Presidential Coin & Antiques, Inc., Auction 86

World’s Fairs and Expositions

size breast badge, a mini-lapel badge and a challenge coin. (F)

Lot 290 (reduced)

WORLDS FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS

1876 CENTENNIAL

291.

1876 CENTENNIALCATHOLICVISITORSMEDAL

.Abler

900si; Holland 85; HK Unlisted. 44.7mm. Silver. (33 grams)

R. Laubenheimer, Sc. Choice Uncirculated. Obv: IN HONOR

OF THE CATHOLIC VISITORS TO THE INTERNATIONAL

EXHIBITION 1876 around bust right of Pope Pius IX. Rx: SEE

HOW WE PROSPER above two female figures of Europe and

America standing on a globe with small radiant view of the

exposition’s Main Building at center.

This is one in a series of five medals all using the same, “See

How We Prosper” reverse.

Bust of Washington (Baker 428);

In Honor of the Catholic Visitors;

In Honor of the French Visitors;

In Honor of the English Visitors;

In Honor of the German Visitors.

In a discussion of the Washington variety, a note in 12 AJN 25,

states “25 struck in bronze and a smaller number in silver for a

jeweler named Delon.” We assume, without knowing for certain,

that the other four varieties have similar mintages. Our search

of modern auction sales has yielded only one appearance of a

silver example in this series – a Goldberg Auction of 9/22/13 of

a silver Washington medal (NGC MS-65) yielded a price realized

of $881.00. ($800-1000)

292.

1876 CENTENNIAL GERMAN VISITORS MEDAL.

Ab l e r 920 s i ; Ho l l a nd 87 ; HK-Un l i s t e d .

44.7mm.

Silver. (33 grams) R. Laubenheimer, Sc. Choice Uncirculated.

Obv: German language legend in honor of German visitors

around bust of the Kaiser to the right. Rx: Struck from the

same reverse as above. ($800-1000)

PARIS EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, 1889

Lot 291

Lot 292

Lot 293 (reduced)

293.

PARIS EXPOSITION COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL,