Who would do this to such a nice piece of history , a silver piece which are hard to find to boot.

DUIGUY

Just aint right!

cmerlo1

It looks like it was done long ago...probably before anyone condsidered it a historical piece. It is too bad, though...

--Christian

jonathanb

Here's s similar one that I saved from the melting pot (literally).

Julian CM-32.
42 mm.
101 pieces struck at the US Mint from 1877-1880.

The Mighty Dollar was a play that was produced at the Park Theatre in New York City.

Most known examples are engraved to people who were associated with the theatre industry, the play, or the Florences.

Fortunally, whoever did this left just enough detail for me to figure out that this was the medal awarded to Ariel N. Barney, who was Director of the National Theatre at the time this was struck.

Veep

That's a shame indeed! My own story is about an 1856 Flying Eagle Cent that I bought and sold in the last month. It had a clean hole drilled through it at 12 o'clock.

291fifth

At some point in time, probably not recently, there must have been a perception that the inscriptions were undesirable.

It is also possible that they were stolen at some time and the thief attempted to eliminate the evidence.

We'll probably never know for sure.

DUIGUY

<< <i>At some point in time, probably not recently, there must have been a perception that the inscriptions were undesirable.

It is also possible that they were stolen at some time and the thief attempted to eliminate the evidence.

We'll probably never know for sure. >>





Quite possible. Here is one more possibility. Divorce was not an option back then, so perhaps it was the work of a vengfull wife with a cheating husband.

Zoins

<< <i>Here's s similar one that I saved from the melting pot (literally).

Julian CM-32.
42 mm.
101 pieces struck at the US Mint from 1877-1880.

The Mighty Dollar was a play that was produced at the Park Theatre in New York City.

Most known examples are engraved to people who were associated with the theatre industry, the play, or the Florences.

Fortunally, whoever did this left just enough detail for me to figure out that this was the medal awarded to Ariel N. Barney, who was Director of the National Theatre at the time this was struck.

>>

Nice piece. Do you know if Mr & Mrs. Wm J. Florence own or run the Park Theatre in New York City? Did Mr. Florence place the order with the US Mint?

Zoins

William "Billy" Jermyn Florence was an actor that played the role of Bardwell Slote in The Almighty Dollar. His wife was Malvina Pray Florence (also known as Mrs. Joseph Littrell), an American actress who acted with him. She was the sister of Mrs. Barney Williams (Maria Pray).

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Billy Florence as Bardwell Slote:



Malvina Florence: