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Auction 430 | Lot 718 » Tokens & Medals » Encased Coins

Encased 1878-S Morgan Silver Dollar, Buick Automobile Advertisement. A superb example of this popular encased dollar, believed to have been sold or given away during the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. This has to be one of the nicest of the type we have seen. The dollar only has the slightest bit of rub that must have come from sitting in a drawer, with a pristine outer ring. A wonderful piece to add to one's encased coin collection.

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Auction 430 | Lot 736 » Tokens & Medals » Miscellaneous Tokens & Medals

1250 MS MS60 Uncertified. (Total: 5 books)

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Auction 430 | Lot 1 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

1783 George Washington and Independence Series Copper Cent. Baker-4. This is the Large Military Bust type, struck around 1820, an uncertified example that was cleaned many years ago, with what appears to be artificially enhanced color. Still a collectible Washington token.

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Auction 430 | Lot 2 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

1783 Washington and Independence Series Uncertified. Baker-4A. Small Bust. The token has chocolate-brown surfaces without the normal contact marks, measuring about 28 mm with a plain edge, a decent Very Fine. Also includes an 1864 Abraham Lincoln white metal re-election candidates medal, 33 mm. The obverse features a likeness of Lincoln facing right, with the caption "Honest Old Abe" below; above are 13 stars. The reverse has "Union Candidates 1864 for President Abm. Lincoln of Illinois for Vice President And. Johnson of Tenn.," all within a wreath. (Total: 2 tokens)

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Auction 430 | Lot 3 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

1776 Washington Before Boston MS63 Uncertified, third restrike, dark bronze, plain edge, 67.9 mm, Baker-49, struck from transfer dies from a French bronze original medal at the Philadelphia Mint, ca. 1863-1889, one of the most famous medals in the American series; and a (circa 1865) F.B. Smith's Mount Vernon AU50 Uncertified, third obverse, white metal, plain edge, 64mm, Baker-112, AU58 details but a hair-thin scratch on the left obverse field.
The first medal is Ex: John Jay Pittman Collection Auction, (David Akers, 5/ 20-21/98), lot 2043. (Total: 2 medals)

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Auction 430 | Lot 4 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

1790 Manly Medal VF20 Scratched, Bent, Uncertified. Baker-61A. 48mm. Plain edge. A white metal example of the rare BORN VIRGINIA Manly medal. These dies are usually seen in bronze format (Baker-61C), but are rare and desirable regardless of alloy. Both sides show several noticeable scratches, and the flan is slightly wavy, perhaps due to a few peripheral rim dings. Baker-61A is unpriced above XF in the Rulau-Fuld standard reference, which states, "8 or 10 known." The Garrett piece was holed, and no Manly medals appeared in the recent Norweb auction.
From The Dale A. Konigsburg Collection, Part Two.

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Auction 430 | Lot 5 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

Two Pieces, 1797 Washington Presidency Relinquished Medal by Sansom, designed by John Reich, Uncertified. Baker 71-A. Diameter 40.7 mm. Struck in bronze with a plain edge. Obverse with a civilian bust of Washington to the right, his name and office around; the reverse depicts a sword and fasces reposing on a pedestal with legend and date 1797. Only 308 examples of this variety were made from restrike dies engraved at the Mint in 1859 under the direction of James Ross Snowden, at the height of the Washingtonia craze. A second medallion is included with this lot, appearing to be a turn-of-the-century restrike, possibly a third striking. (Total: 2 medals)

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Auction 430 | Lot 6 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

Group Lot of Three Washington Medals. Consists of: Washington Bookplate Medal, Baker-287B, R.6, 33 mm, white metal, plain edge, the obverse shows a civilian bust of George Washington facing left, the reverse is Washington's Ornate Bookplate with Facsimile Signature Beneath, bright and flashy with strong mint luster, attractive natural color; (ca. 1858) George Washington Perpetual Calendar, Washington on horseback, by Jacobus, Baker-387, R.5, Choice AU, lustrous, rare so nice; and an 1889 Washington Thirteen Links Medal, Uncirculated prooflike, Douglas-52A, white metal, 54 mm, a high relief bust of Washington faces left on the obverse, the reverse design features a sun encircled by a chain with 13 links, reminiscent of the Fugio cent. (Total: 3 medals)

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Auction 430 | Lot 7 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

1881 State of Pennsylvania MS64 Prooflike NGC. B-454B. White metal, 32mm, plain edge, R.5. Nearly as made, with flashy mirrors and only a hint of minutely pebbled gray toning. This medal commemorates the centennial of the British surrender at Yorktown.

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Auction 430 | Lot 8 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

1872 Washington Octagonal 1/4 Gold Charm MS62 Uncertified. Baker-504 in the 1885 reference, unlisted in the Rulau-Fuld revision. The obverse is similar to Breen-Gillio 724 but a period follows the date. Orange-gold fields contrast mildly with olive-gold devices.

