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Lr. 672 McGill University Shakespeare Medal. 1864. Copper.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:125.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 CAD
Lr. 672 McGill University Shakespeare Medal. 1864. Copper.
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205.00CAD+ buyer's premium (41.00)
This item SOLD at 2026 May 01 @ 19:21UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT

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44.3mm, 46.8g, Br. 120, Plain edge. Signed J.S. & A.B. WYON. The Shakespeare medal for English literature was endowed by “the citizens of Montreal” in celebration of the Bard’s 300th anniversary. However, the medal was actually the project of one man: Mr. T.D. King. According to McLachlan, King “advertised a meeting for the purpose of striking a medal in honor of Shakespeare's [sic] tercentenary. Finding himself the only one present at the meeting, he constituted himself Chairman and Secretary, passed a series of resolutions, and carrying out these resolutions, soon had sufficient funds collected with which to defray the expenses connected with the founding of this medal.” lightly worn on the high spots with chocolate-brown surfaces, with spots of green verdigris on the obverse and an edge bump, EF. 1pc. Ex. Hoare Auctions Sale #51 October 28, 1995 Lot 1454, Saul Hendler Medal Collection Part 1. From the Geoffrey Bell Collection.