A few medals with interesting Provenance listed with Stack's.
Maywood
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The first is a large format Official Medal from the CPIE held in Chicago during 1933-34 with an edge inscription to Nellie Tayloe-Ross. This ground breaking woman was not only the 1st Female Director of the Mint, but prior to that she was the 1st woman elected Governor of a U.S. state.
--- Stack's listing/https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1KQ3QH/1933-century-of-progress-international-exposition-official-medal-bronze-edge-inscribed-to-mint-director-nellie-tayloe-ross-ms-65-pcgs
--- Nellie Tayloe-Ross wikipedia page/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Tayloe_Ross
The next is a medal from the Pan American Exposition held in Buffalo in 1901 and awarded to Bela L. Pratt, designer of the $2.50 and $5 Gold coins. Interestingly, this was awarded some 7-8 years prior to issuance of the coins and Mr. Pratt was much more well known as a sculptor/artist.
--- Bela Lyon Pratt wikipedia page/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Pratt
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1KQ3Z2/1901-pan-american-exposition-at-buffalo-ny-award-medal-by-hermon-a-macneil-l-tm103-sterling-silver-awarded-to-bela-lyon-pratt-s
Thirdly is an Erie Canal Completion medal in silver, HK-1000, with a Provenance going back to John J. Ford, Jr. Since there were a limited number of silver medals struck with the intent of distributing them to "he President, Heads of Departments, Foreign ministers, Governors of States, &c" it would be interesting to know who the recipient was of this example.
--- Stack's listing/https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1KQ4DU/1826-erie-canal-completion-medal-hk-1000-rarity-6-silver-unc-details-scrape-pcgs
--- John J. Ford Jr. wikipedia page/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Ford_Jr.
Maywood
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Comments
Awesome medals.
I think you meant that Nellie Tayloe-Ross was the first female Director of the Mint.
No he had it right... Tayloe
@jmlanzaf is correct, I absent-mindedly omitted female and have since corrected it.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
It wasn't the spelling (damn autocorrect) It was the title. She wasn't the First Director of the Mint. It's fixed now