, 1865-09-19
kUmISMATICS.


American Revolutionary MeJalh.
The study Of numisnatlcs, especially IS
connected With medals-thosc artistic memo
faols of historic ccreuts-although as ancient
md honorable rs my other scholastic pursuit;
still has but few disciples. What they lack
In numbers, however, they make up in ZEAL
ard the results attained arc sufficient recon
pcusc for the research ard expense involved.
It is no mean tribute to the beauties Of the
study TINT 1t has ranked among Its most d.
voted adherents, Caraccoio, Arctino, Le Brun
and Raphael, who studied the old oboli md
d1uehmas for their artistic excellence Pet
rarch, who could find time in his devotion to
Laura to make the first classified collection Of
medals on record; Aphonso, King Of Naples,
the magnificent Cosmo dc Mcdlci, Matthias
Corvlnus, King of Hungary, and Francis First
of France, whose royal duties we're not allow
cd to interfere with the formation of the pres
ent French, German and F1orentine collections.
Every civilized nation, laying cla,ms to cul-
ture, has national collection of coins and
medals to the advantages of which, the
chronicles and histories Of P1utarch,
Joscphus, Valiant, Robertson, Grote, Hume
and Gibbon testify.
In the United States fbc stndv has rof re-
csiyed tho attention II merits. md -fho m.
tiona1 collection in the United statcs- altbonpb
aided by n small Congressional appropriation,
Is consequently small, and By no means
choice one Scores Of private cabinets in this
country can surpass 1t, both in extent, rich
ness and rarity, and it Is no exnggeration to
say Inst single lots hare been put up for sale at
New yorl, exccea,nr IN rnlue The m,nt co11cc.
tion. auhonrh H. has tba a7vantarcs or
Consular md Congressional aid. In t5,c dc,
part1ncnt of Congressional meda1s and thos.,
ordered etruck by Government of con,so tho
COLLECTION il comnlcte. as The mint has tbc
dies IN jts nossessjou. 1nt It IL 1est,tnte of mr.
,ncrons o1her medals ,ssucd In t,;s o,.nnnt,,. =.
commemorate political carnno,<ns M 49,. ~
matters of historic fntcrcst r IA ~ 49,
very nr;yste cah,ncts and thu .,o,,,...s...
f1,n;- o,rvo-. a.. ~. 49, s.ea,lS "a
-s... ~ ..4s W 4ulnt - eotlteo lor
I..,,a Sas.... - neess specnnens'
=. ..!p t0t ts se'.se VI a'1.clcs VIC propose
49,, ~ne Soos!easaonal and fresi-
usu<1la naese1s' ne aeaaas stfnca In COM
nelno'@uon o1 asalnelon aud Lincoln, and
tAe character ano vaiues Of American medals,
Inc n1st article being devoted 10 the ncdals
o1 tho war OF the lseyolution. tho trouble
Nath france IN l.'9 aud with IHpoli IN 1891.
thcse articles snau convey 10 our readers
anJ III" ln1oI1nauon on Inc suD)cet OF our
counllys 1neoa's' or a"akcn interest In this
plcuss'n' stoaS' ou1 oeslsn VIII haSe been
suosef' 'ea- u..
Ine en's washington lneoaa osaefeu Struck
~ eons,vss ,H .. 'ne oosesnment iof p'esensa-
Lon 10 Hasainsnoa WIS tAe well known
oeio4e oosson meoal. 1ae fesoIa1on
passed lne Conunentai congress, March p,
4'.o. Inc committee appointed to prepare
suaao's devices aof the medal consisted OF
oo'aa ~ -a"1-iaS' At. 'At anu NJ. HopElns.
: 4ne1" YVES no hat!ona1 1nint IN thc United
e1a1es IL LINZ pc1.oa ana as IN many other
"s,ances' tne acoa' "as paonshed IN fasis.
Gnaer Tue supervision Of or. franklin, BY Du
~ Hniea, e NJ J.4aeat @ enE1ate5. As 1his was
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~ ,n,aress Tnon ,ba ~,,,raps.s T. -. s =. WI os
w.. oeTra,,,sII y s,,N.,. ~ .nu' le., Apso r.
s s~nsrt,or nf 4Sat nnn '1e ,sp p0, WIN Inc
tnEea Jroro the c.1chratod 11oudo; ca.t % -
,l,c most yrmorkab,,, ever issued ,,o,, a., ~
fidelity md artistic fn,sb T1o ,.ro-,, ,,-a1
tie diverse is Ceo,ojo 1yaaa1aq,ou' n,nytno
D,ci czertlun ddsf,yorz:m Li1crfai.., md In
tho cxercuc. tho usual Insct1ntion m Con,
frress,ornl medal. cn7u;tin A,,ryir,,.<r n, I'm
r,,o-sc "a q ,.,o,r ,fn no.+o, ,r,,,.h 49,, r..,,.,.
farccs orc ev.crot;nr ~ ~ ~ ~. 'ttsa -
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1;aa 49, ,,aoa ~ s.. ,.a,. 49,. ~ ot's %ls ~
;nnt,n 49, 49, and ~ s.aT nns,s.sa ~ M ~, 49,
s-1a ~ 49, 7sat "a.,.:N . "1sAl 1on -
-, =. .'s:4oIs ~ NV e39.s .1'ia !" tne eAotgue,
~ I-,1 Ir ,x1a<;9 - 11s'oH.a" 1eeetptr'Ha'
.11 ,na1" -nDtoA1Aa.t- ~ Inns medal,
a''uoo;a vio " 1ue oioeSt coshecteo~"ath
e'ents II u Atnetas-.n history oS no means
ta.e' ,ol1'n1e copies aa5 oe lound In many
caoMes.
ane o'net 1neuais OIL Ine "af OF the hevo-
'nuon MT rs 'ono"ss
a eo!a meoaa oy scsoiutlon oi congress,
No'' - At's, presented 10 NAY. den. dales. 10
commemorate Inc surrender al Saratoga OF
Lieut. den. bnlgosne and Lis n7my, Oct. II,
l77e
a gold medal by resolution OF Congress,
July S6, l7s9, TO Mai. Gen. Wayne, for the
capture Of Stony Point, July Is, 1T9. A si1-
yer medal was awarded at the same time to
Capt. John Stewart, Of the cavalry, for gal
antiy upon 1ne 6a'''e ose'.s'on. a tnlfo
l'e Eaal n ett'er' "as n"nsoeo 70 COL leurs'
tasa oN'ee' iof I's eoneact during 3ne
gold medal By resolution of Congress,
Sept "a, 17so, was presented TO Major, who
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10. - ,a, soa 1. sas. auu .1 n7 o.oaa' ~ nsat
lAe 1eaG.etous oeslsns VI bcle11et AlHo1a'