Cased Set of (4) 1876 United States Centennial Medals. Mint State.Included are: Julian CM-10: silver, 37.6 mm; gilt, 37.6 mm; Julian CM-11: bronze, 57.5 mm; and gilt, 57.5 mm. The leather case is intact and fully functional with generally minor scuffs to the exterior, although a lengthier scuff on the lid suggests that a sticker was once removed from that area. The plush velvet interior is even better preserved with no significant detractions. Our multiple offerings in this sale notwithstanding, original cased sets of United States Centennial medals are rare. When we offered this set in our (Bowers and Merenas) May 1993 Stetson University Collection sale, the cataloger opined that fewer than a dozen such sets are extant. (Total: 4 medals, 1 case)From our (Bowers and Merenas) Stetson University Collection sale, May 1993, lot 1739. Lot tag included.
