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DAVIS, Joseph  (active 1828-57) British diesinker, Birmingham.
          Forrer quotes numismatist Herbert Grueber statement
          Davis struck items engraved for him by others, in effect
          becoming a medal publisher.

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1834 Abolition of Slavery Throughout British Dominion
          Medal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BHM 1668, Eimer 1275
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 61:345
          Illustrated: M45 Eimer, British Commem Medal, plate  138
1834 Voice From Great Britain to America Medal. . .  Brown 1666
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  J&J 23:132
1840ca Franklin (Benjamin) Quotation
          Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . .  Fuld FR.M.NL.7, Greenslet GM-57
1840ca Industry, Temperance, Prospertiy In America Medal
          Collection: American Numismatic Society 0000.999.46145
1840 Harrison (William H.) Davis Birmingham
          Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeWitt WHH-H
1840ca Washington (George) New York Medalet. . . . Baker 614
          Auctions:. . . . . . PCA 44:646, PCA 47:1633, PCA 81:1219
1840ca Washington (George) Reward of Merit
          Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baker 351
1840ca Washington Liberty and Independence Medal (port
          of Washington modeled after Stuart, but not very
          successfully, stated Baker in 1885). . . . . . . . . . . .Baker 272
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . .  PCA 50:162, PCA 62:181
1840ca Washington Liberty and Independence Medal Baker 273

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

O2  {1885} Hawkins, 2:724.
E3  {1902-30} Forrer 1: 536-537.
S11 {1959} DeWitt WHH-H, p 623.
S27 {1969} Fuld FR.M.NL.7, p 60.
O11 {1980} Brown 1666, p 1834.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 272, 273, p 128; 353 174, 614 248.
M45{1987} Eimer (Christopher)  British Commemorative Medals and Their Values. 
          Second edition. London: Spink (2010) 1275 p 175 (plate 138), [index 24 items]
          p 303.
S55 {1993} Greenslet GM-57, p 29.
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