10k Coney Island swim medal
10k gold swim medal, engraved with female swimmer flanked by dolphins, rosettes, above laurel leaves, and having central ''KCJ'' monogram to front, and engraved inscription to back reading ''Presented by the Kings County Journal to Grace Blankley, Winner of Ocean Mile Swim. Coney Island, Aug. 27, 1887.'' Approximate weight 5.3 dwt. Provenance: Estate of Laura Fisher, New York, NY.
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10k gold swim medal, engraved with female swimmer flanked by dolphins, rosettes, above laurel leaves, and having central ''KCJ'' monogram to front, and engraved inscription to back reading ''Presented by the Kings County Journal to Grace Blankley, Winner of Ocean Mile Swim. Coney Island, Aug. 27, 1887.'' Approximate weight 5.3 dwt. Provenance: Estate of Laura Fisher, New York, NY.