Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals, Paper Money and Numismatic Books

Irish Medals, WORLD COINS, Irish Medals, Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (Inc. 1823; Enlarged 1861), a copper Prize Medal by J. Woodhouse, named (Henry Crowley, Drawing from the Life, 1862), 63mm (E 1550; Frazer p.196); The Irish Rifle Association (Founded 1867), a copper award medal by J. Woodhouse, un-named, 64mm (cf. DNW 32, 547); Catholic University Schools, Dublin, 1867, Professor Bell’s Medal, a silver award, unsigned, named (To James Joseph Murphy, for Superiority in Elocution), 43mm; Trinity College, Dublin, a silver award medal, unsigned [by W. Woodhouse], named (Eduardus H. Luke, 1890), 51mm (Went 142) [4]. Third about very fine and with loop for suspension, others very fine and better, last toned £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals formed by Major John Crooks.

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Provenance: First two bt J. Lawler, Dublin, and with original pre-World War I envelopes