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Browse Catalogue of Stack's October 2006 New York Auction Limited to: The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVI: Indian Peace Medals, 1680 - 1890 → Medals Privately Issued for Presentation to First Peoples → The American Fur Company John Jacob Astor Medals Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 New York → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVI: Indian Peace Medals, 1680 - 1890 → Medals Privately Issued for Presentation to First Peoples → The American Fur Company John Jacob Astor Medals 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 182 American Fur Company, John Jacob Astor Indian Medal, n.d. [1832-42]. Silver CH VF $175,000.00 Prucha 61, Belden 65. Very nice and clean Choice Very Fine. 64.9mm. Rims 3.5 - 3.8mm. thick. 1,719.4 gns. Neatly holed near the top rim without breaking through the edge. Pale silver gray in color on both sides. Fairly evenly worn but without suffering any serious and disfiguring marks. Altogether, quite a remarkable piece. The Finest Example in Silver Owned Privately. Far superior to the...  more 183 American Fur Company, John Jacob Astor Indian Medal, n.d. [1832-42]. Copper CH EF $26,000.00 gilt. Prucha 61, Belden 65. Choice Extremely Fine. From the same dies as the silver medal in the preceding lot. 64.9mm. Rims 4.0 - 4.6mm. thick. 1,732.6 gns. Not holed. Even, rich yelow gold in color on both sides, the gilding barely worn except for the highest points, the color having aged very nicely. A few scattered and shallow marks, some hairlines, but a clean piece with no serious defects....  more Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

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