CNG 91, Lot: 1695. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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UNITED STATES. Æ Medal (41mm, 34.44 g, 12h). Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Georgetown University. By W. F. Quicksall. Dually-dated 1789 and 1889
in Roman numerals. + COLLEGIVM • GEORGIOPOLITANVM +/AN • MDCCLXXXVIIII • INCOHATVM, university coat-of-arms / SODALES/ALVMNI/ALMAE • MATRIS/SAECVLARIA • FESTA/PRIMVM • DEDICANT/MDCCCLXXXVIIII (
the alumni celebrate the first centennial of their alma mater) in six lines; all within wreath. Choice EF, attractive dark chocolate brown and lustrous surfaces. Rare.
Duplicates from the Kisch Medal Collection sold on behalf of the American Numismatic Society.