British Numismatic Society, 1990, a bronze Member's medal by J. Lobban, named (M. Lessen, 1964), 45mm (W 3013); Centenary of the British Numismatic Society, 2003, medals by Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn (2), in silver and bronze, former named (Marvin Lessen), both 45mm (W 3014; The Medal 44, 102) [3]. Extremely fine, in Royal Mint cases of issue; first medal with compliment slip signed by G.P. Dyer, 25 March 1991, second with copy TLS from David Dykes, 8 October 2003 £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Numismatic Medals from the North Yorkshire Moors Collection.

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Silver medal only illustrated.

Marvin Lessen, b Baltimore 1934, numismatist. The other original presentations of the silver medal were made to Harington Manville, David Brown and Peter Gaspar. Sold with a photograph of the medal of Wilfred Slayter, the Society’s secretary from 1962 to 1990, by R. Elderton (W 3064)