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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
04/12/2022 Auction 179	Medals	Lot 854	Colombia - Medal of Honour, dedicated by the congress to Simon Bolivar 1825, upon the victories at Junin and Ayacucho, 54mm diameter in silver by R.Gayrard, Obverse: Victory, standing right, holding a palm in her left hand and crowning the Genius of Freedom (standing left and holding rod topped by a Phrygian cap) with a laurel wreath held in her right; between them, a bundle of facses, JUNIN Y AYACUCHO VI DE AGOSTO Y IX DE DICIEMBRE DE MDCCCXXIV Exergue: GAYRARD F. Reverse: text in 7 lines, A / SIMON BOLIVAR / LIBERTADOR DE COLOMBIA / Y DEL PERU / EL CONGRESO DE COLOMBIA / AÑO DE / MDCCCXXV within olive and laurel wreath, 93.23 grammes, GVF with some rim nicks, lightly cleaned, an extremely rare medal, believed to be one of around 6-12 struck in silver, previous examples sold at auction are as follows:- 1. Adolph Weyl (April 1899, Lot 2460) [not illustrated] 2. The Alejandro Rosa specimen (Numismática: Independencia de América 1904, pg. 47, No. 48), 3. The Oscar Salbach specimen (Jacques Schulman February 1911, Lot 1838), [not illustrated], 4. The Jose T. Medina specimen (Almanzar's April 1971, Lot 179). 5. The Alberto Lozano specimen (B&C Subastas, Bogota, July 2009, Lot 307), 6. The Fleury Heemsen specimen. Reportedly acquired from a private individual, who purchased it from Venezuelan collector Leopoldo Murillo, who in turn purchased it from an antiquarian in Santiago = Rodríguez-MYCC.14 Plate Piece. Certified AU55 by NGC.7. Künker Auction 349 (March 2021, Lot 6028). Certified SP65 by PCGS.8. Private Collection in Bogota. Illustrated on pg. 33 of Rodríguez's book (apparently a second example also exists in the same collection). More medals like this	£1,800
04/12/2022 Auction 179	Medals	Lot 940	USA Centennial Medal 1876 Centennial Exposition 56mm diameter in gilt copper by William Barber, Obverse: Liberty placing wreaths on the heads of Industry and Art. Date below, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 1874, Reverse: Liberty kneeling with an unsheathed sword, other arm raised toward a sun. THESE UNITED COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES. UNC or near so, boxed More medals like this	£130
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Medals	Lot 1356	Egypt International Cotton Congress 1938 72mm diameter in bronze by P.Metcalfe and P.Turin. Obverse: Bust of King Farouk in fez, left, Reverse: A cotton flower, with pyramids in background, XVIIIth INTL. COTTON CONGRESS EGYPT 1938, VF/EF the obverse with some spots, comes in the original marron fitted case of issue More medals like this	£280
04/06/2017 Auction 157	Medals	Lot 853	Churchill Centenary Medals by John Pinches 1973 for the Churchill Centenary Trust, 24 silver gilt Crown size medals in an album with text. With an additional Medal of the 1941 Address to the US Congress UNC as issued More medals like this	£210
04/06/2017 Auction 157	Medals	Lot 854	Churchill Centenary Medals by John Pinches 1973 for the Churchill Centenary Trust, 24 silver gilt Crown size medals in an album with text. With an additional Medal of the 1941 Address to the US Congress UNC as issued More medals like this	£210
04/06/2017 Auction 157	Medals	Lot 908	St. Patricks Day Medallic First Day Covers by the Franklin Mint (2) 1975 The Triumph over the Devil's Demon Birds on the Mountain Croagh Patrick c.439AD FDC on the envelope of issue with stamp, and 1978 St. Patricks Final Years FDC on the envelope of issue with stamp, both in the packs of issue with certificates, The 41st International Eucharist Congress 1976 a Medallic First day cover, medal FDC with stamp as issued. The United Nations 1974 Peace Medal in sterling silver FDC in the pack of issue, plus a further group of medals (5) The 1976 Presidential Debate Eyewitness Medal, Mission to Mars 1976 Eyewitness Medal, The 1977 Presidential Inaugural Eyewitness Medal, The 1977 Royal Silver Jubilee Eyewitness Commemorative Medal, President Sadat Visit to Israel 1977 Eyewitness Medal these in sterling silver in the boxes of issue with certificates More medals like this	£80
06/09/2015 Auction 150	Medals	Lot 767	World Medals (5) Santiago Railway Congress Chile 1929 silver, 1806 Napoleon, Blackburn Exhibition 1874, German Farming Medal, and Jonas Westrom Food 1855 a high grade and pleasant group More medals like this	£90
07/06/2015 Auction 149	Medals	Lot 917	International Medical Congress, London 1881 by Wyon, bronze, 77mm., edge impressed "Presented with the thanks of the executive committee to John Alexander Brand Esqre. Comptroller of the City of London" (Eimer 1683). GVF. More medals like this	£60
07/09/2014 Auction 146	Medals	Lot 1822	Admiral Vernon/Capture of Portobello 1739 Obverse with 3/4 length portrait, Fine, Birmingham Taylor and Challen Minting Machinery Coining Press 1903 EF with lustre, Austria One Gulden 1854A NEF, Japan Victoria Jubilee Medal 1887 Hyogo and Ozaka EF, A.Negro Token Cooperativa Genova Fine, First Congress of Medicine 1902 Reverse Sphinx and Pyramids GVF, Medal Battle of Jutland 1916 45mm diameter in Silver Eimer 1951 Toned UNC More medals like this	£110
07/09/2014 Auction 146	Medals	Lot 1865	Germany a Medallic Gold issue 1968 21mm diameter Florimund Volkaert - SKAL International Congress Malaga weight 3.9 grammes EF More medals like this	£70
06/12/2010 Auction 131	Medals	Lot 419	International Medical Congress, London, 1881 Obverse Bust left, crowned, veiled and draped, VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: EMPRESS OF INDIA Reverse Three supplicant figures, one holding an infant, kneeling before Aesculapius; beyond, a globe and the departing figures of Death. INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CONGRESS, LONDON. JAMES PAGET, PRES. WILLIAM MAC CORMAC, HON. SEC. GEN. Exergue: 1881 Eimer 1683 77mm diameter in copper UNC with a couple of tone spots on the reverse More medals like this	£80

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