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Auction 430 | Lot 9 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

1932 Washington Bicentennial Commission Presentation Medal. Baker-901. This very scarce medal was presented to official guests at a Commission function. This piece has been engraved to "Hon. William R. Wood / Rep. from Indiana / 72nd Congress /Presented by the" (and below that is stamped "United States / George Washington / Bicentennial / Commission"). Congressman Wood was born in Oxford, Benton County, Indiana, on January 5, 1861, and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1882. He was a U.S. congressman from 1915 to 1933 from Indiana, and he died on March 7, 1933, while on a visit to New York. Even though this piece is missing the top half (ribbon and bar), it is still one of the scarcest of the Washington Bicentennial pieces due to the personal engraving and presentation. An example sold in 1991 for $165. What is today's market value?

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Auction 430 | Lot 10 » Tokens & Medals » Washingtonia

Group Lot. Consists of: Five Scarce Game Counters from the 1850s-1860s, (ca. 1860) Washington-In Unitate Fortitudo, STRENGTH IN UNITY gaming token, Baker-607, AU, one of a group of game counters produced by Ludwig Christian Lauer in Nuremburg, Germany, in the mid-1860s, the image of Washington is based on an 1817 print by Giuseppe Longhi; 1849 California Counter Gambling Token, five dollars with miner, brass, VF, used in the old gambling halls and saloons of the West; 1855 Half Eagle California Counter, AU, gold-plated copper, rare, the obverse resembles a federal half eagle, the reverse has an eagle perched atop a globe with OUR COUNTRY; (ca. 1850s) Double Eagle Size Spielmarke, AU, made by Lauer, listed in Rulau and Fuld's American Game Counters; and Five Liberty Head Game Counters from the 1850s, Gold Dollar Size Spielmarke, AU, made by Lauer, listed in Rulau and Fuld's American Counters; Quarter Eagle Gaming Counter, Theodore Bollenhagen & Co., AU, the reverse depicts a popular view of New York City Hall, the token was engraved and made in Germany for Bollenhagen; Eagle Gaming Counter, Theodore Bollenhagen & Co., AU, the reverse depicts a popular view of New York City Hall, the token was engraved and made in Germany for Bollenhagen; Double Eagle Sized Spielmarke, AU, made by Lauer, listed in Rulau and Fuld's American Game Counters. (Total: 10 tokens)

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Auction 430 | Lot 11 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

1800 $1 Draped Bust Dollar--Graffiti--NCS. VF Details. B-13, BB-193. While NCS described this piece as having graffiti, it is actually a fancy engraved dollar, and highly desirable as such. The obverse of this dollar is engraved: MAYOR ROBERT A. VAN WYCK GREATER NEW YORK 1898. The five boroughs of New York joined in 1898 to form the City of New York, and Robert A. Van Wyck was elected as the first mayor of the newly formed city (although it has been suggested that he was appointed via the influence of Tammany Hall).

Van Wyck was the Ice Scandal mayor who desired to double the price per pound of ice in a day before refrigeration and air conditioning. An investigation by his political opponents revealed that he owned $680,000 worth of stock in the American Ice Company, the sole supplier of ice to New York, despite a salary of only $15,000 per year. The investigation further revealed that Mayor Van Wyck had apparently received the stock as a gift. After his term expired in 1901, he never again held political office, retiring to Paris for the remainder of his life.

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Auction 430 | Lot 12 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

Lincoln/Hannibal Hamlin 1860 Ferrotype and Lincoln Rail Splitter Campaign Medal. This lot consists of an 1860 ferrotype in less-than-desirable condition, but still very collectible. The second 1860 piece honors Lincoln as the "Railsplitter of the West," engraved by Ellis and listed as Sullivan-AL-1860-41. The railsplitter token has been professionally holed. Current market value is approximately $150-$250. (Total: 2 Coins)

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Auction 430 | Lot 13 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

1860 Abraham Lincoln, Campaign Medal, Dewitt-AL-1859-60, MS64 NGC. This high quality political token (medal) takes a quote from the Hard Times era---Millions for Defence, Not One Cent for Tribute--and turns it into Millions for Freedom, Not One Cent for Slavery. The token's high grade should draw the attention a wide area of collectors.

