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SELECTIONS FROM GRINOLDS EBAY SALESHere are some eBay lots from dealer Dick Grinolds that caught my eye this week. -Editor
1858 Atlantic Telegraph Medal by George Lovett 
Atlantic Telegraph Successfully Laid, 5th Of August, 1858 // (John Bull & Brother Jonathan). Miller NY495, white metal, 31mm, xf detail but oxidation, by George H. Lovett.
The Atlantic telegraph cable was the Internet of the day - a hugely important event. Love the shooting lightning bolts. -Editor
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1861 Washington Oath Of Allegiance Medal 
"The Constitution Is Sacredly Obligatory On All" (George Washington Right) // U.S. Mint, Oath Of Allegiance Taken By The Officers And Workmen Sep. 2, 1861, Jas. Pollock, Dir. (Wreath Around). U.S. Mint Medal, Julian CM-2, Musante GW-476, Baker-279B, mahogany bronze, 31mm, signed Paquet.
A great Washington medal, and very interesting U.S. Mint artifact. -Editor
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1865 Cornelius Vanderbilt Mint Medal 
Cornelius Vanderbilt, A Grateful Country To Her Generous Son (Bust Right) // (America With Sword & Shield). U.S. Mint List No. 523, yellow bronze, 3" diameter, typical toned au, by S. Ellis.
Great medal. Vanderbilt's ships made him one of the wealthiest men in the world. During the Civil War he donated his largest and fastest steamship to the Union Navy. -Editor
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1901 McKinley's Death Train Counterstamp 
McKINLEY’S DEATH TRAIN 1901 counterstamped in individual letters on a flattened 1c coin. Coins were put on the railroad tracks and run over by the funeral train transporting President McKinley back to Ohio for burial. Then they were counterstamped as personal keepsakes or offered for sale.
Neat item, but it doesn't look like a rolled cent to me. wouldn't it be more oval-shaped? And wouldn't you be able to see at least some of the original design? If it's not made from a cent, what was it made from? -Editor Dick writes: You are most probably correct on it not being on an Indian cent (In haste I simply forgot to differentiate this piece in the description) but few that I've seen came out like an elongated cent, most were oddly shaped. I am satisfied of the age & pedigree on this one.
It looks original to me, too, it's just less clear what the host "coin" is. Interesting piece. -Editor
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1932 Jean Harlow Medal By Adam Pietz 
Jean Harlow (Bust Left, Small Tragedy – Comedy Masks) // (Blank). Copper nickel, uniface, 28mm, very nice uncirculated, signed 19©32 Adam Pietz Sculptor. This medal is part of a small collection of works by Adam Pietz that I will be offering over the next several weeks. Adam Pietz (1873-1961) was a sculptor, medalist engraver, and etcher. He was born in Offenbach, Germany, and moved to the U.S. in 1889 where he studied at the Chicago Art Institute (1892-1893), Drexel Institute (1894-1898), and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1899-1903). He was the assistant chief engraver at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia from 1927 to 1946. He is best known in numismatics for designing the Iowa Centennial commemorative half dollar and numerous commemorative medals found on the Mint List. Reportedly some of his private works and personal medals were struck at the Philadelphia Mint
Nice work. -Editor
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