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The E-Sylum: Volume 11, Number 12, March 23, 2008, Article 12 MARCH 2008 STACK'S COIN GALLERIES SALE [The March 2008 Stack's Coin Galleries sale catalog features a number of interesting items - here are a few. The sale includes the Naval Historical Foundation Collection of Admiral Vernon medals from the collection of cataloguer Leander McCormick-Goodheart (Stack's Numismatic Review, 1945) as well as a great collection of U.S. inaugural medals. -Editor] LOT 4598: ADMIRAL VERNON MEDAL, DEVIL LEADS SIR ROBERT WALPOLE INTO HELL Admiral Vernon Medal. McCormick-Goodhart 18. Vernon, Brown, Devil and Sir Robert Medal, n.d. 37.5mm. About Uncirculated. Obv. Crown above standing figures of Admiral Vernon and Commodore Brown clasping hands. Rev. Devil leads Sir Robert Walpole into hell, NO EXCISE. Splendid strike, wealth of bold detail. To view the lot description, see: Lot Descriptions LOT 4789: HK 835. BICKFORD DOLLAR, 18. THIS COMBINATION COIN WILL WHEN ADOPTED BW GOOD IN ALL NATIONS / HEAL ALL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GOLD & SILVER MEN / AND FULLY SETTLE ALL FINANCIAL QUESTIONS / APPROVED BY ALL GOOD BUSINESS MEN; beaded border. Rv. Same center inscription; between outer circle and beaded border HERE IS SHOWN THE VALUE OF OUR DOLLAR IN THE COIN OF DIFFERENT NATIONS OF THE WORLD; between outer and inner circles, eight links contain Sterling 4.2 Francs 5.2 Kronen 3.8 Gulden 2.8 Marken 4.16 Guilder 2.5 Rouble 9.65 Yen 1.1; between inner circle and center, INVENTED AND PROTECTED BY DANA BICKFORD. Very rare. Very Fine. To view the lot description, see: View Lots LOT 4798: MEDALLIC HISTORY OF KING LOUIS XIV Académie Royale des Médailles et des Inscriptions. Médailles sur les Principaux Evénements do Regne de Louis le Grand avec des Explications Historiques. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1702. Octavo, 292 numbered pages. Very Fine. Each medal in the Histoire metallique receives a page to itself, topped by an engraving of each reverse, the opposite side being blank. This is a sumptuous presentation of the great medallic history of "Sun King" Louis XIV, whose meticulously organized Academy assured a remarkable uniformity of classically oriented designs. Octavo, 11¼ x8¼ inches. Spine and cover are elaborately gold-stamped with traces of book plate removal on the inside cover, a few calligraphic notes in minute script appear on several pages from an unknown early owner. To view the lot description, see: Lot Descriptions 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@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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