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Browse Catalogue of Stack's May 2005 New York Auction Limited to: John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → United States Mint and Private Medals → Medals Struck Privately → Medals Honoring Achievement in Engineering, Exploration and Invention Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → United States Mint and Private Medals → Medals Struck Privately → Medals Honoring Achievement in Engineering, Exploration and Invention Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 50 Undated [after 1815] Robert Fulton Claremont Medal CH UNC $1,000.00 White metal. 51.8 mm. Unsigned. Choice Uncirculated. Mostly very bright and reflective, sharply struck, some minor spots. The obverse bears an image of Fulton's famous steamship the Claremont while the inscription on the reverse notes Fulton's life accomplishments. A much nicer example than usually seen. While Fulton's Claremont might not have been the first steamship to travel an inland...  more 51 Undated [after 1815] Robert Fulton Medal UNC $550.00 White metal. 51.8 mm. Unsigned. Uncirculated. Another. Same types as the preceding. Pale silver gray in color. Partially holed through. 52 Undated [after 1815] Robert Fulton Medal AU $500.00 White metal. 51.2 mm. Unsigned. About Uncirculated. A third. Same types as the preceding. Bright silver, once cleaned, some scratches. 53 1825 Erie Canal Completion Medal GEM BR PF $1,000.00 White metal. 81.3 mm. 5.3 - 5.6 mm. thick. By Sir Edward Thomason. Gem Brilliant Proof. A lovely specimen of this very scarce medal and the finest the cataloguer has seen. Both sides are a pleasing, medium silver gray in color. The fields are brightly reflective and flashy and actually have some mirrorlike brilliance, remarkable on a large white metal medal like this. When found, these...  more 54 1825 Erie Canal Completion Medal CH BR PF $850.00 White metal. 81.3 mm. 5.1 - 5.6 mm. thick. By Sir Edward Thomason. A second. Choice Brilliant Proof. This specimen is nicely toned in a pale silver gray shade. The fields are brightly reflective around the devices, somewhat toned down in the more open areas. There are some touches of tin pest on the reverse. 55 1825 Erie Canal Completion Medal CH BR PF $650.00 White metal. 81.2 mm. 5.2 - 5.4 mm. thick. By Sir Edward Thomason. A third. Choice Brilliant Proof. A blazing specimen of this very scarce medal with fields that are the brightest seen, flashy and fully mirrorlike. Both sides show the presence of tin pest. Types as described above. It is unusual to find one Thomason medal in an auction. Two is remarkable. Three is characteristic of this...  more 56 1826 Erie Canal Completion Medal. Silver VERY CH UNC $3,000.00 HK 1000. 43.7 mm. 1.7 mm. thick. 443.9 gns. By C.C. Wright. Very Choice Uncirculated. Both sides are beautifully toned in rich coin silver gray with iridescent blue, rose and gold overtones. The fields are satiny smooth and brightly reflective around the protected areas. A small stain in the right reverse field is noted. The types are essentially the same as those seen on Thomason's...  more 57 1826 Erie Canal Completion Medal. Silver CH UNC $1,900.00 HK 1000. 43.9 mm. 2.5 mm. thick. 490.3 gns. By C.C. Wright. Another. Choice Uncirculated. Darkly toned with traces of iridescent blue over bright surfaces. Several scuffs, hairlines, minor rim problems. Accompanied by its rosewood box of issue, shattered and barely repairable. 58 1830 Scovill Manufacturing Company Medal CH UNC $4,000.00 White metal. 45.6 mm. Unsigned. Choice Uncirculated. Medium silver gray color with brightly reflective fields. Some evidence of tin pest peppers the front. The obverse shows Scovill's rebuilt works in 1830, the inscription noting the fire of March that burned the place down and its restoration just three months later. The reverse bears the firm's advertising message. There are said to...  more 59 1842 Croton Reservoir and Aqueduct Completion Medal CH UNC $800.00 Copper, bronzed. 