Winter 2022 Showcase Auction – 27 October - 4 November 2022
U.S. Coins and Currency
Part 1: Th, 27.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Fr, 28.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 02.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 02.11.2022, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 03.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 10: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 11: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: Fr, 28.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 02.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 02.11.2022, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 03.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 10: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 11: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Description
Masonic Badge Presented to the Augusta Irish Volunteers. Silver.
43 mm x 55 mm, oval. 10.43 grams. Pierced for suspension. Obv: Engraving PRESENTED / TO THE / AUGUSTA / IRISH / VOLUNTEERS / BY / ARTHUR F. KEENE surrounded by a vine with leaves. Rev: Engraved in large letters APRIL 26 / BEST / SHOT / 1828. Toned a pale gold color. We suspect that the presenter was the Arthur F. Keene born in Ireland in 1781, and who died in November 1837 in Mobile, Alabama. His tombstone reads: "To the Memory of Arthur F. Keene, a Native of Ireland who possessed all the exalted attributes of character which belong to that distinguished people. He departed this life on the 2nd November 1837 in the 56th year of his age."
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Bidding
| Price realized | 650 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 1'000 USD |
The auction is closed.
