RARE! 1904 CARNEGIE HERO FUND AWARD MEDAL to N. SMITH 1906, SILVER 76mm NGC MS63

RARE! 1904 CARNEGIE HERO FUND AWARD MEDAL to N. SMITH 1906, SILVER 76mm NGC MS63
RARE! 1904 CARNEGIE HERO FUND AWARD MEDAL to N. SMITH 1906, SILVER 76mm NGC MS63
RARE! 1904 CARNEGIE HERO FUND AWARD MEDAL to N. SMITH 1906, SILVER 76mm NGC MS63
RARE! 1904 CARNEGIE HERO FUND AWARD MEDAL to N. SMITH 1906, SILVER 76mm NGC MS63
RARE! 1904 CARNEGIE HERO FUND AWARD MEDAL to N. SMITH 1906, SILVER 76mm NGC MS63
RARE! 1904 CARNEGIE HERO FUND AWARD MEDAL to N. SMITH 1906, SILVER 76mm NGC MS63

RARE! 1904 CARNEGIE HERO FUND AWARD MEDAL to N. SMITH 1906, SILVER 76mm NGC MS63

1904-DATED CARNEGIE HERO FUND SILVER AWARD MEDAL, NGC MS 63. 999 SILVER, DIAMETER: 76.00mm, APPROX RAW WEIGHT: 190.00 Grams (6 Oz)... SMITH, 34, SAVED AMELIA DIETZ, 55, FROM BEING RUN OVER BY A TRAIN IN MINEOLA, NEW YORK, ON FEBRUARY 7, 1906...

ESTABLISHED IN 1904, EARLY MEDALS AWARDED BY THE FUND WERE STRUCK IN BRONZE, SILVER AND GOLD, WITH DISTINCTION OF MEDAL GRADE CONTINGENT ON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE HEROIC ACT BEING RECOGNIZED. IN 1923, WITH 19 AWARDED, THE TRUST STOPPED ISSUING GOLD MEDALS.

THE LAST SILVER MEDAL - FROM A SCARCE TOTAL OF 617 AWARDED - WAS ISSUED IN 1979. THUS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 10,136 MEDALS AWARDED, WERE STRUCK IN BRONZE (9,500)... Obv: ANDREW CARNEGIE BUST RIGHT. Below: ESTABLISHED APRIL 15th 1904. Reverse: RELIEF MAP OF NORTH AMERICA WITH ARMS OF CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND AND THE U.

SEALS OF TWO COUNTRIES IN HIGH RELIEF. Around: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR FRIENDS. SMITH / WHO SAVED AMELIA DIETZ / FROM BEING RUN OVER BY TRAIN / MINEOLA, N. I NEVER CLEAN OR ALTER MY ITEMS IN ANY WAY! 1904 CARNEGIE HERO FUND AWARD MEDAL to N.

SMITH 1906, SILVER 76mm NGC MS63" is in sale since Thursday, February 20, 2020. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Exonumia\Medals".

The seller is "wings4" and is located in Chappaqua, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.