!