Exonumia Auction - Maine Antique Digest

Medals of the American Numismatic SocietyLot 210Struck cliches of this medal are not unknown. The Irwin StoffCollection sold, in 1978 had a similar silver plated reverse clichéwhich brought $130,00. We had a similar reverse cliché in outGold Medal Sale of 1991. (G)Lot 208funeral procession is in the background. AMERICA CLAIMSHER ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD above. PARIS * ANNAPOLIS1905 at bottom.The striking of this medal was occasioned by the return of Jones’remains to this country. They are buried in a special chapel withinthe grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy. This was the first of aseries of ANS medals commemorating noted men of America.ANS records state that 1 medal was struck in gold, 100 silver, 50bronze and 1 copper. We sold a similar example in our last sale for$1265.00.209. JOHN PAUL JONES MEDAL, 1906. As above, but struckin bronze. Edge marked with a cornucopia and BRONZE.Uncirculated. A mere 50 medals were struck in bronze. FromPaul Koppenhaver’s Token and Medal Auction of June 3, 1878,Lot #112. (G-H)210. REVERSE CLICHÉ OF THE JOHN PAUL JONES MEDAL,1906. Silver plated bronze. Struck at the Paris Mint withcornucopia and “Bronze” edgemark. On the back, the numeral“15” in mirror image in raised numerals appears at each of the 4corners.Lot 211211. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, 1907. Rulau E-11. 65.1 x 55.8mmwith rounded corners at the top. Silver. (109.3 grams) RudolphMarschall, Sc. (Vienna Mint.) Edge numbered “25” (of 100.)Uncirculated. Obverse with a front facing bust of the explorerH54