USAPhiladelphia Exposition 1876 76mm diameter in bronze by H. Mitchell, Obverse : Female figure seated right holding a wreath, the United States shield at her side, the border decorated with vignettes displaying the symbols of Art and Industry. Reverse: INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PHILADELPHIA, MDCCCLXXVI, a wreath within, AWARDED BY UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL COMMISION, 271.96 grammes and 9mm thick, GEF cased
USA Centennial Medal 1876 Centennial Exposition 56mm diameter in gilt copper by William Barber, Obverse: Liberty placing wreaths on the heads of Industry and Art. Date below, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 1874, Reverse: Liberty kneeling with an unsheathed sword, other arm raised toward a sun. THESE UNITED COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES. UNC or near so, boxed
John F. Kennedy Memorial Medal 39mm diameter in silver, Obverse: Bust half-facing, right JOHN F KENNEDY, Reverse Kennedy standing, , in left field : '…OF THOSE TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQIRED' and his signature 25.68 grammes Prooflike UNC the obverse with choice tone, boxed with original receipt from 1968, USAJohn Kennedy and Robert Kennedy Memorial Medal 34mm diameter in silver Obverse: Busts left, conjoined 29.5.1917- JOHN F. KENNEDY - 22.11.1963, 20-11-1925 - ROBERT F. KENNEDY - 6.6.1968, Reverse: United States Eagle, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNC with Prooflike fields
USA medal - Inauguration of George Washington, 1790, 48mm diameter in copper by J. Manly for S. Brooks, Obverse: bust left, truncation signed BROOKS.F., GEO. WASHINGTON BORN VIRGINIA. FEB.11.1732 below, Reverse. GENERAL OF THE AMERICAN ARMIES 1775. RESIGNED 1783. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1789 in ten lines, (Baker 61B) Fine/Near Fine, the obverse with some thin scratches, we note an example in Good Fine sold for £700 hammer price our March 2016 sale
USA 1859 James Ross Snowden Mint Medal, an impressive piece, 79mm diameter in Bronze with plain edge, by Anthony C. Paquet. Obverse: facing bust with legend, Presented to James Ross Snowden, Director Of The Mint, By His Personal Friends, As A Mark Of Regard For Him As An Officer, And Their Esteem For Him As A Citizen, in concentric lines. Paquet F. on the truncation and the date of 1859 below the bust. Reverse: United States Mint Building :- The Mint Of The United States Of AmericaPhiladelphia. In exergue: Built 1832, Rendered Fire Proof 1856. This is an extremely popular medal featuring Mint Director Snowden on the obverse, and an exceptional depiction of the second Philadelphia Mint building on the reverse, A/UNC and nicely tone with a few small spots
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