NUMISMAGRAM MEDAL SELECTIONS: JULY 7, 2024

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V27 2024 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 27, Number 27, July 7, 2024, Article 22

Jeremy Bostwick at Numismagram forwarded these five medals from his upload of new Americana-themed material to his site. For all of the new items, please visit https://www.numismagram.com/inventory. -Garrett

102533 | UNITED STATES & GERMANY. Colonial America and Preußen (Prussia) silver Medal. Issued 1763. The Treaty of Hubertusburg and the end of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War in America) (44mm, 21.70 g, 12h). By J. L. Oexlein for D. F. Loos in Leipzig. IAM REDIRE AVDET (now she dares to return...), Germania standing facing, head right, holding scepter and grain ear; mountains and plowman in background; in two lines in exergue, GERMANIA / PACATA (...with Germany being at peace) // NVNCIA PACIS (the messenger of Peace), view of the Hubertusburg Palace; above, Fama (Rumor) flying right, blowing in one trumpet and holding another; D 15 FEBR MDCCLXIII in exergue. Edge: Plain. Betts 446; Pax in Nummis 595; Olding 931; Henckel 1658. PCGS MS-61. Highly brilliant and lustrous, with some colorful toning around the devices. Compare to an NGC AU-58 that realized a total of $504 in Heritage's March 2023 World Medals and Tokens Showcase Auction #61312, lot 22180 (and for which its current owner now wants at least $756), and a PCGS SP-61 (severely hairlined) that realized a total of $1,320 in the Stack's Bowers February 2022 CCO Auction, lot 73771. $795.

102552 | UNITED STATES & GERMANY. Colonial America and Preußen (Prussia) silver Medal. Issued 1763. The Treaty of Hubertusburg and the end of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War in America) (22mm, 2.77 g, 12h). By J. L. Oexlein for D. F. Loos in Leipzig. IAM REDIRE AVDET (now she dares to return...), Germania standing facing, head right, holding scepter and grain ear; above, zodiacal banner with Leo and Virgo; mountains and plowman in background; in two lines in exergue, GERMANIA / PACATA (...with Germany being at peace) // NVNCIA PACIS (the messenger of Peace), view of the Hubertusburg Palace; above, Fama (Rumor) flying right, blowing in one trumpet and holding another; D 15 FEBR MDCCLXIII in exergue. Betts 447; Pax in Nummis 597; Olding 930; Henckel 1659. PCGS SP-61. Deep gunmetal gray toning, with a darker nature nearer the peripheries and a good deal of brilliance in the fields. The rarer of the two silver versions of this popular Americana-tangent medal, and a type that seemingly shares dies with the elusive gold ducat-sized version. $695.

102838 | UNITED STATES & MEXICO. Major General Zachary Taylor bronze Medal. Issued mid-late 19th century in commemoration of the general and the Battle of Buena Vista (89mm, 380.2 g, 12h). By C. C. Wright. MAJOR GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR / RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS: MAY 9. 1848., bust right within wreath of oak and laurel branches // BUENA VISTA FEB. 22. & 23. 1847., intense and extremely intricate battle scene between the forces of Mexico and the United States; all within border composed of two rattlesnakes; wreath of cacti and oak branches below (though the oak branch is identified only by the presence of acorns, as the leaves do not match that of an oak, and more closely resemble olive leaves). Edge: Plain. Julian MI-24b. Choice Mint State. Glossy brown surfaces, with a majestic overall appearance; only a very slight bruise upon one of the laurel leaves on the obverse prevents what would otherwise be a gem designation. $1,495.

102726 | UNITED STATES & FRANCE. Delivery of the Statue of Liberty to America bronze Medal. Issued 1886. Union Franco-Americaine (68mm, 167.68 g, 12h). By L.-O. Roty at the Paris mint. VNION • FRANCO • AMERICAINE / STATVE • COLOSSALE • DE • LA • LIBERTÉ • ECLAIRANT • LE • MONDE, female allegories of France (Marianne) and America seated to right, along with a female allegory for Victory/Freedom seated to left, seated within boat which approaches the Statue of Liberty, casting a beacon of light from her torch at a distance // SOUVENIR • DE • L'INDEPENDANCE • AMERICAINE, medallion featuring the left-facing bust of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in frock coat; all set upon laurel branch with shields representing the United States and France; in four lines below, MONVMENT / ERIGÉ • PAR • LA • FRANCE / ET • L'AMERIQVE • EN • SOUVENIR / DE • LEVR • ANCIENNE • AMITIÉ; radiant ornamented plaque below. Edge: «cornucopia» BRONZE. Baxter 30; Maier 92. Choice Mint State. Warm brown surfaces, with a hint of toning. A fairly scarce and always popular type. $765.

102794 | UNITED STATES. Alex Shagin/"Morgan Dollar" nickel Medal. Issued circa 1990. "My Face, My Name, My Tools, My Craft" (21.5mm, 4.97 g, 10h). By A. Shagin. Representation of the obverse on an 1878 Morgan Dollar // MY FACE MY NAME MY TOOLS MY CRAFT, bust facing slightly right; ALEXANDER SHAGIN in exergue, with engraver's tools below. Edge: Plain. As Made. Extremely brilliant and prooflike; overstruck on Jefferson nickel, with aspects of the undertype still visible, most notably the dome of Monticello on Liberty's cheek and a partial outline of Jefferson's bust in front of Shagin's face. Extremely rare and interesting, and the only such example of the type that we have been able to trace. Ex David Nicholas Silich Collection. $195.