A GUIDE TO LOCAL ISSUE U.S. SERVICE &
VICTORY MEDALS WITH VALUES.
Website edition
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR & PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION
MEXICAN BORDER SERVICE
WORLD WAR ONE
WORLD WAR TWO
AND THE KOREAN CONFLICT.
By
Andrew H. Lipps
Introduction:
It is important to note that this is a guide to values based on reported observations of actual medals. No hypothesis or ‘guestimates’ have been used to determine values of medals not actually noted offered for sale. Where personal opinion has been added is in using meta-analysis to adjust values of medals that were offered for sale on multiple occasions or where bidding occurred that the author feels was colored by bias on the part of one or more bidders. By this I mean simply put, that an exorbitant price observed one time on ebay for an otherwise common medal was not included in the valuation range or median.
A commentary since the year 2000 when I published the first edition of this reference: The collecting of state and local issue medals has remained a consistent and strong aspect of medal collecting, WWI is still the dominant area of interest with a somewhat lacking of interest in the small number of medals given for WWII service. The ‘boom’ of collecting Spanish American War / Philippine Insurrection local issues has slackened somewhat and Ebay has shown that some that we considered scarce at one time are coming up for sale at least a little more often. The medals given for service on the Mexican Border remain consistently strong in value with no sign of slowing. As a side note, as I write this much is being done to research the awards by the state of New York and named and numbered pieces may be more readily researchable in the
near future. That will add an interesting aspect to the collecting of NYS medals.
I noted in my first edition that I had a bias towards named medals and that the collecting community did not necessarily share that interest. That has not changed and most local service medal collectors are type collectors with named pieces not commanding a premium with a few notable exceptions such as the Wyoming and Rochester, NY medals. Another aside worth mentioning regards Navy issue WWI Federal Victory medals. The discovery of a large horde of unissued bars after publication of my first volume has certainly colored that collecting field. An occurrence such as that cannot be foreseen.
Andrew H. Lipps
A guide to valuations on local issue service medals.
Abbreviations used...
SAW= SPANISH AMERICAN WAR, PI=PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION SERVICE,
MBS= MEXICAN BORDER SERVICE, WWI= WORLD WAR ONE, WWII= WORLD WAR TWO, KW= KOREAN WAR, VFW=VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, SAR=SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION, UDC=UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY
ALABAMA
STATE, MBS. $450.00
ALASKA
TERRITORIAL GUARD SERVICE MEDAL, WWII. $1.500/00
ARKANSAS
STATE, MBS, #ED. $400.00
CALIFORNIA
STATE, SAW $100.00
STATE, SAW Named $150.00
ALAMEDA, WWI $50.00
FRESNO COUNTY, WWI $30.00
LONG BEACH, WWI $30.00
*ORANGE COUNTY, WWI $50.00
*ORANGE COUNTY, WWI Named $65.00
*WITH CASE ADD $20.00
SACREMENTO, WWI $30.00
SAN FRANCISCO, WWI $45.00 The San Francisco WWI award is common but it is sterling which has tended to add a ‘false’ value to the medal.
SAN FRANCISCO, WWI. Named $60.00
COLORADO
STATE, SAW Named $200.00
STATE, MBS $95.00 * The color of the ribbon varies on this medal indicating branch of service (Red-Artillery, Red & white-Engineers, Blue-Infantry, Yellow-Cavalry, Orange & White-Signals, Maroon-Medical) and there are varying degrees of rarity within the branches such as Engineers being rarer than Artillery.)
LOGAN COUNTY, WWI $40.00
SEDGWICK COUNTY, WWI $50.00
CONNECTICUT
STATE, SAW $75.00
STATE WWI SERVICE $20.00
BERLIN, WWI $35.00
BRIDGEPORT, WWI $25.00
BRISTOL, WWI $35.00
CROMWELL, WWI $50.00
DANBURY, WWI $40.00
E.HARTFORD, WWI Named $50.00
GLASTONBURY, WWI $45.00
KILLINGLY, WWI $95.00
LEOMINSTER, WWII $20.00
MANCHESTER, WWI Named $125.00
MERIDEN, WWI $30.00
NAUGATUCK, WWI, 12k GOLD. $175.00
NEW BRITAIN, WWI $25.00
NEW BRITAIN, WWII $30.00
NEW HAVEN, WWI $15.00
SEYMOUR, WWI Named $60.00
SPRAGUE, WWII $65.00
STAMFORD, WWI Named $30.00
SUFFIELD, WWI $25.00
TORRINGTON, WWI $45.00
Same named. $75.00
VERNON-ROCKVILL, WWI $50.00
WALLINGFORD, WWI $35.00
WATERBURY, SAW Named $250.00
WATERBURY, WWI $35.00
WATERBURY, WWI Named $45.00
WINDHAM, WWI $30.00
WINDSOR, WWI $40.00
WINSTED, WWI $35.00
DELAWARE
STATE, WWI (NAMED). It is believed 9,000 to 12,000 of these were struck making it one of the rarer of the State issue WWI awards. The value of this and the Maryland WWI medal will continue to raise as collectors demand them to complete their “state run sets”. The medal comes in two versions; on with an eagle surmounting the planchet, the other without and eagle. Rarity is close between the two. Deservedly so I might add as they are very difficult to find! $150.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Spanish American War Service Medal. First Regt. D.C. Vols. $200.00
Spanish American War Service Medal. Named $350.00
WWI SERVICE, Named $50.00
WWI SERVICE $30.00
FLORIDA
ORANGE COUNTY, WWI $80.00
GEORGIA
ATLANTA, MBS $175.00
GRIFFIN, MBS $100.00
SAVANNAH, MBS Named $125.00
*The ‘Georgia’ section is an excellent example of the idiosyncrasies of this price guide. The Griffin medal is easily the rarest of the three. However the $100.00 value is based on the price in a Harris list. The Atlanta and Savannah prices are based on realized FJP auction prices. These medals will bring more because of the geographic lure of these large population towns.
