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The E-Sylum: Volume 28, Number 47, 2025, Article 15

HERITAGE: NOVEMBER 2025 TOKENS & MEDALS

Heritage Auctions will be hosting their Certified American Tokens & Medals U.S. Coins Showcase auction on November 24. Select items are discussed below. -Garrett

Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 1 Obverse .jpg Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 1 Reverse .jpg

1980 Carving by "Bo" Hughes, Signed and Dated. A famous series of eight self-portraits was done by Bo showing himself at different life stages. Here, Bo shows himself at his then-current age (about 80 years old). The coin is nearly entirely punched, including letter punches for his message, "THIS IS GH. 11/28/80". In about December, 1981, George Washington "Bo" Hughes vanished, leaving a legacy that includes thousands of carved hobo nickels and 65 years of unmatched artistry. This coin is plated on page 101 of Del Romines' first Hobo Nickels book. The Gail Kraljevich (Baker)-Steve Alpert QD #K-097 (September 1999) accompanies this coin.

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1980 Carving by "Bo" Hughes, Signed and Dated. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/hobo-nickels/1980-carving-by-bo-hughes-signed-and-dated-a-famous-series-of-eight-self-portraits-was-done-by-bo-showing-himself-at-differe/a/60495-53648.s?ctrack=200071&type=featured-1-coinus-news-tem111825)

Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 2 Obverse 1901 U.S. Assay Commission Medal MS64 Brown NGC. JK-AC-45.jpg Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 2 Reverse 1901 U.S. Assay Commission Medal MS64 Brown NGC. JK-AC-45.jpg

1901 U.S. Assay Commission Medal MS64 Brown NGC. JK-AC-45. Copper, 40 x 57 mm.

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1901 U.S. Assay Commission Medal MS64 Brown NGC. JK-AC-45. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/u.s.-mint-medals/1901-us-assay-commission-medal-ms64-brown-ngc-jk-ac-45-copper-40-x-57-mm/a/60495-53104.s?ctrack=200071&type=featured-2-coinus-news-tem111825)

Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 3 Obverse 1876 Philadelphia International Exhibition Centennial Award Medal Uncertified. Julian-AM-10, Abler-610, Harkness-Nat-300.jpg Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 3 Reverse 1876 Philadelphia International Exhibition Centennial Award Medal Uncertified. Julian-AM-10, Abler-610, Harkness-Nat-300.jpg

1876 Philadelphia International Exhibition Centennial Award Medal Uncertified. Julian-AM-10, Abler-610, Harkness-Nat-300. Gilt bronze, 76 mm. Rim bump at 1 o'clock on reverse.

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1876 Philadelphia International Exhibition Centennial Award Medal Uncertified. Julian-AM-10, Abler-610, Harkness-Nat-300. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/u.s.-mint-medals/1876-philadelphia-international-exhibition-centennial-award-medal-uncertified-julian-am-10-abler-610-harkness-nat-300/a/60495-53105.s?ctrack=200071&type=featured-3-coinus-news-tem111825)

Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 4 Obverse 1865 Abraham Lincoln Political Medal MS62 Prooflike NGC. Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 4 Reverse 1865 Abraham Lincoln Political Medal MS62 Prooflike NGC.

1865 Abraham Lincoln Political Medal MS62 Prooflike NGC. "DeWitt-AL-1864-25E." White metal, 28 mm. This die combination is unlisted in King, DeWitt, and Cunningham. It pairs the obverse of King-189, DeWitt-AL-1864-25 with the reverse of King-188, DeWitt-AL-1864-22E.

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1865 Abraham Lincoln Political Medal MS62 Prooflike NGC. "DeWitt-AL-1864-25E." (https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln/1865-abraham-lincoln-political-medal-ms62-prooflike-ngc-dewitt-al-1864-25e-white-metal-28-mm-this-die-combinat/a/60495-53086.s?ctrack=200071&type=featured-4-coinus-news-tem111825)

Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 5 Obverse (c.1860) Equestrian - Home of Washington MS64 PCGS. Baker-114D, GW-279.jpg Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 5 Reverse (c.1860) Equestrian - Home of Washington MS64 PCGS. Baker-114D, GW-279.jpg

(c.1860) Equestrian - Home of Washington MS64 PCGS. Baker-114D, GW-279. White metal, 32 mm.

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(c.1860) Equestrian - Home of Washington MS64 PCGS. Baker-114D, GW-279. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/washingtonia/-c1860-equestrian-home-of-washington-ms64-pcgs-baker-114d-gw-279-white-metal-32-mm/a/60495-53064.s?ctrack=200071&type=featured-5-coinus-news-tem111825)

Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 6 Obverse (1873) George F. Robinson Mint Medal, Julian-PE-27, MS64 Brown NGC.jpg Heritage: Certified Tokens & Medals Item 6 Reverse (1873) George F. Robinson Mint Medal, Julian-PE-27, MS64 Brown NGC.jpg

(1873) George F. Robinson Mint Medal, Julian-PE-27, MS64 Brown NGC. Bronze, 77 mm.

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(1873) George F. Robinson Mint Medal, Julian-PE-27, MS64 Brown NGC. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/u.s.-mint-medals/-1873-george-f-robinson-mint-medal-julian-pe-27-ms64-brown-ngc-bronze-77-mm/a/60495-53115.s?ctrack=200071&type=featured-6-coinus-news-tem111825)

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