1901 Calgary Assembly Medal. Silver. 64.4 mm. 94.4 grams. By F.W. Ellis Co. Jamieson-39. Proof, Cleaned.；Not mounted. Bright silver in appearance, hairlined from an old cleaning. A rare and significant medal presented to the 12 Chiefs present among the 2,000 First Peoples who gathered in Calgary to meet and promise loyalty to the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall some 10 years before the Duke would become King George V. Fortunately for todays collectors the manufacturers struck extra medals in bronze for sale to collectors, and had a few silver strikes left over that were not presented during the ceremony. This particular medal shows no evidence of a loop ever having been attached, so it is presumed to be from the stock of silver medals originally intended to be awarded to Chiefs. Very rare, and the only type of Canadian First Peoples medals from this treaty period that is collectable.；Ex New Netherlands Coin Company, April 5, 1963; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVIII, May 2007, lot 37. Lot tag included. Possibly also ex Dr. Meloche Collection.
