Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 75

September Pre Long Beach

World's Columbian Exposition Medals

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1920		1892 Administration Building - Landing of Columbus medal. Eglit-54. White metal, 50mm. One of the more popular medals in the series. It displays the typical dark areas of oxidation on the high points, but lacks the detrimental spots of corrosion so often found on medals of this composition. This medal grades Uncirculated. Estimated Value $150-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1921		1892 American Railway Supply Medal Set in NGC Multi-Coin Holder. Rulau-NYK-4, Silver, gilt and nickel, 13mm. Columbus bust on obverse. Reverse inscribed "Compliments of American Railway Supply Co. Manuf'r's of medal, check, badges". This is an impressive set of hard to find high grade medals. The silver medal is NGC graded MS64. The gilt medal is NGC graded MS65. The nickel medal is NGC graded MS68. The only set graded by NGC and likely the finest known examples. Estimated Value $500-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1922		1892 Brass Coin Box with Hinged Lid. Eglit-132A. Designed to look like a stack of ten reeded edge coins, the hinged top opens to reveal a hollow container that originally contained Exposition medals, Eglit-118 to 131. These are rarely found in as nice condition as this one, with working, hinged lid. Estimated Value $150-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 1923		1892 Columbus Bust - Three Caravels Medal, Eglit-334. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Bronze, 35mm. Deep brown surfaces with red highlights are periphery. Estimated Value $250-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 1924		1892 Cristofor Colombo Esposizione Italo-Americana Medal, Eglit-273. NGC graded MS-62. Aluminum, 50mm. This is the Italian version of Eglit-55. NGC lists Eglit-55 on label. Estimated Value $250-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1925		1892 Cristoforo Colombo - Ricardo Dell-Esposizione Italo-Americana Medal, Eglit-427. NGC graded MS-63 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Aluminum, 35mm. Estimated Value $150-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1926		1892 Esposizione Italo-Americano, Genova. Eglit-200. Gilt, 51mm. This attractive medal is housed in a custom acryllic holder. Our grade is Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 1927		1892 Germany, Columbus Commemorative Medal by Oertel & Co. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. This German medal was produced by Oertel & Co. and engraved by I. Christensen and Deitenbeck for the National Maritime Museum. It commemorates Columbus and uses the Eglit-91 obverse die. This is a wonderful example of this medal. It is conservatively graded. Estimated Value $100-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 1928		1892 Mexico, Columbus Statue Medal - G.L. Lohse y Cia Sucs, Eglit-260, bronze. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $50-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 1929		1892 Spain, Columbus Return to Spain. World's Columbian Exposition Medal, Eglit-111. NGC graded MS-64. Bronze, 70mm. Obverse of Columbus on deck of ship with crew during voyage. Reverse of Columbus paying homage to the King and Queen on his return to Spain. This is an exceptional medal with deep burgundy-brown color and spot-free surfaces. It is conservatively graded by NGC. The NGC label mistakenly states this medal is 77mm. Estimated Value $600-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1930		1892 Washington, Lincoln, Grant medal, Eglit-88, brass. NGC graded MS-64. The Columbus bust obverse paired with the bust of Presidents Washington, Lincoln and Grant make this one of the most popular Columbian Exposition medals. This medal is a better example of this variety. Estimated Value $150-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1931		(1892-93) 9th Medical Congress in Washington, D.C., Medal, Eglit-341. NGC graded MS-62. White metal, 33mm. Columbus bust right - U.S. Capital Building. Frosted Raised devices and slightly prooflike fields give this medal a lot of eye appeal. Estimated Value $250-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1932		(1892-93) Christophorus Colombo Medal, Eglit-286. NGC graded MS-61. Silvered-bronze, 44mm. Housed in custom acrylic holder. Comes with NGC photo-certificate. Estimated Value $150-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 1933		(1892-93) Columbian Exposition Calendar Medal, Eglit-413. Aluminum, 35mm. Obverse with three Exposition buildings. Reverse: Movable disk at center with dates surrounded by days of the week around at the edge. Prooflike fields make light hairling and scuffing stand out in contrast to its mirrored surface. Possibly one of the finest known. Our grade is Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 1934		(1892-93) Columbus Bust - Masonic Temple Medal. Pot metal, 69mm. Unlisted in Eglit. Masonic Temple reverse similar to Eglit-475 but with erected dated added below temple and out legend on raised ring. Mature bust of Columbus in ruffled collar on obverse. Our grade is About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $125-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1935		(1892-93) Consilio et Animus Medal, Eglit-302. Aluminum, 51mm. Our grade is Uncirculated, improperly cleaned. Estimated Value $175-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1936		(1892-93) Johns & Ostendorp, German Village, Good For Token, Eglit-472. NGC graded MS-63. Brass, hexigonal, 27mm. The 1890's were known for the wide spread use of small brass and aluminum good for tokens at bars, hotel, and stores. This one is very rare and high grade good for token was issued at the Columbian Exposition and in the German Village. Its value was "1 cup of cocoa. Estimated Value $1,000-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 1937		(1892-93) Sailor & Soldier Medal. Eglit-221. NGC graded MS-62 Prooflike. Aluminum, 38mm. A sailor and a soldier on right and left with battleship and Statue of Liberty behind on Obverse. Columbus landing scene on reverse, with "Columbus Discovering America, 1492" on raised, frosted border. Holed at top. Estimated Value $50-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 1938		1892-93 Uniface Octagonal Columbus Bust Medal, Eglit-231. NGC graded MS-62. Brass, 57mm. Very scarce. Estimated Value $750-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $431
