Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

USA, Centenary of the Birth of Ezra Meeker, 1930, a uniface bronze plaque by J. Juszko for Medallic Art Co. on behalf of G. DuPont Pratt, 65 x 50mm; David Parvulus, 1980, a bronze medal by J. Terken for Medallic Art Co. on behalf of Loveshaw Corp., 63mm [2]. Extremely fine £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Medals formed by Dr Edith Greenwood (†1987).

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Ezra Meeker (1830-1928), early pioneer of Washington territory and publicist of the Oregon Trail who, at the age of 95, petitioned the Senate to strike related commemorative half-dollars, the first of which appeared in 1926