Undated (1917) Thomas L. Elder World War I Issue. Brass. 38 mm. HK-877a, DeLorey-97. Rarity-7. MS-65 PL (NGC).,Brilliant brassy-olive surfaces display no defects of note. In his time Elder was the leading popular retail dealer and auctioneer in New York City. He was notoriously outspoken, such as in a comment when a man entered his auction room, "Here comes the deadbeat." He issued many medals, some of them satirical and some that were against the American Numismatic Association and the greatest rascal ever to be ANA president, Farran Zerbe.