Exonumia Auction - Maine Antique Digest

ULYSSES S. GRANTPresidential and PoliticalLot 129 (reduced)raised border. The rank of four star general was created especiallyfor Grant. Most probably, this was a memorial piece ca. 1885. (G)RUTHERFORD B. HAYES130. FOR PRESIDENT GOV. R. B. HAYES. RBH 1876-14. 23mm.White Metal. Bright About Uncirculated. Holed for suspension.Obverse with a crudely modeled bust of Hayes to the right: FORPRESIDENT GOV. R. B. HAYES, around. The reverse presents anequally crude bust of Wheeler to the right: FOR VICE PRESIDENTWM. A. WHEELER.A rare token – McSorley did not have one nor have we recorded anauction appearance is the last 20 years until we sold a similar pieceon our 1980 Auction Eighty for $251.50.SAMUEL J. TILDENLot 128128. SMALL GRANT PORTRAIT BUST BY AMES SWORD CO.79.8 x 68mm. Cast Bronze. XF/AU. Military bust with 4 stars ofGrant in profile to the right. GRANT incused on the truncation of thebust. The reverse is signed AMES/ SD. CO./ CHICOPEE, MASS.Unlisted by DeWitt but similar in appearance to the bronzed leadprofile bust signed by Ames of Benjamin Butler (DeWitt BB 1884-2) We are uncertain as to the date on this, but doubt that it is amemorial item. Rare – the first we have seen. (G)129. GRANT CAST BRONZE PLAQUE, ND. 11 ¼” Cast Bronze.Unsigned. Integral hanger and suspension loop, Extremely Finewith some very minor verdigris. Military bust to the left of Grantin the uniform of a four star general on a stippled field within a131. TILDEN SATIRICAL TOKEN. SJT 1876-6. 31.2mm. WM.G.H. Lovett, Sc. A nice BU! Struck for I.F. Wood. Obv: Centralbust surrounded by 3 line legend: DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIEDOF TILDENOPATHY/ 1876 IN THE 60TH YEAR OF ITS AGE/SHAMMY TILDEN. Below: LET IT/ R.I.P. Rx: MANHATTANCLUB RECEPTION N.Y. JUNE 12, 1877 around “I DON’T CAREABOUT YOUR/ PIECE OF CAKE/ BUT I/ MUST/ SHOW YOU/MY SORE TOE”.According to a note to lot 259 in the 1/7-9/1878 Haseltine Sale, 5tokens were struck in silver and 25 each in copper, brass and whitemetal. (F)JAMES G. BLAINE132. MECHANICAL CALENDAR. JGB 1884-8 Var. 28.4mm. GiltBrass. Reeded Edge. Choice About Uncirculated. Holed, as issued.Obverse with a perpetual calendar and a bust of Blaine on a moveabledisc in the center. PAT.APP./ FOR inscribed above the head. The29H