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FOY, Frederick Turner  ( ) designer.
            Example of Murphy's Law: three errors in cataloging
            the only medal designed by this artist. Foy got convention
            number incorrect, catalogers missattriubte his last name
            and maker's name. Only Sarah Freeman got it right!

            M   E   D   A   L   S

1912 Otological Eleventh International Congress Boston
            Medal (obv inscription reads "ninth" but actually
            the eleventh congress) [despite J.K. Davison's name
            on edge, Forrer attributes this to Whitehead & Hoag;
            Storer misstates artist name "Loy"]. . . .  Freeman 760,
            Storer (Mass) 620, Storer (medical) 6327
            Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 28:422; PCA 49:1125

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

E3   {1902-30} Forrer 7:212 (Davison's Sons entry), 6:463 (Whitehead & Hoag entry).
M11 {1923} Storer (Massachusetts) 620, p 78-79.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 6327, p 837.
M21 {1964} Freeman 760, p 354-355.
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