ILLINOIS
BATAVIA, WWI $45.00
BATAVIA, WWI Named $60.00
BATAVIA, WWII $50.00
CAMBRIDGE AND HENRY COUNTY, WWI $35.00
DOUGLAS COUNTY, WWI $25.00
DUPAGE COUNTY, WWI $30.00
EVANSTON SAW $150.00
FORD COUNTY, WWI Named $60.00
FOX RIVER VALLEY CITIES, WWI $45.00
GLENCOE, THE VILLAGE OF...COOK COUNTY, WWI Named $175.00
HENDERSON COUNTY, WWI Named $40.00
HENRY COUNTY, WWI $20.00
LAKE FOREST, WWI $45.00
MELROSE PARK, WWI $25.00
INDIANA
STATE, MBS $125.00
CASS COUNTY, WWI $30.00
DEARBORN COUNTY, WWI $25.00
DELAWARE COUNTY, WWI Named $40.00
ELKHART, WWI $30.00
EVANSVILLE, WWI $20.00
EVANSVILLE, WWI Named $30.00
HENRY COUNTY, WWI $30.00
LAPORTE COUNTY, WWI $30.00
SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY, WWI $25.00
IOWA
STATE MBS $125.00
COUNCIL BLUFFS, WWI $25.00
JEFFERSON COUNTY, WWI $50.00
KEOTA, WWI $45.00
MARSHALL COUNTY, WWI $35.00
SIOUX CITY, MBS $150.00
VAN BUREN COUNTY, WWI $45.00
WASHINGTON COUNTY, WWI $25.00
KANSAS
ALLEN COUNTY, WWI $35.00
CLOUD COUNTY, WWI $30.00
CLOUD COUNTY, WWI Named $40.00
DOUGLAS COUNTY, WWI $25.00
INDEPENDENCE, WWI $30.00
MIAMI COUNTY, WWI $150.00
MARSHALL COUNTY, WWI $35.00
MCPHERSON COUNTY, WWI SATC $20.00
OTTAWA, WWI $30.00
PITTSBURG, WWI $25.00
REPUBLIC COUNTY, WWI $35.00
SALINA, WWI $20.00
SHAWNEE COUNTY, WWI $35.00
WASHINGTON COUNTY, WWI Named $40.00
WILSON COUNTY, WWI $30.00
KENTUCKY
LOUISVILLE, 138TH FA $60.00
LOUISVILLE, MBS AMBULANCE CORPS K.N.G. FROM THE BOARD OF TRADE & CITIZENS. $175.00
OLDHAM COUNTY, WWI $45.00
LOUISIANA
NONE OBSERVED.
MAINE
BRADFORD, WWI $60.00
COLBY COLLEGE (WATERVILLE), WWI $35.00
KITTERY, WWI $45.00
ROCKPORT, WWI Named
SACO, WWI $30.00
SANFORD, WWI $45.00
SOUTH PORTLAND, WWI $30.00
SWEDEN, WWI Named $125.00
WESTBROOK, WWI $25.00
MARYLAND
STATE, SAW Observed realized price of $700.00 in 1997 Floyd, Johnson, & Paine Medals auction. This may actually be a Regimental medal struck for the 5th Maryland however it is generally classified as a state medal.
STATE, WWI $95.00 Perhaps the hardest standard state issue WWI service medal to obtain.
BRUNSWICK, WWI $50.00
MASSACHUSETTS
STATE, SAW Named $250.00
ABINGTON, WWI $45.00
ACUSHNET, WWI $40.00
ANDOVER, WWI $45.00
ATHOL, WWI Named $35.00
ATTLEBORO, WWI $35.00
ATTLEBORO, WWI 10K Gold medal named to a KIA. $300.00
BARNSTABLE, WWII $20.00
BEVERLY, WWI $25.00
BILLERICA, WWI $40.00
BOSTON, MBS $40.00
BOSTON, MBS Named $75.00
BOURNE, WWI Named $200.00
BOXFORD, WWI $50.00
BRIDGEWATER, WWI Named $60.00
BROCKTON, WWI. $75.00 A 10K gold lapel button.
CHESTER, WWI $60.00
CHICOPEE, WWI $35.00
COHASSET, WWI Named $45.00
DARTMOUTH, WWII $25.00
EAST BRIDGEWATER, WWI $45.00
EDGARTOWN. WWO $50.00
EVERETT, WWI BRONZE FOR ENLISTED. $20.00
EVERETT, WWI BRONZE FOR ENLISTED. (NAMED) $40.00
FALL RIVER, WWI $20.00
FITCHBURG, WWI $25.00
FITCHBURG, WWI Named $35.00
FREETOWN, WWI $45.00
GARDNER, WWI $35.00
GRAFTON, WWI Named $65.00
HINGAM, WWI Named $75.00
HARWICH, WWI $45.00
HOLYOKE, WWI $30.00
HOPEDALE, WWI Named $335.00
HUDSON, WWI $30.00
LEOMINSTER, WWI $25.00
LEOMINSTER, WWII $20.00
LEOMINSTER, KW $40.00
LOWELL, WWI $35.00
LUDLOW, WWI Named $30.00
LYNN, 8th Regiment award, MBS Named $195.00
MALDEN, WWI $35.00
MARLBOROUGH, WWI Named $35.00
MAYNARD, WWI $95.00
MEDFORD, SAW The state is not noted on this medal, possibly Oregon.
