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Bracelet Containing (5) Official Presidential Inaugural Medal Charms

Exceedingly Rare Presidential Inaugural Gold Charm Bracelet Complete for All Charm Issues, 1953-1969 One of Only Two Known Bracelet Containing (5) Official Presidential Inaugural Medal Charms, 1953-1969. Gold. 136.6 grams (4.39 ounces) total weight, bracelet 18 karat, bezels 14 karat. These gold charms are the rarest and most eagerly sought of the official presidential inaugural committee medals. They were initially produced by Medallic Art Company for the inaugurations from 1953 through 1969, in each case in extremely limited numbers. None were struck in 1973 and 1977, when the contract to produce the inaugural medals was held by the Franklin Mint. When Medallic Art Company took up the contract again in 1981, it resumed production of these gold charms, and continued to do so through the 2005 inauguration. For the early series, 1953 to 1969, only two complete sets are known, both in bracelets, one of which is being offered here; the other, the Honorable and Mrs. Gilbert Hawn, Jr. specimen, is plated on page 119 of Neil MacNeil's reference The President's Medal: 1789-1977. The following charms are included: 1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower. Dusterberg-OIM 13G21, MacNeil-DDE 1953-5, Levine-DDE 1953-6. 21.0 mm. Mintage: 18. Apart from the present specimen, only four of these have appeared for sale since 1976. 1957 Dwight D. Eisenhower. Dusterberg-OIM 14G27, MacNeil-DDE 1957-5, Levine-DDE 1957-5. 27.0 mm. Mintage: 6. One of these was presented to Mrs. Eisenhower; only one other has been sold at auction, in PCAC's sale of December 5, 1976. 1961 John F. Kennedy. Dusterberg-OIM 15G27, MacNeil-JFK 1961-4, Levine-JFK 1961-4. 27.0 mm. Mintage 5. Four of the five charms were received by Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Paul Manship, Mrs. Gilbert Hawn (in the other bracelet), and the original owner of the present bracelet; the recipient of the fifth charm is unknown, and it is untraced. 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson. Dusterberg-OIM 16G27, MaNeil-LBJ 1965-6, Levine-LBJ 1965-6. 27.0 mm. Mintage: 9. One of these is in the Crain Collection at George Washington University; that offered here is the only one that has appeared for sale. 1969 Richard M. Nixon. Dusterberg-OIM 17G29, MacNeil-RMN 1969-11, Levine-RMN 1969-11. 29.0 mm. Mintage: 5. In addition to the two examples in the bracelets, one is part of the Crain Collection at George Washington University, while a fourth appeared in PCAC's 36th Sale (1983); the fifth is presumed to have been presented to Mrs. Nixon and is untraced. Each of the charms shows signs of moderate handling, "indicating that the bracelet was worn often and with pride," as Joe Levine put it so eloquently in 2004. The foregoing information about the extreme rarity of these charms and the paucity of their market appearances is attributed to Jimmy Hayes' forthcoming reference Each New Beginning, Volume III: 1889-2001. Clearly our offering of this bracelet is a fleeting opportunity - perhaps the only one in a lifetime for the advanced collector to acquire an example of each of these types. This bracelet is the centerpiece in the extensive collection of Presidential and Inaugural medals that figures so prominently in this sale, and it will surely see spirited bidding and command a strong price as it transitions into another advanced cabinet. Provenance: From the Medicus Collection of Presidential Inaugural and Related Medals. Earlier ex our (Bowers and Merena') sale of the David W. Dreyfuss Collection, April 1986, lots 5845 through 5850, unsold; Presidential Coin and Antique Co., Inc.'s sale of the David W. Dreyfuss Family Collection, December 2004 Auction #73, lot 473; Jimmy Hayes.

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