Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Judaic Privately Issued Medals and Miscellanea

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 5187		Denmark, 4 Skilling with JEHOVAH in Hebrew, 1645. Issued by Christian IV. Inscribed in Latin " JUSTUS JUDEX" (Justly Judge). Rare and popular. Rosenblum priced a holed one at $65 in 2003. Date and inscriptions are clear. Even wear with no problems. Very Good. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 5188		Denmark, 2 Mark with JEHOVAH in Hebrew, Silver, 1645. Hede 148. Similar designs to previous lot but larger denomination; rarer too. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 5189		Moses, Bronze Medal, c. 17th Century, 33mm. Features high relief bust of Moses, incorrectly depicted with horns (due to error in translating "beams of light" as "horns"), and the second commandment in Hebrew is on the reverse. Much nicer than these cast medals usually are found. Very Fine, with granular surfaces as made. Estimated Value $100 - 115. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $60
Lot 5190		Jesus, Silver Medal, c. 18th Century, 33mm. Probably used by Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem as good luck talismans. Features high relief bust of Jesus with Hebrew letters aleph, yud, shin in field. Probably an early piece since the Hebrew letters are quite clear. 5-line Hebrew inscription on reverse. Rarely seen in silver. Very Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $84
Lot 5191		False Shekels, Lot of 4, c. 19th-20th Century, 26-35mm. Beginning in the late 16th century "coins" appeared with designs inspired by the ancient Jewish Shekel, except that modern Hebrew was used. It is suggested that these originally were made for Jewish ceremonial use, like the Pidyon Haben. This lot includes pieces that may have been made in Europe, England and America. Two of them are made in soft white medal and have abrasions on their surfaces. One has "KENNING" below the chalice, indicating the English manufacturer. Nice starter group for this interesting area of numismatics. 2 of the 4 pieces are pictured. Very Good to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 5192		Shekel "Coin," 1892, 17mm. Very unusual uniface "coin" about the size of a Dime, with denomination of "One Shekel," the date 1892, and a portrait possibly meant to represent a Roman Emperor wearing a wreath on his head. Stamped in white metal. This would make a great research project. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $30
Lot 5193		B'nai B'rith Bowling, Lot of 2 Bronze Medals, 106 & 38mm. Over a half century old, huge uniface medal with tiny hole at bottom, features bowler and inscription "National B'nai B'rith Bowling Association." Undoubtedly rare. Also medal issued by the B'nai B'rith Home and Hospital in Memphis, inscribed "Honor Thy Father and Mother 1927-1977." One of 2 medals is pictured. Bowling medal is Extremely Fine, Hospital medal is Uncirculated. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $69
Lot 5194		Dr. Chaim Arlosoroff, Large Uniface Plaque, 1933, 110mm. Made in Germany. Arlosoroff was a Zionist leader who was murdered in Palestine in 1933. The large white metal medallion is nailed into a velvet frame that can be mounted on a wall -- probably as made. Very rare; Rosenblum offered a damaged VF example in 1999, and stated that he knew of only one other example, perhaps this one. This appears to be perfect! Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253
Lot 5195		Hadassah, Bronze Medal and 2 Pins, 40-50mm. Bronze medal was issued for the 120th anniversary of the birth of founder Henrietta Szold (1860-1945) of this women's Zionist organization. Mottled toning on obverse; reverse inscribed "There is no ending that is not a beginning." The filigreed silver pin has a design made up of a large Star of David with Hebrew inscription "For your continued support of Hadassah," surrounded by Star of David shaped flowers, and the addition of "VVV"below. Bronze Hadassah MD Award pin is dated 1965-1966. 2 of the 3 items are pictured. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5196		Judaica-Americana, Lot of 3 Medals, 57-89mm. Includes 66mm bronze extremely high relief stamped "Yeshivah University Ambassador;" 57 x 89mm. bronze by Louis Rosenthal (1939), featuring bearded man and seated male angel, inscribed "In the union of faiths we are fortified to serve mankind;" and 57mm.925 fine silver 50th Anniversary of Israel Independence medallion by Towle, featuring a golden menorah and Star of David. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 5197		AINA, Israel Coin Clubs, etc., Lot of 58 Small Medals, About 30mm. Includes 17 pieces issued by Israel Coin Clubs that have been counterstamped on official Israel copper-nickel medals. Also a group of 23 AINA (American Israel Numismatic Association) bronze tokens issued from 1982-2005. Others in this diversified lot: Jewish Day at the Century of Progress (1933), The Shame of Munich, Home of the Daughters and Sons of Israel, General Israel Orphans Home, American-Israel Pavilion (New York World's Fair), etc. Almost all are Uncirculated. Estimated Value $35 - 45. