Lot Archive

Lot

№ 902

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28 January 1997

Estimate: £150–£200

United States of America, United States of America, the group of numismatic medals and awards named to Carleton S. Gifford, President of the Boston Numismatic Society:
a) American Numismatic Society, 1910, Members’ medal, copper, by J.G. Borglum, 77mm (BDM VII, 97), named (C.S. Gifford, 1920);
b) Boston Numismatic Society, 60th Anniversary, 1920, copper medal by J. Kilenyi for Whitehead-Hoag, 63mm;
c) Boston Numismatic Society, silver-plated medal with design of the New England Threepence, 31mm, suspender bar and blue ribbon (Carleton S. Gifford, President 1924-26-27-28);
d) Boston Numismatic Society, 75th Anniversary, 1935, silver medal, similar, 44mm (Carleton S. Gifford), together with presentation certificate signed by Charles Davis, President, and Shepard Pond, Secretary;
e) B
ELGIUM, Société [Hollandaise-Belge de] les Amis de la Médaille d’Art, 1901, bronze plaque by G. Devreese, 29 x 24mm (BDM I, 576), tricolour ribbon (C.S. Gifford, 1920).
First and last very fine, others extremely fine, a very rare group of awards (£150-200)