Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Israel Silver and Bronze Privately Issued Medals

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 5126		Eretz Israel, Charity Token, c. 1900, 17mm. Possibly used to give small amounts of charity (less than the smallest available current coin) to poor people, possibly minyan men at cemmeteries to say kaddish. Four Hebrew letters: Tzadeh, Dalet, Hey and Koph incused on one side, raised on the other. It is speculated that letters stand for "Charity, Holy Burial Society." Crude, as made. Fine. Estimated Value $35 - 40. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $36
Lot 5127		Palestine Railway, Canteen Token, 1930s, 30mm. Bronze with PR monogram at top and punched serial number. Reportedly payment for a drink. Hole in center, like some Palestine Mandate coins. Rare. Very Good. Estimated Value $60 - 70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 5128		Palestine Railway, Canteen Token, 1930s, 30mm. Similar to previous lot. Good. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 5129		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 5130		Holyland Token, 1927, 28mm. Bronze. Sylvia Haffner recounts a story told to her in 1968: "The committee established by the British in June of 1926 had various designs submitted to them for the proposed new coinage. The final accepted design came from the original drawings of A. St. B. Harrison, architect of the Palestine Works Department. The Holyland token is a rejected design submitted to the committee. The designer of the proposed design had them struck by a private firm and presented them to the committee for consideration. Part of his design was incorporated into the design that was accepted by the committee." Interesting and rare. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $348
Lot 5131		Balfour Medal (Jewish National Fund), 1969, 50mm. Bronze. Obverse inscribed in English: Balfour's signature in the center, the Earl of Balfour below, 1969 Dunam Dinner above, and surrounded by Jewish National Fund Northern Border Project. Other side has Hebrew inscription. Rare. Extremely Fine, with some contact marks. Estimated Value $60 - 70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $81
Lot 5132		Israel, Important Collection of Over 250 Paper Bus Tokens, Tickets and Misc. Exonumia. Fantastic collection for a specialist or someone seeking a fascinating, relatively unexplored area to collect. Includes dozens of early high grade paper bus tokens that Haffner valued at $15-$40 each over 30 years ago. Also, sheets of ration coupons for bread issued by the American Joint Distribution Committee, vouchers for use on "ships managed by Shoham Sherutey Hayam Ltd., fantasy Israel paper money featuring Sharansky and Netanyahu, fantasy U.S. notes with Hebrew inscriptions, a 1930 Russian-Jewish lottry ticket, and much more (even a few banknotes from Iran, Canada, Israel and Germany). The consignor paid $50-$100 for a number of these rarities. Should be examined to be fully appreciated. Average Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 5133		Darom Yehudah Bus Company, Tel-Aviv, 1950s, 23mm. Aluminum. 2 Prutot denomination with steering wheel design. Scarce. Fine. Estimated Value $35 - 50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5134		Chanukah Gelt, "100 Pruta", 1949, 28mm. Bronze. Designs virtually identical with regular 100 Pruta coin issued by Israel, with the addition of "Chanukah Gelt - R.S.K.S." Issued by the Rabbi Solomon Kluger School, 376 Houston Street, New York City. About Uncirculated, with some red around devices. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $81
Lot 5135		Architecture (Buildings), Lot of 9 Bronze & 4 Silver-Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. All medals are 59mm. except for one (Gymnasium). Others commemorate Zahal Disabled War Veterans, Ramat Gan Flower Show Award, Parliament House (Knesset), Shalom Mayer Tower, IBM Israel House, Yad Vashem, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Institute of Petroleum, Dan Hotels, etc. 2 of the 9 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, a couple with granular surfaces. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 5136		Agam's "Star of Love", Silver Medal, 1978, 59mm. 97 gm, 999 fine. Star of David changes shape as medal is rotated. Inscribed "Star of Love" in English, French and Hebrew. Commemorates Israel's 30th anniversary. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $114
