Howland Wood – Set of two (2) New York Numismatic Club Presidential Medals in Sterling Silver (38mm, 30.17g, 12h) and Bronze (38mm, 27.35g, 12h). Artist: Jonathan M. Swanson.

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Howland Wood – Set of two (2) New York Numismatic Club Presidential Medals in Sterling Silver (38mm, 30.17g, 12h) and Bronze (38mm, 27.35g, 12h). Artist: Jonathan M. Swanson. TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY 1933 above, HOWLAND – WOOD/ PRESIDENT/ 1930–/-1033, JMS monogram at lower right behind shoulder, bust with somewhat mournful cast left / NEW YORK NUMISMATIC CLUB • ORGANIZED 1908 •, reverse 2: torch-bearer in Classical tunic holds a coin whose bold rays enlighten ancient civilizations. IoC p. 175 (this bronze medal referenced). Areas of toning, some hairlines on the silver medal. Otherwise, about as made. No serial number on the silver medal. Serial number 17 on the bronze medal. Two (2) medals in lot. 11 silver and 42 bronze medals were struck.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.

Howland Wood served as curator of the American Numismatic Society from 1913 until his death in 1938. After Wood's death, Edward T. Newell (ANS President, 1916-1941) eulogized Wood as "the ideal Curator," noting that "Howland Wood was one of those rare geniuses who combined an inherited urge to collect, an insatiable curiosity as to the 'why' and the 'wherefore,' and an orderly mind which could not brook obvious gaps or disorderly arrangement."

Closing Date and Time: 26 May 2021 at 14:53:20 ET.

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