50.6 mm. By Robert Lovett. Choice Uncirculated. Nice, deep mahogany surface finish. The obverse shows the aqueduct in cross section, noting its dimensions and rate of discharge. The reverse shows the Croton Reservoir (on the site now occupied by the New York Public Library), noting its dimensions and capacity. 60 Undated [ca. 1845] Die trial AM $170.00 Uniface. Lead. 37.5 mm. 1.8 mm. thick. About as made, blank cracked, edge filed, remnant of paper backing. Bearing the bust right of Louis Philippe from the 5 Francs signed [Allen] Leonard, this is believed to have been a sample of the engraver's work submitted to the U.S. Mint in August-December, 1845 in the hopes of an engraver's position. Mr. Ford refers bidders to G.S. Chamberlain's American...  more 61 1855 American Institute, New York Prize Medal. Silver CH UNC $350.00 51.1 mm. 860.7 gns. By Robert Lovett after Moritz Furst. Choice Uncirculated. Nice, pale silver gray color with some blue iridescence in the fields. Awarded to D.S. Condit for a blind slat tenoning machine (woodworking industry). 62 1858 Cyrus W. Field Medal. Silver GEM BR PF $800.00 51.1 mm. 801.5 gns. By George H. Lovett. Distributed by Augustus Sage. Gem Brilliant Proof. A lovely example of an extremely rare medal. Both sides are deep gray in color with gorgeous iridescent rose and blue toning. The front shows Field's bust facing right while the back records the presentation of a medal (gold) to Field by his friends in recognition of the laying of the transatlantic...  more 63 1859 Alexander von Humboldt Career Medal UNC $250.00 White metal, gilt. 74.9 mm. By A. Bovy. Uncirculated. Good color with most of the gilding still intact. Some flecks noted. The obverse shows v. Humboldt's bust facing left with vital and some career dates inscribed around. The reverse is a lengthy inscription of his career and achievements in German. Housed in its blue and gilt case, white plush lined, Hebrew inscription and mogen David...  more 64 1859 Nassau Water Works Completion Medal. City of Brooklyn. Silver CH BR PF $1,200.00 HK 589. By Smith and Hartmann. 34.2 mm. 287.3 gns. Choice Brilliant Proof. Reverse scutter mark. A lovely little medal, darkly toned with flashy surfaces and interesting types. The front shows a river god while the back has the waterworks building. The medal was struck to commemorate bringing water into Brooklyn in December, 1858. Unlisted in silver by HK, although several are known...  more 65 Undated (late 1850's?) Arctic Exploration Medal UNC $1,100.00 Struck bronze. 59.7 mm. By Tiffany & Company (dies unsigned). Uncirculated. Possibly struck on the occasion of the Grinell Arctic Expedition. Not otherwise described in Bushnell. The obverse has the arms of New York state while the back shows two fur clad men on an iceberg ledge pointing to a steamer in the distance. The type suggests the discovery of a relief expedition. 66 1903 New York Stock Exchange Charles Gregory & Company Medal. Silver GEM BR PF $1,700.00 HK 297. By R. Laubenheimer. 37.8 mm. 3.7 - 4.1 mm. thick. 568.2 gns. Gem Brilliant Proof. Gorgeous deep gray and iridescent blue and rose toning. Full flash in the fields. The front shows the exchange building while the inscription on the back calls attention to the Gregory & Co. firm. 67 1917-18 American Car and Foundry Service Medal. Gold UNC $2,750.00 63.1 mm. 2,808.4 gns. (181.74 gms.) By the Gorham Company, New York (dies signed CB-JK). Edge stamped 14K. Choice Matte Uncirculated. Nice, rich light mustard yellow color, the matte surfaces essentially undisturbed. With its original red leather and plush lined case of issue. Unnamed. Believed ex the William H. Woodin Collection. The obverse shows Columbia striding towards the sun rising...  more Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

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