Lot 5137		Artist -- Chagall (Twelve Tribes), Lot of 12 Bronze & 4 Silver Privately Issued Medals, 1974, 43 x 57mm. Featuring the stained glass windows designed byMarc Chagall for Hadassah Hospital. Complete collection of 12 bronze medals, plus 4 silver medals for tribes of Judah & Simeon (2.7 oz. each), and Levi & Reuben (2 oz. each). 2 of the 16 medals are pictured. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200 - 230. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 5138		Dali's "Peace", Silver Medal, 1978, 59mm. 99 gm, 999 fine. Surrealistic design features three female semi-nudes, with the central figure holding a child; an angel is in the background. Reverse shows a face formed from olive branches and doves, surrounded by "Peace" in English, Russian, Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, etc. Extremely Fine, with wipe marks and edge ding above P in PAX. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 5139		Dali's "Twelve Tribes", Lot of 12 Silver Medals & 1 Silver-Plated, 1973, 51 & 76mm. 12 are each 78 gm (2 1/2 oz.).999 fine. Minted by Medallic Art Co. The imaginative designs of the 20th century Surrealistic maste, Salvador Dali. Commemorating the tribes of Asher, Benjamin, Dan, Gad, Issachar, Joseph, Judah, Levi, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, and Zebulun. In original presentation box. Plus large 76mm. silver-plated medal featuring all Twelve Tribes. 2 of the 13 medals are pictured. About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $460 - 535. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 5140		Elizabeth Jones's "A Dream Fulfilled", Lot of Silver & Bronze Medals, 63mm. Silver medal is 160 gm, 999 fine. Handsome designs by the former Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint, commemorating Israel's independence. Features portrait of Herzl, Weizmann, Ben-Grion, and Golda Meir and inscriptions "Israel - A Dream Fulfilled" and "Wanderers No More." Struck by Medallic Art Co. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5141		Reuven Rubin's "Self Portrait", 59mm. 100 gm, 999 fine. Features etched portrait of one of Israel's most famous artists, along with his dates 1893-1974. Reverse depicts two farmers and a grove of trees. Produced in Israel. Scarce. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 5142		Paul Vincze's "Judaea in Bondage, Israel in Freedom", 1965, 57mm. 99 gm, 999 fine. Designs depict the Arch of Titus, showing the captured Temple Menorah, etc. and modern Israelis as farmer, builder, student and researcher. Issued by ISNUMAT in Israel. About Uncirculated, light wipe marks. Estimated Value $60 - 70. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 5143		Artist - Paul Vincze (Israel Heroism Series), Lot of 6 Privately Issued Copper-Nickel Medals, 57mm. Sculpted by one of the greatest medalists of the 20th century -- Paul Vincze. Issued by ISNUMAT in Israel. In original presentation album. David & Goliath, Shekel of Israel (First Revolt), Bar Kochba, Judaea Capta & Freedom, Ingathering of the Exiles, and Six-Day War. 2 of the 6 medals are pictured. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5144		Artist - Paul Vincze (Israel Heroism Series), Lot of 6 Privately Issued Copper-Nickel Medals, 57mm. Identical to previous lot. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details	Realized $58
Lot 5145		Banks in Israel, Lot of 8 Bronze Medals, 44-59mm. Includes 59mm Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 1954-84 (ancient coin designs on reverse); 59mm United Mizrahi Bank, Anniversary 1923-73, and these 44-45mm.: Bank Hapoalim, Haifa; Bank Hapolim, Jerusalem; Bank Hapoalim, Tel-Aviv; Bank Hapoalim, Israel's 40th anniversary; Industrial Development Bank of Israel, Ten Years of Activity; and Bank of Palestine, Gaza, Silver Jubilee 1960-85 (hole at top). All Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated, except Bank of Palestine, Very Fine. Estimated Value $60 - 70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 5146		Bank (Mizrahi) by Frank Meisler, Privately Issued Silver-Plated Medal, 1998, 85mm. A mammoth, impressive medal that is a work of art by famous Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler. Commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Mizrahi Bank and the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel. Spot gold plating on "75" and "50" and a spinning Star of David in the middle of the medal. Uncirculated, with spot of discoloration above "50". Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63
