CNG 91, Lot: 1705. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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UNITED STATES. Gilt Æ Medal (63mm, 99.30 g, 12h). Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the New York Historical Society. By V. D. Brenner. Dually-dated 1804 and 1904. JOHN PINTARD/FOUNDER EGBERT BENSON/FIRST PRESIDENT, busts of Pintard and Benson facing slightly left / • THE • NEW • YORK • HISTORICAL • SOCEITY • 1804 – 1904 •, views of the society’s past and current headquarters; in two lines between, IT IS DELIGHTFUL/TO RECALL THE PAST. Brenner 41; Coin Galleries (19 April 2006), lot 969. EF, collector’s number ‘274’ written in red ink on edge.
Duplicates from the Kisch Medal Collection sold on behalf of the American Numismatic Society.