Pre-Long Beach Auction #78

Israel. Freedom, State Silver Medal, 1995. 59 mm. 175 grams 925 fine. Maximum authorized mintage of 599. An impressive art medal with extremely high relief. Features the Liberation Monument by American sculptor Nathan Rapoport, which stands in Liberty Park in New Jersey. Honors the spirit, dedication and compassion of the American Servicemen who liberated oppressed of the Holocaust. On the reverse, "Freedom" is inscribed in English,...

Israel, Undated (1977?) Pattern Overstrike by Adam Cool? for the American Israel Numismatic Association. An attempt to overstrike 35mm Judaea Capta/Israel Liberata sterling silver medal with 10th Anniversary logo of the American Israel Numismatic Association. It was not successful and it is doubtful that any of these were made. Possibly unique. The consignor paid $200 for this interesting rarity. Plus the 59mm AINA 10th Anniversary...

1973 Israel, Rare Bronze Presentation Medal of David Elazar, Chief of Staff. This medal was issued exclusively for the Ministry of Defense and awarded to the bereaved families. The medals for dedication - for the use of David Elazar, Chief of Staff. These were not sold. Variety with English inscription and signature. About uncirculated.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.

Israel, c. 1959-1960 Plastic Ship Token Collection. Haffner, 1970, p.359-360. Extensive collection of Shoham Maritime and Sommerfin plastic ship tokens in white, yellow, pink, green, blue and red, in 5-100 agorot denominations. A treasure trove for the specialist. Lot of over 400 tokens. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.

Israel, Important Collection of over 250 Paper Bus Tokens, Tickets and Misc. Exonumia. Fantastic collection for specialist or beginner seeking relatively unexplored area of Israeli numismatics. Includes dozens of early high grade paper bus tokens that Haffner valued at $10-$40 over 35 years ago. Also sheets of ration coupons issued by the American Joint Distribution Committee, vouchers used on ships managed by Shoham, fantasy Israel...

Over Ten Pounds of Judaica and Americana Numismatics and Other Stuff. A treasure cove that you will enjoy exploring over the coming days and weeks. Great for a collector or ebay seller. Must be seen to be appreciated.
Estimated Value $45 - 75.

Israel, Collection of 10 Bronze and 11 Silver 39mm Medals in Colorful Government Hard Plastic Holders. Most commemorate the cities of Israel. These cost the consignor a total of over $700 from the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.

Israel, etc., Huge Lot of over 275 Judaica Medals, Tokens, Israel Trade Coins, and Other Surprises Including Gold Medal. Four massive three-ring binders are stuffed with Judaic numismatic goodies and surprises. There is even a gold medal from the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation and a gem example of Israel's 1958 Menorah Five Pound commemorative silver coin. And that's only the start. This lot has almost no duplicates--...

Israel, Group of Very Large Very Heavy Bronze Medals. The most impressive medal in this lot is 5-inch diameter uniface art medal #262/350 picturing Samson leaning on the temple pillars, breaking them and pulling them down on the people. Beneath Samson is the verse "And Samson took hold of the two central pillars" in Hebrew., weighing 1 pound 13 oz, with custom stand. Next is a 3 1/2 inch calendar medal for the year 1996/1997 #308, with...

Israel, Group of 8 Silver and 2 Bronze Official State Medals. Includes Righteous Gentile Carl Lutz of Switzerland 60 gm pure silver and 59mm bronze; Righteous Gentile Chiune Sugihara of Japan 60 gm pure silver and 59mm bronze; 2 Pieces: Jerusalem and the Land of Milk and Honey 50mm, 60 gm pure silver; and set of four Presidents of Israel: Weizmann, Herzog, Shazar and Ben-Zvi, each 26 g. All as issued in original government display...

Israel. Miscellaneous Lot of Minors: Lot includes Pruta to present and a few Palestine minors. Careful examination recommended. Sold as is, no returns.
Estimated Value $100 - 200.

Israel. Lot of Three State Silver Medals: All 59 mm and 115 grams each of 935 silver. Lot includes: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 20th Anniversary, 1943-1963; Hebrew University, 1965. 40th Anniversary of the inauguration; El Al Airline, 1969. Lot of 3 medals. Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.