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Auction 430 | Lot 14 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

U.S. Presidential Medal Group Lot. Three medals depicting the following presidents: a piece commemorate the dedication of President Garfield's tomb on May 30, 1890, struck in white metal, 37 mm; a piece struck to commemorate the Washington Monument in 1897, Baker U-324A; and one struck in 1910 to commemorate Teddy Roosevelt's return to the United States from his hunting trip to Africa. A superlative piece featuring a great rendition of Roosevelt on the obverse and a majestic lion on the reverse. The current market value is about $125-$225. (Total: 3 Items)

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Auction 430 | Lot 15 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

1896 Free Silver Dime Bryan Money Uncertified. Zerbe-32. S-326. Two tokens. Cast in type metal. Diameter 44mm. Weight 32 grams. Obverse shows FREE SILVER at upper periphery, ONE DIME in the center surrounded by wreath, and 1896 in the exergue, with raised rim and border of dots. Reverse shows BRYAN MONEY in large letters, BRYAN above. Struck in conjunction with William Jennings Bryan unsuccessful campaign for the Presidency in 1896. (Total: 2 tokens)

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Auction 430 | Lot 16 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

1896 Bryan Large Size One Dollar VF35. An uncertified example of a one dollar coin or medallion issued for the 1896 political elections. William Jennings Bryan was a believer in "Free Silver" and the bimetallic backing of U.S. money by gold and silver. This piece is listed in the Schornstein catalog on Bryan Money printed in 2001. The piece measures approx 85 mm and weighs 145 gm. This piece is a very close match to S-800.

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Auction 430 | Lot 17 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

1896 United Snakes of America Bryan Dollar AU50 NGC. Zerbe-53, S-353. Struck in white metal with a reeded edge. Diameter 45 mm. Planchet thickness 2.5 mm. Weight 18 grams. Evenly worn with attractive pewter-gray toning and scattered abrasions on each side. A satirical medal from the 1896 presidential election. On the obverse is a satirical "portrait" of William Jennings Bryan as a duck wearing a donkey's head, and POP on his "body" as an abbreviation for Populist Party. IN BRYAN WE TRUST in upper right obverse field. UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA around obverse periphery. On the reverse: FREE SILVER across upper periphery, ONE DAM in the center, 1896 on the lower exergue.

One of these in AU50 NGC sold in Heritage's 2006 FUN Online Session (lot 28445) for $184.

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Auction 430 | Lot 18 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

1896 Bryan Money Fox Head, MS63 NGC. Bronzed lead. S-920A. The obverse has a fox head in high relief with 1896 above and BRYAN below. This is a remarkable and extremely rare piece, apparently unique with this reverse. Our consignor notes that only one other example of the fox head obverse is known, with a different reverse design. The fox apparently represented Bryan, who it was said should not be left alone in the henhouse.

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Auction 430 | Lot 19 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan Bronze Medals. Consists of a 76-mm U.S. Mint restrike of the 1905 Theodore Roosevelt inaugural medal, with box and certificate of issue from the Mint; and the official 1981 69-mm inaugural medal of President Reagan, struck by the Medallic Art Company, with box of issue. (Total: 2 medals)

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Auction 430 | Lot 20 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

1917 Official Woodrow Wilson Inaugural Medal, AU50 Uncertified. Consists of a 51mm bronze medal issued for the inaugural of President Woodrow Wilson on March 4, 1917. The medal was struck by the Washington firm of Harris. The amount struck is reported to be between 200 and 300 pieces, but this medal is not normally seen; these numbers may be too high, based upon the lack of examples in the marketplace. The medal has a deep orange patina over the surfaces. There is a small rim bump on the obverse just across from the N in INAUGURATION. The current market value is approximately $125-$225.

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Auction 430 | Lot 21 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

Large Theodore Roosevelt Copper Plaque. Designed by James Earl Fraser, the designer of the Buffalo nickel. Dated 1920. 10 x 13 3/4 inches. Copper. Portrait facing right with a three-line inscription: AGGRESSIVE FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT IS THE NOBLEST SPORT THE WORLD AFFORDS. This quote is attributed to Roosevelt during his tenure as New York police commissioner (1895-1897). The more frequently seen of the two sizes of this plaque, this larger variant is an impressive item. Cast by Decorative Arts, as indicated by the logo on the back: DecArtS. The plaque is essentially flawless, with medium brown color overall. The back has two screws and a wire hanger.

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Auction 430 | Lot 22 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

1927 Thomas Elder Gold Lincoln Token MS63 NGC. K-1043. This small gold token was produced by well-known coin dealer Thomas Elder late in his career. The obverse has a bust of Lincoln facing left with the inscription ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1927. The reverse has a wreath along the border with the inscription A TOKEN.

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Auction 430 | Lot 23 » Tokens & Medals » U.S. Presidents & Statesmen

U.S. Presidential and Vice President Group Lot. Three medals depicting the following presidents and vice presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first inaugural medal struck by the U.S. Mint, engraved by J.R. Sinnock, and dated 1934 (a very unusual date), weighing 215.3 gms and measuring 76mm; a 1973 .999 fine silver proof version of Gerald Ford's vice presidential inaugural medal, struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York, with a mintage of 2,500, weighing 149.3 gms and measuring 63mm; and a 1977 Jimmy Carter bronze inaugural medal struck by The Franklin Mint, weighing 221.3 gms and measuring 69mm. The current market value is approximately $125-$175. (Total: 3 medals)

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