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STACKS-BOWERS 2016 ANA SALE SELECTIONS
Here are some items that caught my eye in the Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale. -Editor
Lot 1101: 1946 United Nations Monetary Patterns
 
1946 United Nations Monetary Patterns. Three-Piece Set. 37 mm. MS-63 (NGC). This is a set of the three standard issues, all examples of which are housed together in a single large size NGC holder. Included are: silver, HK-871, Rarity-5; bronze, HK-872, Rarity-4; and gold, HK-873, Rarity-6. The original mintages of these three different metallic compositions is 750, 250 and 314 pieces, respectively. Issued under the guidance of prominent numismatists Hans Schulman and Abe Kosoff as a proposition for a worldwide currency under the jurisdiction of the then new United Nations. The idea was unworkable at the time, but remnants of the concept exist today in the Euro, currently in use by at least a portion of the world. (Total: 3 items) To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 1106: 1917 Distinguished Service Medal
 
Rare Gold 1917 Distinguished Service Medal
1917 Award for Distinguished Service by the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America. Marked as 18K. By Tiffany and Company. Awarded to Edward Payson Mathewson. 50.6 mm. 119.4 grams. Choice Mint State. Housed in the original green leather clad case of issue with the name of the recipient on the cover in gilt, and the imprint of Tiffany & Co inside the front cover. Beautifully styled with a fine matte finish that was popular on medallic art in this period. A rare and very attractive medal from the workshops of Tiffany. The Distinguished Service award was first given in 1914 and most recently in 2015, but many years were skipped. According to the website of the Society, the award has been presented only 35 times, making this a rather rare one. Mathewson received this one for "art of non-ferrous metallurgy." To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 1108: 1962 Department of the Interior Distinguished Service Medal
 
Scarce 1962 Department of the Interior Gold Medal For Distinguished Service 1962 Department of the Interior Distinguished Service medal. Gold. Tested as 16.4K. By Gilroy Roberts. Awarded to Carl C. Anderson, and inscribed to him in the reverse exergue. 39.6 mm. 53.5 grams. Choice Mint State. Housed in the original blue case of issue. A light colored gold alloy and not marked as to fineness, but these have been catalogued as 14K in the past by Joe Levine in his Presidential Coin and Antique sales so presumably others have been tested as such or literature exists pinpointing this as the believe composition. Double struck in the collar, with a small rotation between impressions, the effects of which are seen most prominently in the letters of the legend. An attractive design with a prominent North American Bison as the central motif of the Department of the Interior seal, which is the obverse design. Carl C. Anderson was Chief of the Division of Petroleum as of early 1962, and was awarded the medal on December 12, 1962. To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 1164: 1786 Vermont Copper. Landscape.
 
Magnificent 1786 RR-6 Vermont Copper
1786 Vermont Copper. Landscape. RR-6, Bressett 4-D, W-2020. Rarity-3. VERMONTENSIUM. MS-63 BN (PCGS). PCGS# 545. NGC ID: 2B57.
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Lot 2563: DuPont Pattern Quarter
 
Undated (Circa 1964) DuPont Pattern Quarter. Judd-Unlisted, Pollock-5391. Rarity-2. Nickel Alloy bonded to a Copper Core. Plain Edge. MS-63 (NGC). Obv: Profile of Benjamin Franklin facing left with 1706 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 1790 around. The reverse has the name DU PONT within an oval cartouche with the inscription THIS TOKEN IS MADE FROM EXPLOSION BONDED "DETACLAD." Light champagne drapes the reflective silvery surfaces across each side of this attractive specimen. These pieces were struck by the firm of August C. Frank in Philadelphia for Du Pont as a way of showcasing the latter's experimental planchet material Detaclad. Using explosive force, Du Pont was able to bond a 25% nickel/75% copper alloy to a copper core, inspired by the way shrapnel is welded to armor plating after an explosion. To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 2566: 1987 Zinkann Pattern Half Eagle
 
1987 Zinkann Pattern Half Eagle. Judd-Unlisted, Pollock-5460. Rarity-7. .999 Fine Silver. Plain Edge. Antiqued Finish. MS-64 (PCGS). Obv: A motif consisting of three fluted columns surmounted by an entablature. The words PEACE, UNION, and LAWS are expressed on the capitals of columns, and the motto "WE the PEOPLE: is present on the entablature. The dates 1787 and 1987 are in the left and right fields respectively. The base of the central motif is the word constitution, and in exergue is the word LIBERTY. Rev: The separate motifs in individual panels. In the left panel are two ears of grain with the radiant sun above. The central panel features an eagle with spread wings holding on olive branch and arrows. The right panel depicts an oak sprig with a constellation of stars. Above the design panel is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Below is the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM and the denomination HALF EAGLE. An appealing piece showcasing a bright silver complexion across fields with a sandblast-like texture. The surfaces are nice under scrutiny and exhibit the characteristic shadowed devices of an antiqued finish. These pieces were issued by Frank Zinkann of Montgomery, Ill. as a proposal for the 1987 Constitution Bicentennial $5 coin. Struck by Pressed Metal Products of Vancouver, British Columbia, specimens were minted in gold, hafnium, silver and tungsten; the last of which is offered in the proceeding lot. To read the complete lot description, see:
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