Refer to FJP Auction Aug. 1998. $325.00
MEDFORD, WWI Named $40.00
MEDWAY, WWI $50.00
METHUEN, WWI $40.00
METHUEN, WWI Named $60.00
MIDDLETOWN, WWI $25.00
MILTON, MBS Named $200.00
MILTON, WWI $45.00
MONSA, WWI $35.00
MONSON, WWI $40.00
NEW BEDFORD, WWI $30.00
NEW BEDFORD, WWI, WITH TOP BAR $25.00
NEWBURYPORT, WWI $40.00
NEWBURYPORT, WWI Named $65.00
NORTH ADAMS, WWI $30.00
NORTHBRIDGE, WWII Named $30.00
PALMER, WWI $60.00
PEABODY, WWI Named $45.00
PITTSFIELD, MBS $50.00
READING, WWI $30.00
ROCKPORT, WWI Named $85.00
RUSSELL, WWI $50.00
RUTLAND, WWI $45.00
SALEM, WWI $30.00
SALEM, WWI Named $40.00
SOMERVILLE, WWI $20.00
SOUTHBRIDGE, WWI $95.00
SOUTH HADLEY, WWI $40.00
SOVERVILLE, WWI $30.00
SPRINGFIELD, WWI $20.00
SWANSEA, WWII $60.00
WAKEFIELD, WWI $30.00
WAKEFIELD, WWI, Named $40.00
WAREHAM, WWI, Named $60.00
WEST BOYLSTON, WWI LAPEL BUTTON. $40.00
WEST SPRINGFIELD, WWI $30.00
WHITMAN, WWI $45.00
WINCHESTER, WWI Named $45.00
MICHIGAN
STATE, SAW $100.00
STATE, SAW Named $150.00
BAY COUNTY SAW $225.00
THE COPPER COUNTRY, WWI, Named $50.00
DETROIT SAW $100.00
DETROIT, SAW Named $150.00
GENESSEE COUNTY, WWI Named $150.00
GRAND RAPIDS, SAW Named $225.00
GRAND HAVEN, MBS, 32ND REGIMENT $95.00
(not to be confused with the Border Service commemorative medal without Regiment)
INGHAM COUNTY, WWI $135.00
JACKSON, SAW $60.00
JACKSON, CO.M, 31ST INF., MBS $60.00
JACKSON COUNTY, WWI $135.00
SAGINAW COUNTY, WWI Named $35.00
ST. CLAIR, SAW $275.00
ST. CLAIR, WWI $125.00
TUSCOLA COUNTY, WWI $25.00
WYANDOTTE (WAYNE COUNTY), WWI $125.00
ZEELAND, WWI $20.00
MINNESOTA
AUSTIN-MOWER COUNTY, WWI $30.00
CHISLOM, WWI $75.00
GOODHUE COUNTY, WWI $30.00
MCLOED COUNTY, WWI $25.00
sNASHWAUK, WWI $40.00
REDWING, P.I. $175.00
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, SAW, NAMED $350.00
MISSOURI
STATE, SAW This medal is found with two reverses.
“Missouri Volunteers” $150.00
“U.S. Volunteers” $100.00
STATE, MBS $50.00
STATE, WWI, This medal is also found with two reverses “NATIONAL GUARD” or “U.S. FORCES”. $30.00
CHARITON COUNTY, WWI $20.00
JOPLIN, MBS Named $350.00
KANSAS CITY, WWI $25.00
MONROE COUNTY, WWI Named LAPEL PIN. $25.00
ST. JOSEPH & BUCHANAN COUNTY $25.00
ST. LOUIS SAW $175.00
ST. LOUIS, MBS Named $175.00
WEBSTER COUNTY, WWI $30.00 It has been reported that this medal also exists in a solid gold version. A period newspaper article relates that 371 bronze medal were personally presented to vets during a large ceremony in Marshfield, Mo. plus nine gold medals to next of kin of those KIA/Died. I have seen a number of the service medals, a hand full named privately, but never a gold one. Has to be very rare/
MONTANA
CASCADE COUNTY, WWI $35.00
NEBRASKA
STATE, MBS $125.00
DUNDY COUNTY, WWI $50.00
GOTHENBURG CO.L 5TH REGT., MBS Named $300.00
NORFOLK, WWI $100.00
NEVADA
Doug Boyce’s excellent work State Medals for War Service notes the existence of a Nevada medal for the “War With Spain and the Philippines”. He estimates that based on the number of men in service only 603 were awarded and most likely the number struck would be in that range. The only one I have encountered for sale was on Ebay in 2008 and sold for $1,650.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE
STATE, WWI $25.00
AMHERST, WWI $60.00
CLAREMONT, WWI $35.00
HILLSBORO, WWI $60.00
HINSDALE, WWI Named $125.00
MANCHESTER, WWI $25.00
MANCHESTER, WWI MEMORIAL PLAQUE $85.00
ROCHESTER, WWI $25.00
Same: Named $25.00 - $75.00 depending on the recipient. The City published the biography’s of recipients of this medal and they are easily researchable. Awards to KIA’s are distinguished by a large gold star on the ribbon and will command a premium.
