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Miscellaneous Tokens and Medals
above. Incused Roman numeral dates in the lower right field:
MDCCCIII/MDCCCLXXXII. Grolier Club seal in the left field.
According to the records of the club, a mere 300 copies were cast
in bronze and 3 in silver. (I)
410.
AMERICAN
NUMISMATIC
SOCIETY
SECOND
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL – SPECIAL PRESENTATION
MEDAL , (1911)
Miller 27;
Baxter 248; Marqusee 54. 77mm.
Silver. Gutzon Borglum, Sc. (Tiffany & Co.). About Uncirculated
with a thin streak of tarnish on the reverse, as shown. Obverse
with a backside view of a nude male figure looking at a portrait
plaque. FOUNDED/ IN/ NEW YORK/ MDCCCLVIII. The
reverse bears the inscription: THE/AMERICAN/ NUMISMATIC
SOCIETY /PARVA NE PEREANT/ MEMBER’S MEDAL/
1910 with a wreath above and below. At bottom is engraved the
member’s name, ISAAC J. GREENWOOD/ 1859.
This particular medal is mentioned by Miller on p. 84. “Silver
membership medal have also been presented on occasion, such
as that presented to Isaac Greenwood shortly before his death
in 1911. He was, at the time, the Society’s oldest member, and
that was the reason for the presentation. Greenwood joined the
society in 1859 and served as Second Vice President from July
28, 1864, until March 22, 1866. Also in 1911, Greenwood gave
the Society his collection of more than 3,000 coins, medals and
banknotes, as well as his numismatic book. ($800-1200)
411.
ERNEST BABELON - INTERNATIONAL NUMISMATIC
CONGRESS MEDAL, 1912.
Miller 28; Baxter 259; Willenz
112; Maier 52. 63mm. Bronze. Godefroid Devreese (Obv.),
Rudolph Bosselt (Rev.), Sc. Unc. Obverse: Bust of Babelon
left, ERNEST BABELON DE L’INSTITUT around. Reverse:
Head of Athena to left wearing a helmet with a large ornate crest.
Her right hand grasps a spear near her head. A portion of the
Panathenaic festival procession is shown on the upper edge of the
circular shield which covers her shoulder. Legend: CONGRES
INTERN. DE NUM. ERT D’ART DE LA MED. BRUXELLES,
1910.
At the International Numismatic Congress in 1910 it was decided
that a medal should be issued in honor of Babelon who had
acted as President of the Congress. It was struck in 1912 under
the joint auspices of the Societe Hollandaise-Belge des Amis
de la Medaille d’Art and the American Numismatic Society.
According to Miller the usually quoted mintage figures of 100
medals in silver and 200 in bronze relates only to the medals that
were struck for the ANS. If one adds in the medals struck for the
Societe Hollandaise-Belge, the totals are 156 in silver and 505 in
bronze. (G-H)
412.
PANAMA CANAL FIRST OPENING CELEBRATED AT
MOBILEALABAMA, 1913
. 51mm. Bronze. (W&H) XF. Obv
JOHN TYLER MORGAN US SENATOR FROM ALABAMA
Bust of Sen. Morgan three quarters facing left. Rev: PANAMA
CANAL OPENING CELEBRATION MOBILE OCT 27 29 1913
around map showing positions of Mobile and Panama Canal . At
Lot 410 (reduced)
Lot 411