Coins, Numismatic Books, Tokens and Historical Medals

Glasgow Academy, an engraved silver award medal, named (French & German Department, Highest Class, Mr Finlay, Master, Dux, John P. Mitchell, Session 1868-9), hallmarked jm Glasgow 1868, 52mm (Brodie –); St John’s Grammar School, Hamilton, an engraved silver award medal, unsigned, named (Jeanie Fleming, Session 1877-78), 38mm (Brodie 645); Hutcheson’s Grammar School, Glasgow, a silver award medal by W. Cunninghame, named (Sess. 1885-6, Classics I, Sec. III, Dux, James Smith), 41mm (Brodie 624); Dollar Academy, a silver award medal by A. Kirkwood, named (George M. Short, for Highest Attainments in English, 1939-40), 52mm (Brodie –) [4]. About extremely fine and better, first two with clips and rings for suspension; last in case of issue £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Historical Medals from the Collection of the late David Perry.

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Provenance: First bt S.E. Schwer February 1986; second bt June 1989.

For another medal of Dollar Academy to George M. Short, see DNW 66, lot 1105