NEW JERSEY
STATE, SAW $85.00
STATE, SAW Named $125.00
STATE, MBS $50.00
STATE, WWI $15.00
STATE, WWI Named $30.00
ALLENDALE, WWI $35.00
ALLENDALE, WWI Named $60.00
ALLENDALE CHURCH OF THE IPIPHANY, WWI $35.00
ALLENDALE CHURCH OF THE IPIPHANY (NAMED), WWI $85.00
ASBURY PARK, WWI $25.00
BAYONNE, WWI $25.00
BELLEVILLE, WWI $30.00
BLOOMSBURY, WWI $60.00
CARLSTADT, WWI Named $60.00
CRANFORD, WWI Named $50.00
DUNELLEN, WWI, VERY SCARCE. $250.00
EAST ORANGE, MBS $125.00
EAST RUTHERFORD, WWI $30.00
ELIZABETH, SAW, 3RD NJ VOLS, NAMED. $300.00
ELIZABETH, WWI $20.00
GLEN RIDGE, WWI, NAMED $125.00
GLOUSESTER COUNTY, WWI $30.00
HACKENSACK, WWI, ENTERING SERVICE. $35.00
HACKENSACK, WWI, RETURNING FROM SERVICE. $45.00
IRVINGTON, WWI, TYPE I $250.00
JERSEY CITY SAW $150.00
JERSEY CITY, 4th N.J. Volunteers. SAW Named $300.00
JERSEY CITY, MBS $125.00
KEARNY, WWI $25.00
LAKEWOOD, WWII $45.00
LINDEN, WWI $45.00
LINDEN, WWI Named $60.00
LITTLE FALLS, WWI Named $50.00
LODI BOROUGH, WWI $35.00
MADISON, WWI $30.00
MARGATE CITY, WWI $85.00
MERCERVILLE, 10K GOLD Named WWI I have only encountered two of these. One in a private collection and one offered on Ebay Auction in Feb. 1999. The latter medal was in excellent condition but without a drape and sold for $175.00. I would consider this to be a low-end price for this scarce medal. $300.00
MIDLANDS PARCK, WWI Named $150.00
MOUNT HOLLY, WWI $200.00
NORTH BERGEN TOWNSHIP, WWI $35.00
ORADELL, WWI Named $175.00
PASSIAC, WWI $30.00
PATERSON, WWI $20.00
PAULSBORO, WWI $65.00
PERTH AMBOY, WWI $25.00
PHILLIPSBURG, WWI $45.00
ROSELLE PARK, WWI $85.00
RUMSON, WWII RARE! $250.00
WANAQUE BOROUGH, WWI $35.00
WESTFIELD, WWI $45.00
NEW MEXICO
BATAAN MEDAL, WWII. Given to survivors and next of kin of the men of the 200th and 515th Coast Artillery. $100.00
NEW YORK
STATE, SAW $45.00
STATE, MBS $50.00
STATE, WWI $15.00
ALBANY, SAW Named $150.00
ALBANY, WWI Named $40.00
ALBANY FIRE DEPARTMENT, WWI $500.00
ALBANY COUNTY, WWI Named $30.00
ALBANY COUNTY, WWI MOTHERS MEDAL. $20.00
ALDEN, WWI $85.00
AMSTERDAM, WWI $20.00
BATAVIA, WWII $25.00
BAYSHORE, WWI $25.00
BEACON, WWI $35.00
BROOKLYN, MBS $75.00
BROOKLYN, MBS $85.00
same: named. $145.00
BUFFALO, WWI MOTHERS MEDAL. $25.00
CANANDAIGUA, WWI $45.00
same: named $60.00
CARTHAGE, WWI $45.00
CHENANGO COUNTY, WWI $20.00
CLINTON COUNTY, WWI $35.00
COHES, WWI $35.00
CONGERS, WWI $175.00
DUNKIRK, WWI Named $30.00
DUTCHESS COUNTY, WWI $20.00
EAST BLOOMFIELD, WWI $65.00
EAST ROCKAWAY, WWI $35.00
ELMIRA & CHEMUNG COUNTY, WWI $25.00
ERIE COUNTY MOTHERS MEDAL, WWI $30.00
ESSEX COUNTY, WWI, NAMED. $45.00
FLORAL PARK, WWI $35.00
FLUSHING, SAW Named $350.00
FORT PLAIN, WWI $35.00
FREEPORT, WWI $50.00
FULTON, WWI $30.00
GENESSEE COUNTY, WWI $20.00
GLEN & MOHAWK, WWI $25.00
GLEN COVE, WWI $35.00
GRANVILLE, WWI Named $45.00
GREECE, WWI $50.00
GREEN ISLAND, WWI $85.00
same: named $125.00
GREENPORT, WWI $35.00
HAVERSTRAW, WWI $75.00
HOOSICK, WWI Named $85.00
HORNELL DISTRICT, WWI $30.00
HUDSON, SAW $185.00
HUDSON FALLS, TOWN OF KINGBURY, WASHINGTON COUNTY.WWI $35.00
INWOOD, LAWRENCE, CEDARHURST, WOODMERE AND HEWLETT, WWI, named $75.00
IRONDEQUOIT, WWI, Named $45.00
KINGSTON, SAW Named $175.00
KINGSTON, WWI $20.00
LANCASTER, WWI $35.00
LEWIS COUNTY, WWI $35.00
MADISON COUNTY, WWI $35.00
