White Metal Medal of Tilden, Samuel J., United States. 1878.1.1

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1878.1.1

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Obverse: DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIED OF TILDENOPATHY / 1876, IN THE 60TH YEAR OF ITS AGE / SHAMMY TILDEN / LET IT R.I.P. - bust 3/4 right
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Reverse: "I / DON'T / CARE ABOUT YOUR PIECE OF CAKE, / BUT I / MUST / SHOW YOU / MY SORE TOE" / MANHATTAN CLUB RECEPTION, N.Y. JUNE 12, 1877 - inscription

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 13.684
    • Diameter (in mm): 31

Typological Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1878.1.1
  • Lot: 1878.1
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Wood, Isaac F.

Description

satirical medal

Rights

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