LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Long Beach, CA Tokens & Medals #462  / 

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Choice AU Cornelius Vanderbilt Mint Medal,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:55.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Choice AU Cornelius Vanderbilt Mint Medal,
<B>Choice AU Cornelius Vanderbilt Mint Medal, Julian PE-36.</B></I> Bronzed copper, 76 mm, 261.2 gm. Obverse: Bust right, A GRATEFUL COUNTRY TO HER GENEROUS SON CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, six peripheral stars. Reverse: Allegorical scene with standing America facing a kneeling Neptune in the guise of a woman, steamship in the background. BIS DAT QUI TEMPORI DAT in exergue ("He gives twice who gives his time"). Date 1865, ELLIS SC. and LEUTZE DEL. also in exergue. <BR> A nice, lightly circulated walnut-brown piece with good eye appeal and no spots, this issue is unplated in Julian and is one of only 85 pieces struck of this scarce medal, engraved by Salathiel Ellis.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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