MADISON COUNTY, WWI Named $50.00
MAMARONECK, WWI Named $45.00
MECHANICVILLE, WWI $35.00
MEDINA, WWI (NAMED)
MIDDLETOWN, WWI MOTHERS MEDAL. $25.00
MONTCLAIR, SAW Named $250.00
MOUNT VERNON, WWI $45.00
NAPLES, WWI $100.00
NAUGATUCK (BOROUGH OF...), WWI. 10K GOLD. $225.00
NEWBURGH, WWI $25.00
NEWBURGH, WWI Named $35.00
NEW ROCHELL, WWI Named $35.00
NEW YORK MILLS, WWI $50.00
NORTH SALEM, WWI $50.00
NORTH TONAWANDA, WWI $25.00
OLEAN, WWII $35.00
ONEIDA COUNTY SAW, (NAMED). This award features a very heavy bronze planchet on a lightweight ribbon so examples are commonly found missing the broach. $185.00
OTSEGO COUNTY, WWI $30.00
OYSTER BAY, WWI $100.00
OYSTER BAY, WWI, named $135.00
PARMA, WWI $85.00
PATCHOGUE, WWI $30.00
RAVENA, WWI $30.00
RENSSELAER, WWI $40.00
RICHMOND HILL, WWI, named $65.00
ROCHESTER, WWI $20.00
ROCHESTER, WWI Named $30.00
ROCHESTER MOTHERS MEDAL, WWI $20.00
RUSH, named $90.00
SALSMANCA, WWI $60.00
SARANAC LAKE, WWI $125.00
SARATOGA SPRINGS, WWI $35.00
SCHENECTADY, WWI $30.00
SMITHTOWN, WWI $30.00
SOUTH BRISTOL, WWI $100.00
SOUTH FORK, WWII $50.00
SOUTH HAMPTON RIFLES, WWI. $200.00
SYRACUSE, MBS $55.00
THE ROCKAWAYS, WWI $35.00
TIOGA COUNTY, WWI $25.00
TOMPKINS COUNTY, WWI $35.00
TONAWANDA CITY, WWI $35.00
TROY, SAW, named $250.00
TROY, WWI Named $50.00
ULSTER COUNTY, WWI $25.00
UTICA, WWI $20.00
UTICA, WWI Named $30.00
UTICA, WWII $15.00
VICTOR, WWI $65.00
WANAQUE BOROUGH, WWI Named $35.00
WAVERLY, WWI Named $85.00
WHITEHALL, WWI Named $125.00
WILLIAMSON, WWI Named $100.00
WYOMING COUNTY, WWI $25.00
NORTH CAROLINA
STATE, WWI $15.00
STATE, WWI Named $50.00
HICKORY, WWI. $150.00
NORTH DAKOTA
FARGO, WWI $50.00
FESSENDEN, WWI $225.00
NELSON COUNTY, WWI $200.00
RANSOM COUNTY, WWI Named $125.00
VALLEY CITY, WWI $60.00
OHIO
STATE, MBS $50.00
AKRON, MBS $125.00
ALLEN COUNTY, WWI $30.00
CANTON, WWI $25.00
CANTON, WWI Named $30.00
CINCINNATI HOME GUARD, WWI $30.00
CINCINNATI, WWII $25.00
CRESTLINE AND JACKSON TOWNSHIP, WWI $45.00
EAST LIVERPOOL. WWI $30.00
EAST LIVERPOOL, WWI Named $40.00
EAST LIVERPOOL, WWII $40.00
ELYRIA, WWI $25.00
GEAUGA COUNTY, WWI $25.00
GREENE COUNTY, WWI $35.00
GUERNSEY COUNTY, WWI $30.00
GUERNSEY COUNTY, WWI Named $40.00
JEFFERSON COUNTY, WWI A cased table medal. $90.00
LICKING COUNTY, WWI $30.00
LICKING COUNTY, WWI Named $40.00
LONDON, CITY OF TO CO.C 4TH OHIO INF. MBS $250.00
LORAIN, WWI $30.00
LOWELLVILLE, WWI $25.00
MAHONING COUNTY, WWI $30.00
MASSILLON, WWI $30.00
MIAMISBURG, WWI $30.00
NILES, WWI $35.00
NORWOOD COUNTY, WWI $40.00
SALEM, WWI $25.00
SENECA COUNTY, WWI $35.00
TIPPICANOE CITY, MBS $175.00
TOLEDO, WWI MOTHERS MEDAL. $20.00
TRUMBULL COUNTY, WWI $20.00
TRUMBULL COUNTY, WWI Named $30.00
WILLOUGHBY, WWI $45.00
OKLAHOMA
STATE,SAW. Rare.
STATE,WWI. I would consider OK medals among the rarest of WWI local issues.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, WWI. $100.00
OREGON
STATE, P.I. 2ND OREGON USV Named $300.00
STATE, MBS $125.00
STATE, WWI $20.00
PORTLAND, WWI (VALUE FOR Army & Navy versions. Marine versions exist as well but none observed.) $50.00
PENNSYLVANIA
STATE, MBS $50.00
STATE, WWI $20.00 There are two versions of this medal, one has “PNG” for Pennsylvania National Guard on the obverse and the other reads “Pennsylvania Federal Service”.