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 5198		American Israel Numismatic Association, Lot of 10 including Very Rare Trip Medals, 35-45mm. AINA trip medals were minted by the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp. in tiny quantities, with AINA logo: Peace Upon Israel, 35mm. Bronze; Valour, 35mm. Silver(?); Israel Liberated, 35mm Silver; Terra Sancta, 35mm. Silver. Also 13th Anniversary of AINA, 36mm Silver. Plus the 10th Anniversary medals that were not sold to the public: 45mm. Silver (997 made) and 35mm Bronze (150 made). And three 37mm. Bronze issued for the American Bicentennial, depicting George Washington (2) and Crossing the Delaware. Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated. Estimated Value $75 - 95. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 5199		Medallic History of the Jewish People, Lot of 120 Bronze Medals, 1970, 38mm. Beautiful proof medals include Abraham, Moses, Jonah, The Temple, Maccabean Revolt, Rashi, Emma Lazarus, Herzl, Chagall, Szold, Golda Meir, Einstein, etc. The complete collection in original album (somewhat frayed) as issued by The Judaic Heritage Society. Rarely offered. 2 of the 120 medals are pictured. Brilliant Proof, a few toned. Estimated Value $360 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 5200		Jewish-American Hall of Fame, Lot of 36 Bronze Medals, 1969-2002, 52-58mm. Includes Magnes, Einstein, Brandeis, Gershwin, Salomon, Lehman, Seixas, Szold, Touro Synagogue, Meir, Levi Strauss, Salk, Gratz, Stern, Lazarus, Ochs, Columbus I & II, Cardozo, Uriah Levy, Goodman, Schick, Hank Greenberg, Bernstein, Rose, Wiesel, Houdini (double medal), Streisand, Titanic, Asser Levy (double medal), Miller, Bess Myerson and Karpeles. Virtually complete collection missing just the Isaac Bashevis Singer, and with duplicates of Judah Magnes and Dr. Bela Schick. Mintages range from 125-950. Rarely available as a set. All medals except for 3 designed by Paul Vincze are trapezoidal shape. 2 of the 36 medals are pictured. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 5201		Jewish-American Hall of Fame, Lot of 11 Silver Medals, 1969-1986, 52mm. Range from 76-125 gm, 999 fine. Includes Magnes, Brandeis, Gershwin, Lehman, Seixas, Szold, Meir, Gratz, Stern, Singer, and Columbus I. All medals except for 1 designed by Paul Vincze are trapezoidal shape. Mintages range from 100-440, with most under 300. 2 of the 11 medals are pictured. Uncirculated, Seixas is toned and Columbus has light wipe marks. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 5202		Jewish-American Hall of Fame, Lot of 4 Pewter Medals, 1969-2002, 52mm. Includes Jonas Salk, Isaac Stern, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Adolph Ochs. Rare, very low mintages of 50 or less. All medals are trapezoidal shape. Almost Uncirculated, with small edge gouges and tip of Ochs's nose flattened. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 5203		Judaica-Americana, Lot of 7 Silver and Bronze Medals, 36-63mm. Rarest in the group is the Sholem Aleichem silver-plated medal issued in 1959, the 100th anniversary of his birth, with a school building on the reverse. It has Extremely Fine details, but scratches in fields. Issued by Longines in Sterling Silver: Albert Einstein and George Gershwin. Another Sterling Silver medal feature swimming champion Mark Spitz. Plus bronzes of Revolutionary War Patriot Haym Salomon, the Microcirculatory Society Zweifach Award, and B'nai Zion's Fred Kahan Award (silver-plated). Uncirculated except for Aleichem medal. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5204		Famous Jews, etc., Lot of 6 Silver and 11 Bronze Medals, 38-44mm. Silver medals honor Justice Ruth Ginsburg, Mark Spitz, Senator Moynihan, Albert Einstein, Simon Dubnow, Munich 11, etc. Bronze medals commemorate Anne Frank, Louis Brandeis, Raoul Wallenberg, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, Henry Kissinger, etc. 2 of the 17 medals are pictured. About Uncirculated to Proof. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63
