LOT #7519 |
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Description
A fine selection of post-Centennial Washington items including:
(1) P.L. Krider's Surrender at Yorktown Centennial medal, prooflike Unc. White metal. 50 mm. Rulau-Fuld 452C, catalogs $115 in Unc.
(2) William Barber's Valley Forge Centennial medal, Unc. Red bronze. 41mm. Rulau-Fuld 449A, catalogs $60.
(3) Another as the last, Unc. Red bronze. Rulau-Fuld 449A.
(4) Another as the last, AU. Red bronze. Rulau-Fuld 449A.
(5) Another as the last. AU. Red bronze. Rulau-Fuld 449A.
(6) George H. Lovett's Washington's Headquarters at Tappan medal, Unc. Copper. Reeded edge. 32 mm. Rulau-Fuld 178A.
(7) N.J. Schloss & Co. badge commemorating the departure of the Continental Army. XF and unlisted. Bronze. 36mm. Type of Rulau-Fuld 696 but this badge has an integral suspension bracket at top.
(8) Equestrian Effigy medal, AU and holed for suspension. White metal. 40 mm. Rulau-Fuld 462A.
(9) Another as the last, Fine but bent, holed as made. White metal. Rulau-Fuld 462A.
(10) Anthony C. Paquet's New York Evacuated medal, Unc. Bronze. 32 mm. Plain edge. Rulau-Fuld 460A.
(11) Another as the last, AU with edge bump. Bronze. Rulau-Fuld 460A.
(12) Another as the last, AU with edge bumps and holed for suspension. White metal.
(13) George Morgan's Evacuation of New York medal, second obverse, XF and holed as made. White metal. 33 mm. Rulau-Fuld 458A. R.5.
(14) William H. Key's New York Evacuated medal, Red and Brown Unc. Bronze. 16 mm. Rulau-Fuld 463A.
(15) Another as the last, Unc, gilt copper. 16 mm. Rulau-Fuld 463B.
(16) George B. Soley's Lord's Prayer medalet, BU and holed as made. Gilt copper. 13 mm. Rulau-Fuld 651. The reverse transcribes the entire Lord's Prayer in 15 lines. According to numismatist Fred Reed, writing in Civil War Encased Stamps: The Issuers and Their Times, these medals were originally given away by book dealer George G. Evans with copies of his U.S. Mint history in the 1880s. Soley later sold these miniature works of art at the Columbian Exposition for 25 cents as souvenirs, according to Russ Rulau.
(17) 1883 Abraham Demarest Washington Family Coat of Arms medal, BU with prooflike fields. White metal. 42 mm. Rulau-Fuld R456. Catalogs $50 in Unc.
(18) George H. Lovett's 1883 Newburgh Centennial Celebration medal , Unc. Deep chocolate bronze. 25 mm. Rulau-Fuld B456B, R.4.
Auction Info
2001 February Long Beach Signature Sale #248 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2001
22nd-24th
Thursday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 4
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