Lot 1939		1893 Administration Building - Blank Reverse. Pot metal, copper plated, 69mm. Unlisted in Eglit. The Administration Building obverse is shared with many of the large pot metal varieties. The reverse is blank with a raised rim and denticles at the edge. Traces of copper plating remain at edges of letters. Our grade is About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $120-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1940		1893 C. Potter, Jr & Co. Lithographing Presses. Pot metal copper plated, 69mm. Unlisted in Eglit. Machinery Hall in high relief on obverse. Numerous small contact marks. Traces of copper plating remain. Our grade is About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $125-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $81
Lot 1941		1893 Canadian Court Medal Struck on 1875 Seated Liberty Quarter. Eglit-216. Silver. Struck in the Canadian Court in commemoration of the exposition. Our grade is About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $175-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 1942		1893 Columbus & Queen Isabella Medal. Eglit-39. NGC graded MS-64. Aluminum. Obv. Facing busts of Columbus and Isabella. Rev. Santa Maria above World's Fair buildings. Holed at top as issued. Brilliant luster. Estimated Value $75-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1943		1893 Columbus - Land in Sight Medal, Eglit-583. NGC graded MS-64. Bronze, 46mm. Struck by Stephano Johnson in Milan. Even brown color and great eye appeal. Estimated Value $200-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 1944		1893 Columbus - Land in Sight Medal, Eglit-583. White metal, 46mm. Less often seen than bronze issue. This attractive medal has a few minor rim dings which can be expected with soft metal composition. Our grade is About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1945		1893 Columbus Guided by Light Medal, Eglit-337. MS-63. White metal, 51mm. Allegorical figure of Light guiding Columbus steering vessel. Estimated Value $200-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 1946		1893 Columbus Guided by Light Medal, Eglit-337. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Bronze, 51mm. Bonze version of this medal may be rare than white metal issue. Housed in custom acryilic holder with NGC photo-certificate. One of the finest known. Estimated Value $200-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1947		1893 Columbus Guided by Light Medal, Eglit-337. MS-61. White metal, 51mm. Allegorical firgure of Light guiding Columbus steering vessel. Housed in custom acryllic holder with NGC photo-certificate. Estimated Value $150-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 1948		1893 High Relief Columbus Bust - Administration Building Medal, Eglit-135. Pot metal, 69mm. This is one of several large pot metal medals with the Administration Building reverse. This medal has exceptional surfaces--rarely are pot metal issues found with out corrosion. This medal is Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 1949		1893 Inter-State Building & Loan Assn, Eglit-585. Pot metal, copper plated, 69mm. Most of the large pot metal varieties were copper plated and have oxidized to very dark brown or black. This medal, on the other hand, still shows areas of bright copper plating. Our grade is Uncirculated. Estimated Value $125-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1950		1893 Irish Village at Columbian Expo Medal, Eglit-215. NGC graded Proof 62 Ultra Cameo. White medal. This is a superior example of this medal. Estimated Value $300-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 1951		1893 Lauer Bust of Columbus Medal, Eglit-117. White metal, 70mm, 106.5g. This medal is listed in Eglit as silver plated, but white metal examples are known. This piece appears to be a white metal casting. It is Uncirculated with a few dark areas of oxidation. Estimated Value $150-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 1952		1893 Lawson Varnish Co. - Administration Building, Eglit-569. Pot metal, 70mm. Issued by the Lawson Varnish Co. of Chicago and Boston with high relief of Expo Administration building on reverse. This rare medal has some surface roughness on obverse. Our grade is Uncirculated. Estimated Value $125-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 1953		1893 Leif Erikson - Norway Medal. Eglit-47, Aluminum. NGC graded MS-62 Prooflike. One of many Exposition medals often described as an unlisted So-Called Dollar. This medal is quite rare, especially in high grade. It is holed at top as issued. Estimated Value $75-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1954		1893 Machinery Hall Pressed Wood Medal, Eglit-149. Listed at 91mm, this medal is 87mm and comes with its original paper box. It is made of pressed wood, often described as Black Oak. This medal is in exceptional