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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 40, October 7, 2018, Article 23

STACK'S BOWERS OCTOBER 2018 SALES SELECTIONS PART 1

Here's a selection of items that caught my eye in the upcoming Stack's Bowers sales. More to come in subsequent issues. -Editor

Lot 3: 1783 Treaty of Paris Medal

1783 Treaty of Paris Medal obverse 1783 Treaty of Paris Medal reverse

1783 Treaty of Paris Medal. White Metal, with Copper Plug. 42.9 mm. By John Reich. Betts-610, Eimer-804, BHM-255. About Uncirculated

To read the complete lot description, see:
1783 Treaty of Paris Medal. White Metal, with Copper Plug. 42.9 mm. By John Reich. Betts-610, Eimer-804, BHM-255. (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-DFOJG)

Lot 15: Kittanning Destroyed Medal

Kittanning Destroyed Medal obverse Kittanning Destroyed Medal reverse

"1756" (ca. 1860-1874) Colonel John Armstrong / Kittanning Destroyed. Original Dies Restrike. Bronze. 44 mm. Julian MI-33. MS-66 BN (NGC).

Gorgeous mahogany-brown surfaces with fully defined design elements and satiny, virtually pristine surfaces. These dies were the first medal dies ever produced in what became the United States, authorized by the city of Philadelphia to decorate veterans of a raid on a Native American village near modern day Pittsburgh. Those veterans received silver medals struck over smoothed Pillar 8 reales. The U.S. Mint produced restrikes from these dies from the earliest days of the 19th century through about 1874. The present example is one of those restrikes, although it is not among the latest since the die cracks are not as advanced as we have seen on some pieces. Even so, we note an obverse crack through the final letter D in DESTROYED. The reverse is bulged with three prominent cracks radiating out from the center.

To read the complete lot description, see:
"1756" (ca. 1860-1874) Colonel John Armstrong / Kittanning Destroyed. Original Dies Restrike. Bronze. 44 mm. Julian MI-33. (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-DFNFH)

Lot 112: 1903 Amerigo Vespucci Plaque

1903 Amerigo Vespucci Plaque obverse 1903 Amerigo Vespucci Plaque reverse

1903 Amerigo Vespucci Plaque. Silver. 76.2 mm x 57.8 mm. 121.4 grams. By Victor D. Brenner. Miller-15, Smedley-50. About Uncirculated.

A 400th Anniversary commemorative by the ANS remembering the contributions made by Amerigo Vespucci who claimed that the new lands being discovered across the Atlantic were not India, but an entirely new continent. A rare medal, 101 struck, by Victor D. Brenner of Lincoln cent fame. This example with a lovely matte pearl gray patina and no significant nicks or abrasions. Numbered 25 on the edge, but an error in the placement of the digits makes it possible to interpret them as 52 or 25. Very rare and desirable.

Provenance: Ex Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge Collection; our Baltimore Auction of June 2012, lot 369. Lot tag included.

-Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
112 1903 Amerigo Vespucci Plaque. Silver. 76.2 mm x 57.8 mm. 121.4 grams. By Victor D. Brenner. Miller-15, Smedley-50. (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-DFOKO)

Lot 134: 1900 Bryan Dollar HK-783

1900 Bryan Dollar HK-783 obverse 1900 Bryan Dollar HK-783 reverse

1900 Bryan Dollar. Silver. 37.8 mm. 26.8 grams. HK-783, Schornstein-12. Rarity-6. Extremely Fine.

To read the complete lot description, see:
1900 Bryan Dollar. Silver. 37.8 mm. 26.8 grams. HK-783, Schornstein-12. (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-DFRGM)

Lot 159: 1858 Lovett Atlantic Telegraph Token

1858 Lovett Atlantic Telegraph Token obverse 1858 Lovett Atlantic Telegraph Token reverse

New York--New York. 1858 George H. Lovett. Miller-NY 493A. Copper. 31 mm. MS-64 BN (NGC).

A very interesting and historical piece. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
159 New York--New York. 1858 George H. Lovett. Miller-NY 493A. Copper. 31 mm. MS-64 BN (NGC). (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-DFQCV)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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