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NEWP! I finally found a nice one with original case!
Outhaul
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I have always loved the design of this medal and finally found one that appealed to me.
Cheers
Bob
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Oh Bob, that is sweet!!
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Wow.... That is super Bob.... Looks to be well worth the search. That picture in the box is amazing. Cheers, RickO
Nice acquisition! Any idea who Henry Avery?
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Nice
Outstanding! Everything looks to be in excellent condition.
British pirate, according to Wikipedia.
That would have made him over 200 years old at the time the medal was struck...
Entry post.
Very nice!
I found a document saying him and his son won a gold medal for the best pair of Percherson mares at the 1904 worl'd fair in Kansas. Possibly the same guy?
https://books.google.com/books?id=bwATCsvF3BoC&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=henry+avery+colombus+exposition&source=bl&ots=UTMqBJus3O&sig=ACfU3U3PcmGDwEPvos843AVsKZ_6XuNzsQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi13IrV3crpAhUPK80KHQXBBj0Q6AEwC3oECAwQAQ#v=onepage&q=henry avery colombus exposition&f=false
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NICE DETECTIVE WORK!
Kool... It's not often these original cases come with the medal.
Henry Avery & Son, Wakefield ??? I wonder if they were breeders ??? Interesting history of 1892...
Neat medal!
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Beautiful! The medal and the case. AND...the COA!!
Absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations, Bob. BTW, how do you know how to price those medals?
Jim
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Thanks!
I check all recent auction prices and subtract 30% for my opening offer. This one was tough, though because of the case. So I started at 40% below and hoped for the best. I ended up paying slightly more for this one.
Very nice It’s always nice to see something someone took care of
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923
The backstory regarding that medal is also worth looking up.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Very classic looking!
Very nice addition!
To me the original cases adds substantial value to medals. Somewhat like dust covers for scarce books and boxes for old toys I guess. Your is particularly nice, obvious pride in its making, congratulations.
An ancestor of mine (if all the information I've garnered from the ancestry web site maintained by the LDS is correct).
Also known as John Avery, Jack Avery and the surname of Every.
From what I've read, he was born on a ship in transit to Delaware in 1637.
I believe he also had a significant victory at sea taking a ship from India by hitting the main mast with a cannon.
Probably not a nice guy.
Notice the names of the designers. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was commissioned to do the medal. His obverse design was accepted, but his design for the reverse was deemed too risqué. Charles Barber was then recruited to do the reverse. Saint-Gaudens and Barber had along-standing antipathy, which also impacted the design and production of the Saint-Gaudens double eagles.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
That's nice!
Very NICE
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I completely agree - to make it even more difficult try to find the original paperwork that came with the medal. I collect Louisiana Expo from 1904 materiel - and there a lot of medals out there, but original boxes and paperwork get really scarce.
The most challenging medal with paperwork and cases for me are the British Memorial plaques(aka the Death Penny) from 1919 - I own one that was sent by the British War Memorial Commission to the family of an American from Oregon who was serving in the British army.
@Outhaul Lovely medal with a fantastic and attractive case.
At the Columbian Expo, Henry Avery of Talcottville, CT exhibited butter in October of 1892, and received a score of 94 for his display. From what I can tell, this tied for first in the Class 1 of butters. There was also a July exhibition of butter which he didn't participate in.
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