condition with attractive dark brown color and wood grain. The box is original but somewhat tattered and separating at its edges. This medal is Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $110-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1955		1893 Masonic Temple Building Medal, Eglit-454. Copper-plated pot metal, 69mm. One of a handful of large, high relief and extremely detailed pot metal medals issued for the Expo. This medal, like similar pieces in this collection, is better than typically seen. The surfaces lack the corrosion and surface impairment that is common to pot metal. This medal is Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1956		1893 Robert T. Almy & Co., Boston. Eglit-46, silver plated. NGC graded MS-64. Only listed by Eglit in brass and copper. However, numerous silver plated examples are known and believed to be original. This is one of the finest known examples of this off-metal variety. Estimated Value $50-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1957		1893 Santa Maria - Expo View Medal, Eglit-535. NGC graded MS-61. Aluminum, 50mm. One of the more popular Exposition medal designs. Brilliant frosty white devices. Estimated Value $125-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1958		1893 Santa Maria - Expo View Medal, Eglit-535. Bronze, 50mm. This medal has deep brown color on prooflike surfaces. One light scratch in the obverse field. A wonderful example of this popular medal. Our grade is Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $125-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 1959		1893 Shell Medal with Strip of 14 Lithographs, Eglit-137. Tin, 52mm. This is a very unusual and interesting medal. The tin shell opens and the strip unfolds to reveal 14 color lithographs of the Exposition buildings. The strip is complete and the color is vibrant unlike many surfiving pieces. This medal is Uncirculated with light oxidation. Estimated Value $150-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 1960		1893 World's Columbian Dental Congress Medal, Eglit-454. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Bronze, 64mm. An usual and seldom-seen medal exquisitely detailed and popular for its depiction of the American Eagle on the reverse. Possibly the finest known. Estimated Value $300-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1961		1893 World's Congress of Beauty Medal, Eglit-579. Brass, 34mm, reeded edge. Obvervse view of Exposition Bulding. The side of the building is inscribed "World's Congress of Beauty International Dress & Costume Co." The reverse has a hanging banner engraved, "Edward J Langon Quartette". This medal is exceptionally rare. Some researchers speculate there may only be two or three known including this one and the one listed in Eglit. Our grade is Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $500-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $472
Lot 1962		1894 Guatemala, Columbus Statue Medal, Eglit-264. Estimated Value $50-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1963		1910 Columbus Day, Massachusetts Medal, Eglit-492. Bronze, 77mm.Obverse of Columbus on land next to tall cross with ships anchored behind. Arms of Massachusetts on reverse. Whitehead-Hoag Co. on edge. Our grade is Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 1964		1910 Columbus Day, Massachusetts, Eglit-492. Silver plated bronze, 77mm, 190g. Light cabinet friction on reverse and a couple of minor rim dings. Eglit reference plate medal. Our grade Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1965		1910 Italian Colony of Lawrence, Mass., Gov. Draper Medal, Eglit-227. Bronze, 47mm, with original plush-lined case. Loop attached as issued. Grade is Brilliant Uncirculated, brown. Eglit reference plate medal. Estimated Value $150-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1966		1937 C.D. Peacock 100th Anniversary Medal, Eglit-439A. Brass, 76mm. This is the larger and rare of two C.D. Peacock medals listed by Eglit. This medal, although issed long after the Expo has the Ferris Wheel on its reverse. This medal is well know for containing a small piece of steel from the Peacock Vault door that survived the Chicago Fire. This medal is Brilliant Uncirculated and offered here with its original and some what tattered original box. Estimated Value $350-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 1967		An important lot of Sterling Silver Medals. Consist of: Patriot Hall of Fame (20); Medallic Art large size silver medals (6); 1976 National Bicentennial silver medal (8.6 ozt); 1972-73 Franklin Mint Christmas Ingots (15). Also includes some bronze and pewter medals. A total of 83 ozt Sterling Silver. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500 View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 1968		Extremely Rare 1892 Designers of the World's Columbian Expo Medal. Eglit-335. Bronze, 64mm. One of just a couple of surviving specimens of special presentation medal giving to Exposition staff. This medal is engraved to "Lawrence C. Earle" on the reverse. Our grade is Brilliant Uncirculated. Attractive brown color with red highlights. Estimated Value $750-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 1969		Fantastic Tin Shell Medal with 14 Colored Expo Scenes, Eglit-230. This unusual medal is a tin shell that opens to reveal a series of 14 colored scenes from the Exposition. It is very difficult to find this variety so well preserved and with the fold out scenes complete intact and not faded. Estimated Value $200-UP Hoffman Collection of World's Columbian Exposition Medals. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242

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