Lot 5147		Camp David Peace Agreement, Lot of 4 Bronze, 4 Silver-Plated & 3 Gold-Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. Most feature Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Egypt President Anwar Sadat, and American President Jimmy Varter, a few just depict Begin and Sadat. All of these except one commemorate the historic Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty signed in Washington in 1978; the exception commemorates Sadat's visit to Jerusalem in 1977. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, some toned. Estimated Value $75 - 85. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $89
Lot 5148		Jerusalem, Lot of 3 Medals - National Stamp Exhibition Silver & Bronze, 1978, 59mm & Jerusalem of Gold, 40mm. One Exhibition medal is 110 gm, 935 fine, and the other is bronze, both with lovely panoramic view of Jerusalem, including Western Wall and Shrine of the Book. Third medal is virtually identical to the Jerusalem of Gold State Medal, gold plated, with no edge markings. Exhibition medal is Extremely Fine, with faint wipe marks and 2 edge dings; the other is Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $55 - 65. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $35
Lot 5149		Jerusalem, Lot of 5 Bronze & 4 Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. Gold-plated Bar Mitzvah at Western Wall, silver-plated B'nai B'rith Martyr's Forest, plus bronze Liberation of Jerusalem, 2 different "Jerusalem shall never be returned to strangers," etc. 2 of the 9 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated, some toned. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5150		Tel-Aviv, 70th Anniversary, Silver Medal, 1979, 57mm. 98 gm, 999 fine. Features bas reliefs for "Peace" and Holocaust memorial sculpture by Israeli artist Yigal Tumarkin. Scarce. Extremely Fine, with a few edge dings. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $52
Lot 5151		Cities & Towns, Lot of 13 Bronze & 3 Silver-Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. Municipality of Bat-Yam, Givatim Municipality, Haifa Municipality, Holon Established in 1936, Nahariya 1935-1960, 2 pieces 100 Years of Petah Tiqva, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv-Yaffo Sports Department, etc. These are all officially issued by the municipalities, but not produced by the Israel Governmnet Coins & Medals Corp. Most are very hard to locate. 2 of the 16 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, some toned. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5152		Famous Israeli -- Moshe Dayan, Lot of 20 Privately Issued Bronze & Plated Medals, 59mm. The hero of the Six-Day War was honored by an outpouring of medals, 11 showing Moshe Dayan with another hero of the fighting -- Yitzhak Rabin. Many feature the Western Wall. 3 are gold-plated and 4 are silver-plated. This is a fascinating collection of portraits of Dayan wearing his signature eye patch. 2 of the 20 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $140 - 160. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $81
Lot 5153		Famous Israelis, Lot of 16 Privately Issued Bronze & Silver-Plated Medals, 59mm. 3 David Ben-Gurion, 4 Menachem Begin, 2 Haim Weizmann, 3 Golda Meir, 2 Ely Cohen, Levi Eshkol (50mm.) and Yitzhak Navon. 2 of the 16 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated. Estimated Value $160 - 180. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 5154		Famous Israelis, Lot of 32 Privately Issued Silver & Bronze Medals, 38-50mm. Includes: 1922 Peace Dollar counterstamped "Prime Minster (sic) Yitzhak Rabin 1922-1995," 4 Judaic Heritage (Franklin Mint) Sterling silver medals honoring Moshe Dayan and others, plus 1 1/2 oz. Sterling silver Rabin medal, plus bronze and copper-nickel medals commemorating Herzl, Israel-Egypt "Camp David" Peace Treaty, Ben-Gurion, Moshe Dayan, Levi Eshkol, etc. 2 of the 32 items are pictured. Uncirculated and Proof. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 5155		Ben-Gurion & Other Israeli Leaders, Lot of 12 Medals, 26-50mm. This interesting group features uniface silver-plated Ben-Gurion with name in Hebrew, uniface extremely high relief Ben-Gurion bronze, handsome bronze commemorating "State visit to Australia President of the State of Israel Chaim Herzog November 1986," a cast bronze Yitzhak Rabin 1922-1995, along with medals honoring Golda Meir, Levi Eshkol and Moshe Dayan. 