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SOME INTERESTING MEDALS: DECEMBER 25, 2016Here are some items that caught my eye in Joe Levine's Email Token and Medal Fixed price List #136. For copies of Joe's price list, email him at JLEVINE968@aol.com. -Editor
1904 SAINT LOUIS WORLD’S FAIR “SILVER” MEDAL   SAINT LOUIS WORLD’S FAIR “SILVER” MEDAL, 1904. Hendershot 30- 50; Baxter 108; Krueger 14; Eglit LPE-6. 67x67mm. Bronze. Adolph A. Weinman, Sc.. (U.S. Mint). VF/XF. Obverse with a central medallion of Liberty cloaking herself and a young female figure next to her in the American flag. The field on the reverse is filled by an American eagle with outstretched wings framing a cartouche for the inscription SILVER MEDAL/ LOVISIANA PVRCHASE/ EXPOSITION with a pair of opposed dolphins flanking a scallop shell below. Baxter finds in this an important precedent for Weinman’s “Walking Liberty” half dollar coin. The field on the reverse is filled by an American eagle with outstretched wings framing a cartouche for the inscription SILVER MEDAL/ LOVISIANA. $115.00 It's always interesting to trace the evolution of an artist's work. medals like these are often precursors to designs submitted later for se on coins. -Editor
1970 MAINE SESQUICENTENNIAL MEDAL   MAINE SESQUICENTENNIAL MEDAL, 1970. 63.4mm. .999 Silver. (6.95 oz.) G.W. Carter, Sc. (MACO) Choice Unc. Original box & pamphlet. Obv: Eagle flying high above scene with Indian settlement and lake. DAWN OF AMERICA above. Rx: Circle of stars around SESQUECENTENNIAL above mountain view. Below, state seal/MAINE. $165.00 I like this design, particularly the obverse. -Editor
1915 PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION OFFICIAL AWARD MEDAL   PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION OFFICIAL AWARD MEDAL, 1915. Baxter 114; Marqusee 150. 70.4mm. Bronze. John Flanagan, Sc. (U.S. Mint). Gem XF/AU with a minor edge bruise at 11:00. The obverse bears a pair of nude figures representing the uniting of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The reverse features a view of the Jewell Tower, the architectural centerpiece of the exposition, surrounded by an expo legend. MEDAL OF AWARD inscribed within a cartouche below the building. The medal is housed in its uninscribed round black fabric case of issue. The U.S. Mint struck only 2,000 of these medals in bronze - far fewer than the numbers struck for the official award medals for the Columbian and the 1904 Saint Louis Expositions. $210.00 Interesting symbolism. What do you get when you unite the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? The Mississippi river? Here are a few more medals I happened across on auction sites this week. -Editor 1998 M.C. Escher Medal   1998, the Netherlands M.C. Escher. This caught my eye because I've always been a fan of the amusing artwork of M. C. Escher. I occasionally work in a building with a double staircase that strikes me as
particularly Escheresque - I half expect to see someone walking at a 90-degree angle. -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see: 1928 IX Olympiad Amsterdam Medal   Jaap Kaas Obverse: A runner in a stylized stadium in the style of the expressionists of the Amsterdam School. For a "Beauty in sport" medal, that's a really ugly athlete. Intriguing design, though. -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see: Medallic Art Company 50th Anniversary Medal   A bronze medallion commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Medallic Art Company. The obverse shows a winged head with a lion pelt and a coin press, and the reverse shows a hand holding the medallion with the inscription “1900-1950 Medallic Art Company 50th Anniversary”. Nice design. -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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