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Spencer Collection of World and U.S. Historical Medals Including So-Called Dollars
MI-251/44 AR, Queene Anne's Bounty
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Coin Description:
SC$1 1931 IL HK-460 McCORMICK REAPER 100TH
Grade:
NGC MS 63
Owner:
Spencer Collection
Set Category:
Token & Medals
Set Name:
Spencer Collection of World and U.S. Historical Medals Including So-Called Dollars
Slot Name:
MI-251/44 AR, Queene Anne's Bounty
Research:
See NGC's Census Report for this Coin
Owner's Description
Medal, 1884, Bz, MCCORMICK REAPER CENTENNIAL, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER, United States, Chicago, IL, So Called Dollar HK-460 Bz, NGC MS63, Cert# 1826726-013. Obv. Male bust facing part l.; to l. 1809 / 1884; to r. Inventor / of the / Reaper; above bust, around Cyrus Hall McCormick; Rv. Scene depicting two men, one mounted, using horse-drawn reaper, proceeding to r.; above, around International Harvester Company; below reaper, on shield Centennial of / the Reaper / two crossed wheat straws between 1831 and 1931. HK-460 Bronze, on edge Medallic Art Co. N. Y. 34mm. Medal: This was Official Medal issued by International Harvester; designed and modeled by sculptor Emory P. Seidel; nearly 1,000,000 struck by Medallic Art Co.; not sold but presented as souvenir "throughout the world." It was the desire of International Harvester that every farmer in America would have one. Today, piece is quite scarce in choice condition. Purpose: To celebrate 100th anniversary of Cyrus Hall McCormick's invention of reaper, "first successful attempt at mechanized agriculture."
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