MILITARY, WAR AND PEACE, AMERICAN REVOLUTION
189) This is the only one of these I have come across, and I was unable to find it in Rulau/Fuld (Medallic Portraits Of Washington 2nd Edition by Russell Rulau and George Fuld). Extremely rare? White metal, 37.7mm.
190) Another "Washington Crossing The Delaware" reverse. Evidently not in Rulau/Fuld. Very rare and I have only located it in bronze. Bronze, 37.7mm.
191) This medal commemorates the centennial of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. It is listed in Rulau/Fuld as BakerA1810 in white metal, but is unlisted in Bronze. Very scarce to rare in white metal and usually found holed and rarely found Unc. Very rare in Bronze and almost always Unc. Bronze, 35mm.
192) This medal commemorates the centennial of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. It is listed in Rulau/Fuld as Baker1800. Rarity appears to be virtually the same as BakerA1810 above. Very scarce to rare in white metal and usually found holed and rarely found Unc. Very rare in Bronze and almost always Unc. Bronze, 37.7mm.
193) BakerJ-195. Obverse of HK126 with the other side different. It is not listed in Rulau/Fuld in White metal, but appears to me to be somewhat more common in white metal than other metals. Rare in White metal. Very rare in copper. Extremely rare in silver. White metal, 35.1mm.
194) "Pennsylvania Volunteers", "Gettysburg July 3, 1863", "In Commemoration Of The Return Of The State Flags....", I have found this piece described as white metal, brass, and bronze. Possibly very rare in all metals. Brass, 38.8mm.
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194a) "Semi-Centennial German Artillary Charleston, S.C." Very rare. Copper, 38.6mm
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195) I have found this piece described as silver, silveroid(45% nickel, 54%copper, 1% manganese), bronze and white metal. Maybe rare in white metal, very rare in bronze, and extremely rare in silver or silveroid. Almost always found unholed in all metals. Bronze, 39.7mm.
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196) "Monument Association Of The Capture Of Andre/Tarrytown, N.Y." Very scarce to rare in white metal and usually unholed, rare to very rare in bronze, and extremely rare in gilt. Rulau NY-Ta 3, Bronze, 34.5mm.
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197) Commemorating the "Centennial Anniversary" in "Defiance, Ohio" of the establishment of Fort Defiance by "Gen. Anthony Wayne". "Centennial Souvenir". This is the only one of these I have located. Extremely Rare?, Aluminum, 38.4mm.
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198) Medal of Admiral George Dewey and the Battle of Manila Bay. Small "HR" monogram above Dewey's right shoulder. Possibly associated with his presidential campaign? Probably rare. Aluminum, 37.9mm.
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199) Another Dewey medal. Very to extremely rare. "Dewey And All The Boys Remembered The Maine" "First To The Death Of Spain's Tyranny". Small "Copyrighted" to the lower right of bust. Aluminum, 38mm.
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200) "U.S. Naval Campaign West Indies 1898", "William Sampson", "Commander In Chief", "Santiago De Cuba July 3." Rare to very rare. Often found with loop and hanger. Bronze, 38.2mm.
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201) "Peace Jubilee / Philadelphia Oct. 26-27". Celebrating the end of the Spanish American War. Probably rare, but extremely rare unholed. Rulau Phl 75. I have seen only one other of these unholed. I have not located it in any other metal. White metal, 35.1mm.
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202) "U.S. Grant" Obverse of HK278 with the same unlisted reverse as the one above. Extremely rare as far as I can tell. Bronze, 35.1mm.
203) "National Peace Jubilee Chicago. 1898.", From the end of the Spanish American War. Not in very good condition, but no evidence of a removed loop. Possibly rare to very rare and usually found with a clamped on loop. Brass, 37.9mm.
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204) Obverse the same as HK351 except that "To Pacific Coast" is replaced by "San Diego, Cal." Listed in the second edition of HK as HK352d. Appears to be of similar rarity to others of the series, except HK351 which appears to be by far the most common. Rare, Brass, 36.3mm.
205) This piece commemorates the 100th anniversary of the end of the War of 1812. It is very similar to the original "Treaty of Ghent" medal which is larger. In tiny lettering on the reverse: "W. & H. Co. Newark, NJ". Probaably rare. Bronze, 38.3mm.
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206) "Australian Cruise United States Fleet-1925", Rare but much more difficult to find in strict Unc. Brass, 38mm.
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207) This and the following five pieces have the same or similar reverses as HK892. The first four all relate to America's uneasy relationship with Mexico, during the Mexican revolution. Most commonly found in bronze, but also found in silver plate and brass/gilt?. Altogether, very scarce to Rare. Silverplated Bronze, 36mm.
208) "Service In Mexico With The American Punitive Expedition In The Pursuit Of Villa". A bit rarer than some of the other HK892 varieties. Rare to very rare. Brass, 36.1mm.
209) "Battle Of Vera Cruz / April 21st, 1914". The usual reverse wording is replaced by "Schwaab S. & S. Co. Milwaukie". The reverse device is also somewhat different. Less common than HK892 and HK893, but more common than the others. Very scarce to maybe rare. Brass, 35.9mm.
210) "Called To The Colors June 18, 1916 / For Service On The Mexican Border". I have found this piece described as copper, brass/gilt? and silvered bronze. Altogether, rare. Bronze, 36mm.
211) "National Guard Encampment". Dated 1921, but I have also found it dated 1920, 1923, and 1924. Each date is probably very rare, maybe extremely rare. Note that the reverse device has slight differences from the other varieties above. Brass, 36mm.
211a) Same as the previous piece, but with an incuse 1924. It looks as if the original date underneath the incused date was 1921. Very rare, Bronze, 36.1mm
212) "Service With The American Army In France / 1918". Found in bronze and occasionally silverplate. Rare, Brass, 36mm.
213) Unlisted in the first edition of HK, HK896a in the second edition. Obverse of HK896 paired with a different reverse. As far as I can tell, it is considerably rarer than HK896, extremely rare in Unc condition, otherwise rare, maybe very rare. Brass, 36mm.
214) Unlisted in the first edition of HK, HK897a in the second edition. Obverse of HK897 paired with the same reverse as the previous piece above. It too appears to be considerably rarer than HK897. Extrememly rare in Unc, otherwise rare, maybe very rare. Brass, 36mm.
215) "Wichita, Kansas Fifth War Loan / B-29 Day", Probably rare, maybe very rare. Aluminum, 41.4mm.
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216) This 1945 piece celebrates VE (Victory over Europe) and VJ (Victory over Japan). In 1898 this same obverse design was used on a few medals celebrating the end of the Spanish American War. Very rare. In tiny lettering: "Hanson Chicago", Gilt, 38mm.
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216a) Obverse the same as the reverse of HK747. "More Air Force Per Dollar", Found in Aluminum and copper. Perhaps very rare in either metal, and much rarer than HK749. Copper, 38.3mm.
217) Commemorating the launching of the "U.S.S. Nautilus / World's First Nuclear Powered Vessel". I have seen a number of these come up for sale over the years. It often comes with a cardboard insert. Very scarce, maybe rare. Yellow bronze, 39.3mm.
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