1912 Niagara Medal. By Frederick William MacMonnies, engraved by Paulin Tasset, struck by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver. Mint State.41 mm. 32.18 grams, .925 fine, 0.95 troy ounces ASW. <strong>Obv:</strong> Nude Native American paddling a birch canoe left in rapids, inscription NI-A/GARA in the upper left field, all within an ornate border of shells, dolphins, arrowheads and a string of beads. <strong>Rev:</strong> Inscribed RVTH ADAMS / FROM HER FATHER / EDWARD DEAN ADAMS / 1912. <strong>Edge:</strong> Marked TIFFANY & CO. STERLING SILVER M at 6 oclock. This medal was designed by Frederick William MacMonnies and engraved in France by Paulin Tasset. It was adopted as the seal of Niagara Falls Power Company and the Cataract Construction Company. Produced in the Paris Mint ca. 1894 to 1901, per the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which includes an example of this type in its collection that has been inscribed with the name of the sculptor and engraver on the reverse. Edward Dean Adams, who presented this specimen to his daughter Ruth in 1912, was the President of the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company and a prominent American numismatist.From the Dick Johnson Collection.