2 of the 12 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 5156		Menachem Begin & Other Leaders, Lot of 2 Silver & 2 Bronze Medals, 59mm. Includes two 80 gm.999 fine Jerusalem - Begin & Sadat Meeting, and Golda Meir 1898-1978, Golda Mother of the Nation. Plus two different bronze Begin, Sadat and Carter medals. 2 of the 4 medals are pictured. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 115. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5157		Famous Israelis and Jews, Lot of 5 Silver, 8 Bronze & 20 Copper-Nickel Privately Issued Medals, 34-59mm. Israelis included are: David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, Ely Cohen, Bialik, Haim Weizmann, etc. Famous Jews are: Theodor Herzl, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver (59mm. bronze), etc. 2 of the 33 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated. Estimated Value $135 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 5158		Famous Zionists & Friends of the Jews, Lot of 10 Privately Issued Bronze Medals, 37-62mm. 2 honor George Washington (letter to Touro Synagogue & American Revolution Bicentennial (AINA); George Bush (Desert Storm), John F. Kennedy (Kennedy Memorial, Jerusalem), Harry Truman and Rabbi Abba Silver, Henry Kissinger, 3 for Herzl,and Jabotinsky. Uncirculated, some toned. Estimated Value $60 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $46
Lot 5159		Israel Misc., Lot of 5 Silver & 6 Bronze Medals, 38-44mm. Silver medals: each 25 gm, 925 fine - Sinai Campaign, Six-Day War, Western Wall; 31 gm, 999 fine, Israel 1985; 37 gm, 935 fine, Tabira 1968 awarded to S. Rozman. Plus 6 bronze medals. 6 Brilliant Proof and 5 Uncirculated. Estimated Value $60 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $40
Lot 5160		Judaica Americana, Lot of 2 Medals - Lincoln (Silver) & Ford (Bronze), 59mm. Lincoln medal is 79 gm, fineness not indicated, featuring portrait of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions: "Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land" in Hebrew and English and "From the people of America to the people of Israel." Ford automobile company medal features Ford logo, engraved Hebrew inscription, and date March 31, 1975. Both medals are very rare. About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5161		Holocaust, Lot of 4 Bronze, 5 Silver-Plated & 3 Gold-Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. Subjects include: 30th Anniversary Liquidation of Concentration Camps, Janusz Korczak, Bialystock Ghetto Uprising, Ghetto Fighters House, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 30th Anniversary ofr the Defeat of Nazi Germany, 30th Anniversary of the Jewish Partisans Struggle, the moving Italian medal "In memory of the 6 million victims," etc. 2 of the 12 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, with a few toned. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 5162		Holocaust Bronze Medal, 93mm. A cast medal memorializing 23 Jews who perished in a fire in May 1941. The inscription in the center of the reverse (within a wreath) is obliterated. Rare. Uncirculated obverse. Estimated Value $50 - 65. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $29
Lot 5163		Independence Day, Lot of 10 Bronze, etc. Privately Issued Medals, 57-59mm. Includes silver and gold-plated medals. Commemorating the 20th, 25th, 27th, 30th, 40th anniversaries of the independence of Israel. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 5164		Military, Lot of 22 Bronze & 7 Silver-Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. Designs include airplane, rocket, tank, canon, parachute, gun, IDF emblem, etc. Interesting collection -- all different. 2 of the 29 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, some toned. Estimated Value $200 - 230. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 5165		Military - Six-Day War, Lot of 4 Privately Issued Silver Medals, 38mm. Each is 26 gm, 999 fine. Gem proof quality from the Franklin Mint, in original presentation case. Includes portraits of Moshe Dayan and Itzhak Rabin. Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $35
