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Presidential and Political
OBVERSE DIE, ND.
(1). C: 28-2040W. 35.6mm. White
Metal., PL Unc. Holed and suspended by a frayed R/W/B ribbon.
The obverse features an incused image of Lincoln facing left that
is a very close copy of George Morgan’s obverse for the Lincoln
medal from the US Mint’s Presidential series. It is surrounded
by a band bearing an incused legend reading: ABRAHAM
LINCOLN 16
TH
PRESIDENT. JOHN WANAMAKER. Rx:
Closed wreath around quotation from Lincoln’s Gettysburg
Address. DEDICATION/ THAT THIS/ NATION, UNDER
GOD,/ SHALL HAVE A NEW/ BIRTH OF FREEDOM-/ AND
THAT GOVERNMENT/ OF THE PEOPLE/ BY THE PEOPLE/
FOR THE PEOPLE/ SHALL NOT PERISH/ FROM THE/
EARTH. (2) A steel die. Height: 48mm. Circumference: 49mm.
Image size: 35.4mm. XF. This die displays an intaglio mirror
image version of the obverse. (G)
201.
CENTRAL STATES NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION
CENTENNIAL SET OF LINCOLN MEDALS, 1965.
C:
9-170. A set of 3 medals. (1&2) 41.3mm Square. Bronze
& Silver. Signed K. O. Fink. Unc. Obv: Bust of Lincoln
within a curved top frame. Below: LINCOLN/ 1809/ - 1865.
Rx: 11 line insc. re CSNA’s April Centennial Convention &
listing of important events that occurred in April, 1865. (3)
42.2 x 31.7mm. Alum. Henry Ripstra, Sc. Unc. Obv: Bust
left of Lincoln with a curved top frame. Below: LINCOLN/
1809 1865. Same Rx. inscription as the other two. Housed
in original uninscribed box of issue and with its paper insert
reading “Medal set of Central States Numismatic Society 1965
Convention. Centennial 1865 - 1965 - April Civil War Events.”
(F-G)
ULYSSES S. GRANT
202.
NATIONAL UNION REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
USG
1868-6. 38mm. White Metal. Emil Sigel, Sc. Lightly toned
AU. Unholed, as seldom found. Obverse: Jugate busts of Grant
& Colfax to the right, their names to either side. Reverse:
NATIONAL UNION REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. 1869 -
1873 AROUND FOR/ PRESIDENT/ AND/ VICEPRESIDENT/
OF THE/ UNITED STATES, all in old English script. (F)
203.
UNLISTED GRANT STORECARD - H. & N. KREISMAN,
PEORIA, ILL.
37.7mm. WM. Unsigned. Holed Fine, with an
obverse edge nick at 5:00 and scattered field marks on the reverse
consistent with the grade and soft metal. Obv: GENERAL U.S.
GRANT to either side o0f a military bust right. Rx: PRESENTED
BY H. & N. KREISMAN around a waving flag on a pole.
Heretofore unreported! The obverse portrait of Grant is similar to
that on the smaller (32mm) Grant shells cataloged as USG 1868-
49 & 50. There are no other known single portrait tokens of Grant
in this 38mm size. The Kreisman firm was a men’s clothing
establishment located at 108 South Adams St. in Peoria, IL. TO
the best of our knowledge, this is the only known example of this
token. (F)
204.
HARD RUBBER JUGATE TOKEN.
USG 1868-19. 31.8mm.
Black Hard Rubber. Holed, as issued. Choice Uncirculated.
Obverse with small jugate busts of Grant and Colfax to the left
in a finely lined field. GRANT/ &/ COLFAX inscribed in large
letters on the reverse.
The collecting of hard rubber tokens is a specialty all of its own.
Most of them are transportation or merchant tokens; relatively
few are politicals - and they are highly prized. (G)
205.
MAY HE IN WISDOM RULE.
USG 1868-33; Musante
JAB-32. 25mm. 2.2mm thick. 8.8 grams. Bronze. John A.
Bolen, Sc. Brown AU. Obverse with a civilian bust of Grant to
the right, GRANT, above. The reverse is inscribed: GEN. U.S.
GRANT/ OUR NEXT/ PRESIDENT/ MAY/ HE IN WISDOM/.
RULE/ THE COUNTRY HE HAS SAVED. (F)
JAMES GARFIELD
206.
RARE GARFIELD - HANCOCK MULE
. JG 1880-7(a).
27.6mm . Gilt Copper. Choice PL Uncirculated. Obverse with
a bust of Garfield to the left. JAMES A. GARFIELD/. THE
NATION’S above. CHOICE/ FOR PRESIDENT/ 1880 below.
The reverse bears a civilian bust of Hancock to the left with
crossed laurel branches below. WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK
above. THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE/ FOR PRESIDENT 1880. To
either side of the bust is an epaulette with two stars representing
Hancock’s rank in the Union forces during the Civil War.
The Hancock reverse was used as the obverse of WSH 1880-2.
In the sale of the Isaac F. Wood Collection (1894) the cataloger
stated that only 5 sets of this token were struck in silver, copper
and gilt White Metal. No mention was made of gilt copper. The
PL MS-65 white metal specimen in the 2013 Ford sale brought
$158.00. (F)
GROVER CLEVELAND
207.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
. GC
1884-4. 27.9mm. White Metal. Gem PL Unc. Unholed. Obv:
Lot 201 (reduced)
Lot 203
Lot 204