Presented by Douglas MacArthur

CNG 100, Lot: 1184. Estimate $1000. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Games of the IX Olympiad, Amsterdam. 1928. AV Charm (17x15mm, 4.44 g, 12h). Issued to Each Member of the American Olympic Soccer Team for Participation. Soccer ball decorated with USOC shield and medallion inscribed OlYMPIC/1928/GAMES in three lines. 1928 Olympic Committee Report, p. 77 (for illustration). EF. With original suspension loop attached.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A Adams. Ex O’Neil 66 (6 August 2011), lot 20.

This charm was issued by the then-president of the US Olympic Committee, Major General Douglas MacArthur.