Numismatic Detective -- Update 1891 US Patent Centennial Medal posted by DrDarryl

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...from the Smithsonian Institution to the ANA's Dwight N. Manley Numismatic Library...

 

I located a specimen that resides in the Smithsonian Institution collection that provide additional trail of research ...

http://outside-affiliatelinksnotallowed.com/97hlsns

 

Manufacturer is identified as Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut (in business since in 1802). The Smithsonian has a very large collection of their medals, money, tokens, buttons and pins that dates back to the early 1800s.

http://outside-affiliatelinksnotallowed.com/97kcu3k

 

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) provided additional information on the Scovill Manufacturing Company

http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v09n13a12.html

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598/

 

I'm making the assumption that this medal is listed in the book, National Commemorative Medals of the United States since 1873, as NBS did reference this book.

 

So...I requested ANA's Dwight N. Manley Numismatic Library to send me copy for my reading pleasure...

 

...the research continues

 

Received my specimen this morning and was amazed at the proof-like fields

 

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Yes the research staff at the ANA library are terrific and a great help to the serious numismatic researcher. Keep up the good work.