Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1992, U.S.A. 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF COLUMBUS’S DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. By M. Norte, published in Portugal. AE 78mm. Obv: Bust of Christopher Columbus and his wife, Filipa Moniz. Rev: An armorial shield and a ship. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400755

 

1911, U.S.A./Ireland. ST. BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR. By John Mowbray-Clark. AE 70mm. Obv: Facing bust of St. Bendan with a ship and whale. Rev: A priest with out-stretched hands. 3rd issue of the Circle of Friends of the Medallion. Small label pasted to the cover of the holder. Color a little uneven. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399809

 

1789, France. JACQUES NECKER RECALLED AS FINANCE MINISTER.? By Benjamin Duvivier. AE 42mm.Obv: Bust of Necker facing left. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Hennin 44, Julius 36, Nocq 236, Schwering 626. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398882

 

Undated (mid 19th century), Austria/France. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Composer, 1756-1791. Unsigned. Made in France. Uniface bois durci 113mm. Obv: Bust of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart facing left. Rev: “BOIS DUCI” impressed in relief. Original loop for hanging. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398290

 

1912, U.S.A./Great Britain. CHARLES DICKENS AND HIS WORK. By John S. Conway. AE 70mm. Obv; Bust of Dickens facing left. Rev: Tiny Tim being carried by Bob Cratchitt. In its original book-like holder. 6th issue of the Circle of Friends of the Medallion. The color of thee reverse a little uneven. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399722

 

1707, France/Great Britain. THE RELIEF OF THE SIEGE OF TOULON. By Jean Mauger and Jean Dollin. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: A seated female personification of Toulon with a rudder and shield. Divo 304, Acad?mie Royale (1723) 303, MI II 307/125, plate CXXV/9. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398532

 

1820, Great Britain. BLACKBURN HUNDRED PITT CLUB. By Thomas Halliday. Silver 41mm. Obv: Head of William Pitt the Younger facing left. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Rev: Inscription: WILLIAM MILES ASPINALL ADMITTED 28th DECR ?1820. Set, under lunettes, within a silver ring with ring for suspension. BDM 2/389. Frosted finish. Some toning around the perimeter of the medal, especially on the obverse. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398765

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Unsigned. Uniface cast AE 76mm. Obv: A high relief, uniformed bust of Napoleon Bonaparte facing left. Pierced, extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400771

 

1729, Great Britain. PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCE HENRY. By Otto Hamerani. AE 42mm. Obv: Bust of Prince Charles facing right. Rev: Bust of Prince Henry facing right. Edge: Raised inscription. MI II 493/35, plate CL/3, Cochran Patrick plate xiii/3, Eimer 521. Extremely fine. $400?Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400065

 

Undated (early 20th Century). MILITARY PREPAREDNESS. By Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. Silvered-AE 62mm. Obv: Soldiers firing large guns, while a soldier in the foreground observes with binoculars. Rev: A circular compartment within a decorative border. In a contemporary, circular case. Extremely fine. $95.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398623

 

1857, Great Britain. EXHIBITION OF ART TREASURES, Manchester. By Messrs Pinches. AE 42mm. Obv: The exhibition building. Rev: The three muses seated among symbols. ?BHM 2609, Taylor 173b, Allen MA-015. A slight surface flaw in the field of the obverse, extremely fine. $60.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398176

 

ADAMS, John W. The Indian Peace Medals of George III or His Majesty?s Sometime Allies. Crestline, CA, 1999. 163 pages, plates. $165. Sorry, SOLD
Another outstanding, scholarly work by John Adams, a leading authority on early American medals.

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SKU: 10399524

 

1902, U.S.A. THE OPENING OF THE BUILDING OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Published by Tiffany. AE 77mm. Obv: A native American and crowned female shake hands; in the background: a globe caduceus and various other symbols of commerce. Marqusee 381. Color slightly uneven, otherwise extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399841

 

1858, Great Britain. VISIT OF QUEEN VICTORIA TO BIRMINGHAM. By Joseph Moore. AE 56mm. Obv: Diademed head of Queen Victoria on a medallion within a closed wreath. Rev: View of the main front of Aston Hall. BHM 2613. Extremely fine. $250.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399894

 

1.???? Undated (circa 1970), Greece. THE GREEK LINE; THE OLYMPIA AND THE QUEEN ANNA MARIA. Unsigned. Bronze 81mm. Obv: The “Olympia” and “Queen Anna Maria” passing each other. In its original circular cardboard box. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2018)

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SKU: 10401013