ALLENTOWN, WWI $25.00
ALLENTOWN & LEHIGH COUNTY, WWI $30.00
AMBLER, WWI $75.00
BANGOR, WWI $35.00
BANGOR BOROUGH, WWI $45.00
BATH, WWI Named $150.00
BECHTELSVILLE, WWI $45.00
BETHLEHEM, WWI $25.00
BIRDSBORO, WWI $50.00
BLAIR COUNTY, WWI HOMECOMING 1919 $35.00
BRISTOL BOROUGH, WWI $30.00
BRISTOL, WWI $35.00
BROOKVILLE, WWI (45.00
BUCKS COUNTY, WWI $40.00
CARBONDALE, WWI $35.00
CARNEGIE, WWI $35.00
CHESTER, WWI $35.00
COALPORT & BECCARIA TOWNSHIPS, WWI $30.00
COLUMBIA, MBS. $160.00
DOYLESTON, WWI $30.00
EASTON, WWI $30.00
EMAUS, WWI $75.00
HANOVER, WWI $40.00
HARRISBURG, MBS $300.00
HARRISBURG, WWI $20.00
HARRISBURG, WWI Named $30.00
HAZLETON, WWI $30.00
HOLMESBURG & TORESDALE, WWI $40.00
JEANETTE, SAW. Co. I, 10th PA. $600.00 The ‘companion piece’ to the Washington County medal.
JOHNSTOWN, WWI Named $350.00
LANCASTER, WWI $30.00
LEHIGHTON AND VICINITY, WWI $25.00
LEHIGH COUNTY, WWII $30.00
LEWISTOWN, MBS Named $150.00
THE MAUCH CHUNKS, WWI (NAMED) $50.00 (as a side note there is an interesting history behind these twin towns...they are now named “Jim Thorpe” in honor of America’s famous Indian Athlete.)
MIDDLETOWN, WWI $45.00
MIFFLIN COUNTY, WWI $30.00
MONROE COUNTY, WWI $35.00
MT. CARMEL, WWI $30.00
New Kensington , Arnold & Lower Burrell Twp, WWII Keychain. $25.00
NORTH EAST, WWI $30.00
PEN ARGYL, WWI $45.00
PITTSBURGH, WWI Named $45.00
POTTSTOWN, MBS $125.00
PROSPECT PARK, WWI Named $50.00
READING ARTILLERISTS MEDAL, SAW (NAMED). Unique medal made from a 40 centavo coin. Realized price in the April 1996 Floyd, Johnson, & Paine Auction #5 of $800.00 from an estimate of $450.00.
READING, MBS (CO. A 4TH PENN. NAMED) $175.00
ROVERSFORD, WWI (1917 issue) $100.00
SAINT MARY'S (City of) WWI $45.00
SAINT MARY’S (Citizens of) WWI $75.00
SAINT MARY’S, WWII $85.00
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, DIST. 3, ASHLAND. WWI Named $35.00
SEWICKLEY, WWI $50.00
SHARON, WWI $35.00
SOUTH FORK, WWI $35.00
SUNBURY, WWI $30.00
SUSQUEHANNA, OAKLAND, & LANESBORO, WWI $30.00
TACONY, PHILA, PA, WWI $40.00
TAMAQUA, MBS Named $150.00
TREVERTON, WWI Named $50.00
UNION COUNTY, WWI $30.00
UPPER DARBY TOWNSHIP, WWI (NAMED, NON-POSTHUMOUS) $60.00
WASHINGTON CO. SAW. Co. H. 10th PA. $500.00 The is the companion piece to the Jeanette, PA medal. Value is based on auction results. I would consider these rare SAW Service medals to be of equal value. I believe that there are several companies represented and the values would apply across the board for any.
WASHINGTON, WWI $40.00
WAYNE COUNTY, WWI $35.00
WAYNE COUNTY, WWII $30.00
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, MBS $150.00
WEST PITTSON GOLD STAR MEDAL, WWI $60.00
WIND GAP, WWI $50.00
RHODE ISLAND
STATE, SAW $150.00, NAMED $225.00
STATE, WWI $45.00
STATE NG, WWI $75.00
STATE, WWII $35.00
COVENTRY, WWII $75.00
EAST GREENWICH, WWI $95.00
EAST GREENWICH, WWI Named $150.00
JAMESTOWN, WWI $65.00
NARRAGANSETT, WWI $225.00 (Louis Small reports actual count of only 48 recipients of this scarce smaller state award.)
NEWPORT, WWI $25.00
NEWPORT, WWII $35.00
WESTERLY, WWI $30.00
SOUTH CAROLINA
CHARLESTON, MBS (NAMED) $300.00
FLORENCE, MBS $250.00
DARLINGTON, Co. E, 2nd Infantry SCNG, MBS $250.00
TIMMONSVILLE, Co. I, 2nd Infantry M.N.G. (The relevance of MNG is unknown. Likely a manufacturer error), MBS $250.00
* There are also reportedly Mexican Border Service medals issued for New Brookland (Company H, 2nd SC), Columbia, and Orangeburg. I have not seen these offered for sale.
TENNESSEE
STATE, (First Tenn. Regt.) SAW Named $650.00
STATE, MBS $150.00, Named $250.00
MEMPHIS, MBS $200.00
NASHVILLE, MBS $350.00
TEXAS
The Texas Cavalry Brigade Medal; struck to be presented to the men of the two brigades of Texas Cavalry formed for WWI but never called into active service. The medal is actually a Federal medal but is found in many state medal collections. WIDELY varying prices have been observed. However this medal, usually found mint in box as very few were actually distributed, sells for +/- $100.00.
