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made of a rare bronze medal commemorating the issuance of the 

 Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 ; copies in silver and bronze of the 

 medal by J. Paquet commemorating the Northwestern Sanitary Fair, 

 Chicago, in 1865; copies in silver, bronze, gilt, and white metal of 

 the medal by W. H. Key commemorating the death of President 

 Lincoln in 1865 ; copies in silver, bronze, and aluminum of the medal 

 by H. Bovy commemorating the same event ; and copies in silver and 

 bronze of the medal by Franky Magniadas on the same subject. 

 Medals commemorating the Lincoln Centennial in 1909, which are 

 of special interest to numismatists, include copies in three types of 

 bronze of the medal by J. E. Roine, before mentioned, trial strikes 

 of the Roine medal, and strikes in silver from a rejected die of 

 the Roine medal. Many medalets struck during the Civil War 

 or soon after that struggle and decorated with portraits of President 

 Lincoln and other statesmen, are of special note. Of this class of 

 material are many political campaign souvenirs recalling the history 

 of the presidential issues of 1864. The Robert Hewitt collection is 

 remarkable for the very wide range of subjects and types of numis- 

 matic material which it covers and constitutes an epitomized medallic 

 record of the career of President Lincoln. Although the bulk of 

 the material is of purely historical and numismatic interest, many 

 pieces are of much artistic merit as well, particularly those struck 

 in commemoration of the Lincoln Centennial in 1909. 



The numismatic collections also received by transfer from the 

 United States Mint, Treasury Department, an important addition 

 of medallic material, consisting of bronze replicas of United States 

 military and naval service medals, commemorative medals, and 

 medals of award. The collection includes badges awarded for service 

 in the Army during the Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish- 

 American War, the Philippine insurrection, the occupation of Cuba, 

 the China Relief Expedition, the pacification of Cuba, and the occu- 

 pation of the Mexican border; also the Congressional Medal, the Cer- 

 tificate of Merit Badge, and the Distinguished Service Cross, the 

 last named decoration having been established since the entry of the 

 United States into the war with Germany, medals representing serv- 

 ice in the Navy and in the construction of the Panama Canal, and 

 copies of the life-saving medals awarded by the Government. Of 

 only slightly less interest in this. collection are copies of a number 

 of medals awarded to members of the Annual Assay Commissions, 

 1865-1918; medals commemorating the services of officials of the 

 Treasury and the Mint; medals commemorating notable events in 

 the history of the United States, such as the inaugurations of various 

 presidents from 1789 to 1917, the first embassy from Japan in 1860, 

 and the departure of the Atlantic Fleet from Hampton Roads, De- 

 cember 18, 1907. on a cruise around the world; and a particularly 



