CNG 91, Lot: 1711. Estimate $200. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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UNITED STATES. Æ Plaque (103x58mm, 236.39 g, 12h). Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Columbia (King’s College) University. By the Medallic Art Co. Issued 1954. Columbia seated facing, holding scepter; in two lines above, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY/1754 1954; in four lines in exergue, MAN’S • RIGHT • TO/KNOWLEDGE • AND/THE • FREE • USE/THEREOF; head of lion and palm frond below / University coat-of-arms; in eleven lines below, KING’S COLLEGE/1754/COLUMBIA COLLEGE/1784/COLUMBIA/UNIVERSITY/IN THE/CITY OF NEW YORK/1912/BICENTENNIAL YEAR/1954. EF. Rare.
Duplicates from the Kisch Medal Collection sold on behalf of the American Numismatic Society.