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World's Columbian Exposition. Gold. Diameter 59mm. Ex Israel Switt, found in the back of his Philadelphia safe - the original owner of the ten 1933 double eagles. An utterly extraordinary high quality yellow gold (apparently 22 or 24 ct)heavy medal that was apparently hand-finished by a Phila jeweler who hand-scalloped the rims and finely reeded the edge. Absolutely unique with but one single auction record (Bowers & Merena) and previously unknown. One of the most impressive late 19th century medals I've ever seen.
 
World's Columbian Expo Presentation Medal. Chicago, Illinois , 1893. Gold, 22K. Struck by Gorham (signed edge). Chicago World's Columbian Exposition gold presentation medal with related items. Initially acquired privately from the direct family descendants of the recipient Edmonds family on Feb 24, 2010 & acquired by me from that collector source at the Jan, 2011 Tampa FUN show. The reverse hand-engraved inscription says it all. The large medal is 63 mm, 6.2 ozs of 22 carat gold & was struck by Gorham , so marked on the rim. Elias Vedder, noted sculptor and painter engraved the obv die, the Vedder  last name minutely signed on the wagon. The same WCE  medal - obv only w/diff rev dies - was issued in silver & brz & both are themselves quite rare. This unique gold 6.2 oz gold medal comes with a 22 ct gold eagle badge w/ribbon, 22.9 grms 37 mm x 35 mm x 110 mm,  rev. Inscribed to Howard O. Edmonds (stamped Spaulding & Co.) , a rare brz WCE badge 89 mm x 42 mm & hand- engraved Secretary on hanger & a 22 ct gold 6.5 grms 23 mm  blue enameled  beaded border concave  pin inscribed  H. O. Edmonds. All housed in a magnificent custom-made plastic display case (not shown) , the large gold medal original presentation case being intact but tattered.  .
 
Washington University of Baltimore. 1851. Gold. 47mm × 35mm, 12.1 grams. Magnificently and delicately hand engraved. Prooflike Gem Unc. A rare full face portrait of Geo Washington in gold. Absolutely unique and very early (1851) for a gold GW school medal.
 
Great Seal Medal. 1882. Silver. Diameter 63mm. Ex John Jay Pittman coll'n. Possibly unique in silver. Gem prooflike Unc toned silver. Chocolate bronzes are scarce but obtainable. But silver.!.
 
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. Silver. 48mm × 41mm, 60 grams. First I've sen in silver. A no-suspender bronze recently appear on eBay. Rare in any metal.
 
Magdalena Cotton Factory, Republic of Mexico. 1843. Silver. Diameter 50mm, 35.7 grams. A large, minutely hand-engraved "token of esteem" from the apparently numerous "foreign" workers (Americans)to the manager of the Magdalena Cotton Factory in Mexico City on Feb 27, 1843. Certainly unique and visually impressive and heavy in the palm. Ex Dick Mitchell.
 
Cowenhoven M'g. Trans'n. & D'r'ge. Co. Tunnel. 1893. Silver. Diameter 37mm, 28.7 grams. Seemingly hand-engraved on a obv/rev planed-down silver dollar but the finely reeded rim does not quite match that of a US silver dollar. The tunnel is engraved so you have the perspective of depth. Ex Jerry Schimmel and the subject of a lengthy TAMS cover story by him.
 
British Hand-Engraved Textile Medal. Silver. 110mm × 88mm. A magnificently hand-engraved and massive (filling the outstretched hand) silver English medal awarded in 1840 to an officer of the Managers and Overlookers Society for his work in the society and for his success in the "Cotton Trade". The  medal obv and rev has numerous old English hallmarks  and depicts in minute detail the workings of a textile processing machine. I don't usually buy or collect "foreign" medals but John Sallay, sensing my taste,  brought this medal to my attention on a Massachusetts antique shop website and I made a counteroffer which was accepted. It took my breath away when it arrived. Good decision.
 
French Ship Conflagration. 1793. Silver. Diameter 39mm, 27.5 grams. A minutely hand-engraved ship on fire scene with inscription in French commemorating the ship's "conflagration" in 1793. A famous oldtime French coin dealer (I forgot his name momentarily but he is the "Godfather" of 20th century French numismatics) was so impressed by it when he examined it while visiting the Long Beach coin show that he chased me around the bourse floor, in his mid-80's, insisting that I sell it to him. Alas, I had just acquired it minutes earlier. Ex Dick Heller.
 
Admiral Dewey - Manila May 1st '98. 1898. Silver/enamel. Diameter 42mm, 39.7 grams. Spanish-American War. Immaculate and possibly unique. Exquisitely hand-painted. This and the next ex-Sal Falcone at Long Beach. He liked 'em too and we had never seen another. Over 100 yrs numismatic experience between us.
 
Admiral Schley - Flagship Brooklyn. 1898. Silver/enamel. Diameter 42mm, 39.7 grams. Spanish-American War. A matched pair. Utterly perfect and a match for the Dewey. I've never seen another. Are there any other similar pieces for a larger set of S-A naval heroes?.
 
Ship of the Line Virginia 1873 Quarter. Splendid semi-prooflike near Unc 1873 quarter with reverse peripheral legends effaced and hand-engraved " U.S. Ship of the Line Virginia. Keel Laid, 1821. Broke Up, 1874. " Smashed presumably on a reef. Superbly hand-engraved and certainly unique. No evidence on the reeded edge of any suspension attachment ever having been present.