UTAH
STATE, SAW $300.00
PARK CITY, WWI $125.00
PROVO, WWI Named $125.00
VERMONT
STATE, WWI $20.00
BARRE, WWI $50.00
BRANDON, WWI $75.00
LYNDON, WWI $150.00
MONTPELIER, WWI $35.00
RUTLAND & RUTLAND COUNTY, WWI $40.00
WINDSOR, WWI $45.00
VIRGINIA
LOUDOUN COUNTY, WWI $35.00
MISSICK, YORK COUNTY, WWI Named $50.00
NEWPORT NEWS, WWI VARIED MAKER VERSIONS EXIST. $25.00
NORFOLK, CITY OF NORFOLK, WWI $30.00, NAMED $40.00
NORFOLK COUNTY, WWI $40.00
PORTSMOUTH, WWI $30.00, NAMED $45.00
RICHMOND, WWI $30.00
RICHMOND HOWITZERS, 111TH F.A. $60.00
ROANOKE, MBS, NAMED $300.00
ROANOKE, WWI $30.00, NAMED $45.00
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY & HARRISONBURG, WWI $40.00
WINCHESTER (CITY OF) & FREDERICK COUNTY, WWI $30.00, NAMED. $40.00
WASHINGTON
STATE PHILIPPINE SERVICE MEDAL. First Regt. Vol. Inf. $375.00
CLARK COUNTY, WWI $60.00
MONTESANO, WWI Named $60.00
WASHINGTON, DC
WWI Service, $35.00
WEST VIRGINIA
BLUEFIELD, WWI $50.00
BLUEFIELD, WWI Named $90.00
MARTINSBURG & BERKELEY COUNTY, WWI Named $45.00
PARKERSBURG, WWI $40.00
RAVENSWOOD, MBS $175.00
WAYNE COUNTY, WWI $30.00
WISCONSIN
STATE, SAW $95.00
STATE, MBS $65.00
APPLETON, MBS $75.00
ASHLAND, WWI $30.00
BEAVER DAM, WWI $50.00
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WWI $20.00
GRAND RAPIDS, WWI $50.00
GREEN BAY, WWI $25.00
IRON COUNTY, WWI $25.00
KENOSHA COUNTY, WWI, NAMED, GOLD $175.00
KENOSHA COUNTY, WWII $35.00
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WWI $30.00
MILWAUKIE, MBS $65.00
RACINE, WWI $30.00
SAUK COUNTY, WWI $20.00
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, WWI $25.00
WYOMING
STATE, WWI $75.00
STATE, WWI, NAMED $150.00 The value of this medal can rise to $200-$250 if the recipient named is in a branch or unit that is in great demand such as Aviation or USMC.
ASSORTED UNIT AND STATE MEDALS FOR WAR SERVICE:
I have tried to avoid listing medals that fall more into the category of being strictly reunion pieces with the exception of those like the 30th Division medal that is often seen in groups to veterans of the unit and must have also been seen at the time as a divisional veterans medal.
Unit medals:
FIRST CAVALRY USV “ROUGH RIDERS” REUNION MEDAL. $1,500.00 if unnamed or i.d.ed, $2,500.00+ with solid attribution or name.
FIRST IRISH VOLUNTEERS. Rare and nearly medal for this NY SPAN-AM War unit. One observed and realized a price of $441.00 in a 1998 Ebay internet auction.
FIRST MASS. CAVALRY TROOP A. Lincoln MFG Boston watch fob. $75.00
FIRST MONTANA U.S. VOLUNTEER INFANTYRY “MEDAL OF HONOR”. Scarce SAW/PHIL. sterling medal. Often encountered without the top bar, drastically affecting the value. $400.00
FIRST NEW YORK VOLUNTEER CAVALRY MEDAL FOR PORTO RICO, 1898. Realized price in the Floyd, Johnson, Paine Nov. 1995 auction of $470.00
FIRST VERMONT INFANTRY SERVICE MEDAL. SAW. $275.00
2ND DIV. A.E.F. WWI NAMED $200.00 for Army, $350.00 for Marine
2ND DIV. A.E.F. WWI $125.00
2ND MASS. INF. USV. SAW. $350.00
2ND MISSOURI MEDICAL DET. MEXICAN BORDER SERVICE BADGE. $175.00
3RD U.S. VOLUNTEER CAVALRY MONTANA “ROUGH RIDERS” MEDAL. Scarce SAW/PHIL. medal. Often encountered without the top bar which drastically reduces the value. $750.00
3RD DIV. WWI $65.00
3RD AA MG BATTALION, FIRST ARMY RESERVE, Co. C. WWI $60.00
3RD NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, ELIZABETH, NJ. NAMED, SAW. $325.00
4TH DIV. WWI. $100.00
5TH MARYLAND INFANTRY, MBS Presented by the city of Baltimore to her veteran soldiers. $125.00
5TH DIV. WWI $75.00
5th Army Entry into Naples medals. There doesn’t seem to be a ‘correct’ ribbon for this medal and it is often encountered without a ribbon. $15.00
6th PA Volunteer Infantry Co. H. WWI, Lincoln Mfg. Fob. $
10th Penn. Vol. Inf. Phil. Insurrection, unnamed. Referred to as the “Malate Cross”. $300.00
10th Penn. Vol. Inf. Phil. Insurrection named. $400.00
11TH U.S. ENGINEERS, CO. A, WWI $85.00
12TH U.S ENGINEERS / RAILWAY, WWI $85.00
20TH KANSAS INFANTRY, SAW (NAMED) $500.00
26TH DIV. WWI This reunion association struck medals for the 1933 & 1936 reunions. Valued at approximately $25.00 each, the 1933 medals appears to be the scarcer if the two.