Lot 5166		Military, Lot of 31 Privately Issued & State Bronze, Silver, etc. Medals, 23-39mm. Most bronze commemorate the Six-Day War, featuring Moshe Dayan. Others feature Yitzhak Rabin, Ely Cohen, etc. Silver (4) and Copper-Nickel feature Yom Kippur War, Moshe Dayan, Emblems of Tsva Hagana, Six-Day War, Aviation Centennial (State Medal), etc. 2 of the 31 medals are picyured. Extremely Fine to Proof. Estimated Value $115 - 130. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 5167		Music, Lot of 2 Silver & Silver-Plated Medals, 59mm. 112 gm, 935 fine, 30th Anniversary of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (1936-1966), featuring portraits of conductors Bronislaw Huberman and Arturo Toscanini, produced by Shamir Bros. Silver-plated Eurovision Israel, inscribed "The time of the singing bird is come," issued in 1979. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 5168		Music, Lot of 3 Bronze & 4 Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. Jerusalem Eurovision Contest, 1979, 2 different in bronze, 2 different silver-plated, and 2 different gold-plated. Also 30th Anniversary Israel Philharmonic (portrait of Toscanini). Extremely Fine, most with toning. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 5169		Peace, Lot of 10 Bronze, Silver-Plated & Gold- Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. Almost all feature a dove. Commemorating Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty, various anniversaries of Israel independence, Peace for Jerusalem, Peace for Galilee, etc. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated, with a couple toned. Estimated Value $70 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 5170		Sports, Lot of 8 Bronze & 4 Silver-Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. 2 pieces 50th Anniversary Hapoel Israel (female runner); Weightlifters Anniversary; 6th, 7th & 11th Maccabiah; 70th Anniversary Maccabiah; 2 pieces Europe Cup Holders 1977; Israel Football Association, etc. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, some with toning or wipe marks. Estimated Value $70 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 5171		Israel's First Coin-Stamps, Lot of 9 Privately Issued Bronze Medals, 1973, 40mm. Each medal pictures one of Israel's historic 1948 stamps featuring ancient coins. Issued by the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Commemorative Medal Society with permission of the Ministry of Posts, State of Israel. These medals have gorgeous rainbow iridescent toning. Packaging calls these "silver" but there are no markings on the medals, nor do they look silver. Choice Proof. Estimated Value $36 - 40. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $60
Lot 5172		Interesting Lot of 3 Modified Bronze Medals, 58-59mm. Two medals issued by the Tel-Aviv Fondation (sic) show various stages of removing portions of the design, possibly to produce custom awards like the third medal included which is a cusomized cast version (inscribed "Accion Aeroparque Arava 1974") of the Israel State Medal issued in 1971 for the 70th anniversary of the Jewish National Fund. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $30 - 50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $23
Lot 5173		Misc. Lot of 6 Plated and 1 Silver Medal, 59-70mm. Silver medal is 82 gm, fineness not indicated, commemorating Israel's 28th anniversary of independence. 70mm. gold-plated State Medal celebrates Israel's 50th anniversary and "1973-1998 Hello Israel 25 Years in tourism service." Silver-plated medals issued for Eurovision Israel 1979, 50th anniversary of Haganah with portrait of founder Eliahu Golomb (2) Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty 1979, etc. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated. Estimated Value $95 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 5174		Jewish Brigade, etc. Lot of 3 Silver-Plated Medals, 59-61mm. Jewish Brigade medal was awarded to members of the Brigade (2nd Regiment, 1939-69) and not sold to the public. Also, VIII Maccabiah 1969, and interesting bezeq@co.il (no longer on web) pieces. One of the 3 medals is shown. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated. Estimated Value $45 - 65. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $46
Lot 5175		Misc., Lot of 11 Bronze and 4 Silver-Plated Privately Issued Medals, 59mm. Commemorating Pope Paul VI trip to the Holy Land, Land Day (Progressive Movement for Peace -- Nazareth), Leora Kadisha (woman praying at Western Wall), Bar Mitzvah, 2 for the Grand Lodge of Israel, Federation of Labour, etc. 2 of the 15 medals are pictured. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, some toned. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115

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