(5) bronze Medals produced by the US Mint: 3" Lincoln inaugural in original box; 3" Washington inaugural; abt 2½" 1970s re-strikes of Capt Perry 1813 battle & Great Seal centennial; 1970s re-strike 1½" Valley Forge centennial; all still in original plastic; XF (current online retail abt $475) (Image)

Est. $100-200 B

Netherlands 1862, commemorative bronze medal for the arrival of a Japanese Bunkyu delegation which was on a European tour; obv w/ Dutch arms and Japanese flag & paulownia crest, romaji text around; rev w/ Dutch and kanji inscriptions; XF (Image)

Est. $150-200 LE

Medals of the Presidents blue folder produced by the US Mint, w/ complete collection of Presidential bronze 1 5/16" medals, one for each president (not each term) from George Washington to George W. Bush; also incl White House medal of same size; extra page for expansion; XF (Image)

Est. $100-150 B

RARE The Pennsylvania Society gold medal, awarded (almost) annually since 1909; this example is from the family of the 1928 medallist William Williams Keen, Jr. (1837-1932), a well-known Civil War surgeon, physician and professor, the first brain surgeon in the United States and a president of the AMA, Philosophical Society and other organizations; diameter 70mm and weight 228.6 grams yielding 7.35 troy ounces gold; obverse has right bust of William Penn, designer's mark "JF Dec MCMIX" (John Flanagan - designer of the Washington Quarter); reverse "For Distinguished Achievement" and personifications of Character, Force, Intelligence and Fame; rim has Keen's name and "Fine Gold," later Society medals were produced in 14k gold but the earlier ones were .999; rarely offered to the public, this medal has both intrinsic as well as historic value. (Image)

Est. $15,000-17,500 HWC-B