Alan V. Weinberg Collection (Civil War and Lincoln Medals) // Hyku

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: The original quarter date effaced & replaced with hand-engraved 1865. The reverse inscription in numerous different, ornate hand-engraved styles. Ex Mark Glazer coll'n.

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: The original quarter date effaced & replaced with hand-engraved 1865. The reverse inscription in numerous different, ornate hand-engraved styles. Ex Mark Glazer coll'n.

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: A privately made & awarded Civil War silver engraved medal in which at least one of the soldiers was a volunteer Zouave.

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: A privately made & awarded Civil War silver engraved medal in which at least one of the soldiers was a volunteer Zouave.

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: Numerous Civil War campaigns hand engraved on the silver points obv and reverse.

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: Numerous Civil War campaigns hand engraved on the silver points obv and reverse.

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: The unique Congressional gold medal is on exhibit at the Smithsonian behind glass, in the same display as Grant's stuffed horse! The gold medal comes in an ornate burl wood, gold filigree presentation box which mechanically lifts up the medal as the lid is opened. Many of Grant's treasures were donated to the SI by the Grant Family.

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: The unique Congressional gold medal is on exhibit at the Smithsonian behind glass, in the same display as Grant's stuffed horse! The gold medal comes in an ornate burl wood, gold filigree presentation box which mechanically lifts up the medal as the lid is opened. Many of Grant's treasures were donated to the SI by the Grant Family.

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: Finely reeded edge. Awarded by Brig. Gen'l LaFayette C. Baker, head of the Secret Service in 1865 plus $1,000 and so inscribed at top reverse. Sgt Cottingham, who was promptly promoted to Captain, is mentioned in Baker's own 1867 History of the Secret Service. This extraordinary, historical medal (not known to King) has a numismatic pedigree back to an H.G.Sampson sale Feb 12-14, 1884 lot 870 where, described as a "Proof and. Unique", it surpassed its reserve of $25 to sell for $42 to T. Harrison Garrett. When Dr. George Fuld first rec'd the fantastic Garrett/JHU medals for auction consignment & cataloguing at Bowers & Ruddy Galleries (then in Hollywood CA), he called me up to be present at the unwrapping. This medal took my breath away and I was determined to own it. During that visit, I asked George which medal, of the many hundreds of Garrett/JHU rarities, he most prized. He replied it was this Lincoln Assassination medal that most impressed him and that he valued it at $5,000. So we agreed altho my opinion of value was much higher. It hammered in 1981 for $26K and would have gone so much higher but for the "embarrassment of riches" in that 1981 sale. Ex- Garrett/JHU.

Descripción:: Alan V. Weinberg comments: Finely reeded edge. Awarded by Brig. Gen'l LaFayette C. Baker, head of the Secret Service in 1865 plus $1,000 and so inscribed at top reverse. Sgt Cottingham, who was promptly promoted to Captain, is mentioned in Baker's own 1867 History of the Secret Service. This extraordinary, historical medal (not known to King) has a numismatic pedigree back to an H.G.Sampson sale Feb 12-14, 1884 lot 870 where, described as a "Proof and. Unique", it surpassed its reserve of $25 to sell for $42 to T. Harrison Garrett. When Dr. George Fuld first rec'd the fantastic Garrett/JHU medals for auction consignment & cataloguing at Bowers & Ruddy Galleries (then in Hollywood CA), he called me up to be present at the unwrapping. This medal took my breath away and I was determined to own it. During that visit, I asked George which medal, of the many hundreds of Garrett/JHU rarities, he most prized. He replied it was this Lincoln Assassination medal that most impressed him and that he valued it at $5,000. So we agreed altho my opinion of value was much higher. It hammered in 1981 for $26K and would have gone so much higher but for the "embarrassment of riches" in that 1981 sale. Ex- Garrett/JHU.

Alan V. Weinberg Collection (Civil War and Lincoln Medals)