Benjamin Franklin Silver Boston School Medal - Antique Associated At West Townsend

Benjamin Franklin Silver Boston School Medal

Reward of Merit. “To Alexan Gifford” Alexander Gifford

Benjamin Franklin Silver Boston School Medal

Obverse – crossed quills and open book variety. Says “The Gift of Franklin”. Reverse – Says “Adjudged by the School Committee as a Reward of Merit to” – then engraved “To Alexan Gifford”. Ex John Ford. Ex New Netherlands Coin Company with their holder. Circa 1793 to 1830. 35mm, nearly mint state, holed for suspension. Name and date published chronologically within document titled FRANKLIN MEDAL SCHOLARS published by the City of Boston, 1861.

Item Date: 1815

Price: $2,250

SKU 849-101

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