Auction Catalogue

13 July 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 1880 x

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13 July 2011

Hammer Price:
£180

United States of America, William Channing, a uniface silver medal, unsigned, bust right, 46mm. Small die flaw in lower field, otherwise virtually as struck and deeply toned £150-200

Provenance: E. Roehrs Collection [from P. Bosco November 2000].

Dr William Ellery Channing (1780-1842), Unitarian preacher, turned to the subject of slavery in later life and his views were published his book
Slavery in 1835. These views evolved following the success of abolition in the British West Indies in 1834