White Metal Medal of Elder, Thomas L., Chicago, IL. 0000.999.40679

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.40679

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 17.869
    • Diameter (in mm): 42

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: White Metal
  • Shape: Irregular

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: COLLECTIONS OF COINS, MEDALS, ETC. / SOLD AT / PUBLIC AUCTION/ IN NEW YORK/ WRITE FOR TERMS/THE ELDER/ MONTHLY/ COLLECTOR'S MAGAZINEetc.
    • Type: Struck over 1887 U.C.V. Macon, Georgia, Re-Union Medal of Jefferson Davis!
    • Portrait: Elder, Thomas Lindsay

  • Reverse

    • Legend: COINS AND MEDALS OF ALL AGES / BOUGHT/ AND SOLD / THOMAS L. ELDER/ 32 EAST/ 23RD STREET/ NEW YORK CITY/ CARD No.3 - OCT. 1. 1906
    • Type: inscription

Undertype Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.40679
  • Lot: 0000.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Struck over Jefferson Davis 1887 Georgia State Fair U.C.V. Re-Union Medal, outer rims twisted but still clearly inscribed JEFFERSON DAVIS EX PRESIDENT C.S.A. 1861-65. Undoubtedly Unique.

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Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined