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Archives International Auctions, Part XXI
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November 4, 2014
Archives International Auctions
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1394 1939 World’s Fair Medals & Token Collection.
A comprehensive
collection that contains some very desirable pieces. Two examples
of the HK491 So-Called Dollar in silver, four Czechoslovakia protest
medals, a trial strike of the reverse of the official medal in bronze,
two Choice to GemWashington Inauguration gilt medals, a dozen
World’s Fair spoons, and much more. This lot should be carefully
examined. Worthy of a premium bid. [100+], weight approximately
6 lbs.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est.
$400-800
1395
1395 2008 $100 Union.
1.5 Ounce Silver. Private issue of an 1876 pro-
posed design. NGC Gem Proof.������������������������������������������Est.
$100-200
1396 A “Surprise” Box Lot of Medals, Tokens, Pins and More.
Every-
thing from a Shell’s Mr. President Game token collection to a scarce
1850’s Bollen Hagen City Hall store token. Coca Cola Flags of Free-
dom pins, a box of assorted wooden nickels, an interesting assort-
ment of shooting badges, Mardi Gras tokens, encased cents and
nickels, and much, much more. Must be seen. [250+ pcs.], weight
approximately 14.5 lbs.������������������������������������������������������Est.
$200-300
1397 A Large Group of Mostly Modern Non-Silver Medals & Tokens
Categories include Olympics, Gambling, Mardi Gras, Transporta-
tion, MauiTrade Dollars, Presidential,Wooden Nickels, Numismatic
Conventions and much more. Mostly 1970’s and later. Almost all
are nicely mounted in white cardboard 2x2’s. Should be seen. [750+
pcs.], weight approximately 27 lbs. ������������������������������������Est.
$150-300
1398 A Large Lot of Interesting Tokens.
A Large and varied lot consist-
ing of “Good Luck” pennies, Good Fors, some perhaps questionable
“pleasure” tokens, parking tokens, amusement tokens, transpor-
tation tokens, tax tokens, ration tokens and many others. [450+],
weight approximately 8.5 lbs. �������������������������������������������Est.
$150-300
1399 A wide assortment of medals and tokens, So-Called Dollars, coin
post cards, and other interesting items.
A quick glance reveals an
HK-29, Independence Hall So-Called Dollar, holed; octagonal $50
slug 1906 Thompson’s Restaurant token; 1851 London Exhibition
Coining Press Token and many others. Must be seen. [50+], weight
approximately 3 lbs.�����������������������������������������������������������Est.
$100-200
1400 American Legion, Baseball, Space, and other Medals.
This wide
assortment of mostly small to medium format non-silver medals
and pins includes a nice selection of American Legion delegate rib-
bons from the 1920’s through 1940. Presidential and famous Amer-
ican medals predominate, but there are some other nice subjects
(Babe Ruth, space, Washington’s victory at Princeton, etc.). [150+
pcs.], weight approximately 14 lbs. ������������������������������������� Est.
$75-150
1401 Another Nice Grouping of Mostly Modern Large Bronze Medals
Larger format (3” on average) medal, some bronze, some copper.
Some Presidential, a few space-related, 1984 Dolphin calendar, a
souvenir penny from the Panama California Exposition of San Di-
ego 1915, a beautiful oval medal commemorating the opening of
the Verrazano Bridge, Thomas G. Masaryk 1935, and many others.
[59 pcs.], weight approximately 22.5 lbs. ���������������������������Est.
$100-150
1402
1402 Better BronzeMedals, Mostly.
1) 1886 Bartholdi –Statue of Liberty
Medal. 58mm. Rim 5mm. Statue of Liberty / A. Bartholdi. Uncircu-
lated, just a few light rim scrapes. 2) 1881Thothmes III Obelisk Med-
al. 42mm.Obelisk, eagle and shield, NYC arms on the obverse. PRE-
SENTED TO THE UNITED STATES BY ISMAIL KHEDIVE OF EGYPT
1881, reverse. Choice brown Uncirculated. 3) 1905 39th National
Encampment G.A.R. Medal. 70mm. Rim 5mm. Pike’s Peak railroad
on the obverse. Almost Uncirculated. Red and brown. 4) 1898 Peace
Jubilee Medal. 35mm. Angel and cherub, obverse. Flag surround-
ed by LET US HAVE PEACE, reverse. Choice brown Uncirculated. 5)
1871 Rebuilding of Chicago Medal. 50mm. The Angel of Destruction
flies over the burning court house, obverse. MADE FROMTHE CHI-
CAGO COURT HOUSE BELL / SEMPER RESURGENS, and Phoenix
rising from the ashes, reverse. ByWilliamBarber. BrownUncirculat-
ed. 6) 1860 E. Hill Store card. 28mm. White metal. Dealer in coins,
medals and curiosities. EF detail, some environmental damage. 7)
1840 Bunker Hill Medal. White metal. 44mm. Battle of Bunker Hill
17 June 1775, obverse. Monument, and SUCCESS TO THE FAIR, re-
verse. EF detail, holed. [7], weight approximately 4 lbs.. ����Est.
$300-500
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