Lot 5205		Lion of Judah & Moses, Lot of 1 Bronze & 1 Silver Medal, 73 & 37mm. Extremely high relief designs by Elizabeth Weistrop. Features lion in front of large menorah, with Star of David in background. Reverse shows Moses holding the Ten Commandments facing the Jews in the desert, surrounded by inscription "Hear O Israel -- the Lord Our God -- the Lord is One." Bronze is 73mm and 57 gm, 999 fine silver is 37mm. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 5206		Anatoly (Natan) Shcharansky, Bronze Medal by Alex Shagin, 1983, 103mm. Handsome large cast medal honoring the Soviet Refusenik who later became an official in the Israel Government. This is marked 66/250 and signed by the medalist Alex Shagin on the edge. Weighs 1 1/4 pound. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 5207		Oskar Schindler, Bronze Medal by Marika Somogyi, 1999, 100mm. Impressive work of art by Holocaust survivor Marika Somogyi saluting Oskar Schindler, who saved the lives of 1,300 Jews. Reverse dramatically shows outstretched arm in front of Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Limited edition. Weighs over 1 pound. About Uncirculated, with small ding on forehead. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 5208		Raoul Wallenberg, Lot of 2 Bronze Medals, 112 & 37mm. Medallic tributes to the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, and probably died in a Soviet prison. The massive cast bronze medal by Marika Somogyi weighs nearly 1 1/2 pounds. The reverse is particularly moving, showing Wallenberg protecting Jews within his cape. Issued in 1999, this is serial number 61/100, initialed on the edge by the artist. The silver-plated bronze medal was designed by Karen Worth and issued in 1980. Both designs are in very high relief. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 5209		Simon Wiesenthal, U.S. Mint Bronze Medal, 1980, 76mm. Exceptional high relief portrait of this famous Nazi-hunter by Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro. Reverse features a map of the world with inscription "Keeper of the flameto the conscience of the world" and "By Act of Congress Public Law 96-211 of March 17, 1980." About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $25 - 35. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $17
Lot 5210		Hanukah, Lot of 15 Silver and Bronze Medals, 38mm. 9 of these are minted from 925 fine silver. This Jewish holiday celebrates the victory of the Maccabees. These medals generally feature a menorah with 8 candles, for the miracle of the Temple Menorah burning for 8 days even though there was only an oil supply for 1 day. 2 of the 15 medals are pictured. All but one are Brilliant Proof, with a few toned. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 5211		Paul Vincze Medals, Lot of 3 56mm Bronze and 1 38mm Silver. Vincze was one of the most important 20th century medalists. Bronze medals feature 300th Anniversary of Resettlement of the Jews in Great Britain (1956), a self portrait (1977), and 25th Anniversary of the Death of John F. Kennedy (1988). 26 gm, 925 fine silver medal commemorates 400th Birthday of William Shakespeare. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $45 - 55. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 5212		Interesting and Scarce Large Lot of 36 Pieces including many Badges. Badges, many consisting of colored medals and ribbons, include: several Palestinian Military, 50 Years Victory Over Germany, Metropolitan League YMHA -- 1919, Jewish War Veterans of USA -- 1940, Society of the Founders Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 16th Maccabiah -- 2001, etc. Large bronze medals: Agam's "And then there was light" and Israeli Award with enameled Star of David within shield in center. Ceremonial Holy Half Shekel, minted in Jerusalem, and "1936" King Edward VIII pseudo-crown of Palestine. Plus 2 copies of ancient Jewish Shekels, a Wooden Shekel, 2 elongated cents celebrating Israel's independence. Litzmannstadt Ghetto 5 Marks (1943), 50th Anniversary National Jewish Hospital (1949), and Hagana Defense Token 1938-1939, which circulated as a half mil coin until the 1950s. Average Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 5213		Misc., Large Lot of Over 50 Bronze State and Private Medals, Mostly 59mm. Here's a diverse lot that should be examined. Includes 53 59mm. medals plus a couple larger and a handful smaller. Also, a shekel paperweight, 7 elongated coins, a carved amulet, and other interesting stuff. Over 12 pounds of copper (melts for over $35!). Sold as is with no return. Average Very Good to Very Fine, many with heavy toning or oxidation. Estimated Value $35 - 50. View details	Realized $109
Lot 5214		Israel, Large Telephone Token and Card Collection. This impressive collection contains over 400 colorful telephone cards, picturing Herzl, Chagall & Dali paintings, Rabin, Walt Disney art, sports, cartoons, views of the Holy Land, flora & fauna, etc. Also 7 telephone tokens (c. 1960s). 2 of the over 400 telephone cards are pictured. Average Very Good to Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 5215		Dreidel Collection, Consisting of 5 Dreidels and Stands. This was obviously a sell-out, since this set is numbered 883 out of 888 made by the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp. These collectible dreidels feature colorful hand-decorated designs of The Temple, Jewish Symbols, Noah's Ark, Holy Sites in Israel, and Jerusalem. Includes a 37mm., 25 gm.925 fine silver Hanukka medal. Entire collection comes in original wood presentation case (latch is broken) with a numbered certificate of authenticity. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368