Coins Medals Badges Tokens Paper Money Antiques Curios Etc

Author : Thomas Lindsay Elder
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266809517
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Coins, Medals, Badges, Tokens, Paper Money, Antiques, Curios, Etc written by Thomas Lindsay Elder and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Coins, Medals, Badges, Tokens, Paper Money, Antiques, Curios, Etc: Collection of Masonic Medals, Masonic Jewels, Badges and Tokens of the Late Dr. B. P. Wright, Jefferies, McGill and Other Important Consignments A deeply learned man and an ardent coin collector, who at the same time owed to his manly qualities and humanitarian principles, distinguished advancement in the various higher Masonic bodies, it was but natural that his attention was turned, early in life to the great wealth of Numismatic material embodied in the Medals, Tokens and insignia of the entire Masonic Fraternity throughout the world. Dr. Wright therefore collected with the precise knowledge of a scientist added to the enthusiasm of a lover of the beautiful in Art and the result is worthy of the name and memory of one of the most successful and erudite collectors of these imperishable Masonic memorials whom the world has ever known. Many of Dr. Wright's treasures have been described on the pages of the numismatist, which material has also been embodied in numerous pamphlets. But now for the first time will be appreciated the really vast work the good Doctor accomplished, in assembling the treasures from here and abroad which distinguish the present catalogue. Particularly interesting at this present moment, when the Masons of All America are uniting to erect the great Washington Masonic Memorial at the Nation's Capitol, is the rare medal struck, at the time, to mark the expected acceptance of the National grand-mastership by the Father of his Country. Here is the finest specimen of this rare medal in existence. European Freemasonry is splendidly represented from the earliest dates and in all countries, illustrating, especially in the German and English series, the extensive patronage of the Craft by royalty, in the early days. I am indebted for some assistance in assembling this great Masonic collection to Worshipful Frank C. Higgins, of New York City, who, like Dr. Wright is both a Mason and a collector, and to whom Dr. Wright dele gated the dispersion oi his collection as one of his last living acts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.