GOLD LIFESAVING MEDAL OF THE FIRST CLASS

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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 19, May 8, 2016, Article 13

GOLD LIFESAVING MEDAL OF THE FIRST CLASS

Web site visitor David Cooper writes:

I have a gold Lifesaving Award of the First Class issued on 18 June 1880. I also have the original hand written Letter of Award penned by the US Treasury Secretary to the recipient Surfman Garrett H. White as well as the original presentation/display case. I was hoping you could direct me to a collector or two that would have some of the finer details to be known about just such a collectible item.

I found it interesting that the Treasury Secretary John Sherman was in fact, the brother of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Cool, huh? The John Sherman letter has a total of six (6) handwritten pages.

David kindly forwarded some images of the medal and letter for publication here. Great medal! It is cataloged as LS-5 in R.W. Julian's Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century 1792-1892. It was created in 1876 and designed by Anthony Paquet along with the Second Class Lifesaving medal.

David also forwarded this link to the US Coast Guard website's full account of the event that led to the presentation of this award. Again, great medal! Can anyone provide more information? I'm running out of time for research tonight, but I'll bet there's an example in the John J. Ford sales. -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
http://www.uscg.mil/history/awards/GoldLSM/3_Feb_1880_2.asp

Wayne Homren, Editor

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