27TH ENGINEERS, 27TH DIVISION. NAMED. WWI $75.00
28TH DIV. WWI $75.00
30TH DIV. WWI $60.00
31ST DIV. WWI I have only encountered one of these for sale and it was in a 1978 George Harris list. Quite a scarce medal but does not have the ‘lure & luster’ of Second Division. $125.00
32ND INF. MEXICAN BORDER SERVICE MEDAL. Grand Haven, Michigan. $95.00
(not to be confused with the Border Service commemorative medal without Regiment)
45TH U.S.V. PHILIPPINE SERVICE MEDAL, PI $300.00
77TH DIV. WWI $75.00
81ST DIV. WWI. $75.00
88TH DIV. WWI. $60.00
101ST ENGINEERS, 26TH DIV., WWI $35.00
103RD FA BATTERY A. $45.00
104TH U.S. INFANTRY, WWII $30.00
166TH INFANTRY, 83RD BRIGADE, 42ND DIV. WWI $90.00
319TH ENGINEER REGT., 8TH DIV., WWI $45.00
319TH ENGINEER REGT., 8TH DIV. (NAMED), WWI $65.00
The following section is awards by varied organizations, companies, churches, etc. I have tried to avoid the large number of VFW and American Legion types.
Misc. organizations.
AMERICAN AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL WITH DATE BAR 1914. $125.00
AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, WWI $75.00
AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE MEDAL $85.00
BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, WWI $35.00
BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, WWI Named $45.00
BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL COMPANY, WWI $50.00
B.E.P.O. ELKS MEDAL FOR WWII KIA. WWII, NAMED. Values range greatly depending on the recipient and the research. Examples of 2004-5 observed sales include an AAF recipient killed in a stateside training accident that sold for $135.00 and a Bataan Death March KIA that sold for $700.00.
BOSTON MASS. 1ST LU ME CHURCH, WWI Named $150.00
BOSTON MASS. BOOKBINDERS LOCAL NO. 16, WWI $150.00
BOSTON MASS. POSTAL DIST. LETTER CARRIERS ASSOC. $40.00
BOSTON MASS. POSTAL DIST. LETTER CARRIERS ASSOC. Named $50.00
BROOKLYN NY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH, WWI Named $85.00
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN AND ENGINEERS, WWI $35.00
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMAN, WWI $30.00
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA KIA MEDAL WWII, (named) $350.00
BUFFALO, NY MOTHERS MEDAL, WWI Named $50.00
CITY OF DETROIT MEDAL TO VETERANS KILLED IN WORL WAR I. $350.00
CITY OF NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT, WWI $85.00
CRANE CO., CHICAGO ILLINOIS, WWI $75.00
CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB, BROOKLYN, NY. $250.00
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS MEDAL, (NAMED). Scarce gold and enameled award for WWI service, only one observed. Scarce.
F OF A. Unknown fraternal. $35.00
FIDAC. The Fédération Interallié des Anciens Combattants, or Interallied Federation of Veterans. $35.00
FIRST LUTHERAN M.E. CHURCH BOSTON, WWI Named $135.00
HARRISBURG DIVISION. PHIL. & READING RAILWAY., WWI $45.00
HEBREW VETERANS, SAW $500.00 (Ebay realized price 4/07 $1,555.00)
HEBREW VETERANS, WWI $300.00
INDEPENDANT ORDER OF FREE SONS OF ISRAEL, WWI $50.00
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BLACKSMITHS, DROP FORGERS & HELPERS. WWI $45.00
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BLACKSMITHS, DROP FORGERS & HELPERS. WWI Named $75.00
JACKSON ENGINE COMPANY, TARRYTOWN FIRE DEPT. NY. WWI Named $85.00
JOHN WANAMAKER COMPANY MBS. $175.00
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WWI SERVICE MEDAL, WWI Named $85.00
KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN WWI SERVICE MEDAL, WWI $75.00
MACUNGIE, PA. SOLOMON'S REFORMED CHURCH, WWI (NAMED) $40.00
MAJ. CRADY CAMP, U.S.W.V., WWI (NAMED) $75.00
MEDAL FROM THE PEOPLE OF WESTERN PA. SAW $250.00
NEWARK N.J. WAITERS AND COOKS LOCAL UNION NO.109, WWI $295.00
NEW JERSEY VICTORY MEMORIAL BRIDGE, WWI $30.00
NEW MEXICO BATAAN MEDAL, WWII $125.00
NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB, NYC, WWI $45.00
NY STATE AQUADUCT MEDAL: Awarded to NYNG troops who guarded the NY aqueduct water supply against suspected sabotage by German agents. $35.00
NEW YORK POST OFFICE WAR SAVING’S SOCIETY, WWI. $65.00
NORTHERN BARRAGE MEDAL, WWI $45.00
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, WWI Named $45.00
PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, WWI (NAMED) $50.00
PHILADELPHIA, PA. CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MERCY, WWI $40.00
PHILADELPHIA (PA) RAPID TRANSIT CO., WWI $35.00
PLYMOUTH CORDAGE CO.,WWI (NAMED) $95.00
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, WWI (BRONZE TABLE MEDAL) $75.00
RAMSEY COUNTY (MAINE) MEDICAL SOCIETY, WWI $50.00
R.L.I.B. ASSOCIATION MEXICAN BORDER SERVICE MEDAL. “RICHMOND LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE” VIRGINIA. $150.00
SAINT EDMUNDS CHURCH OF PHILA, PA, WWI $35.00
ST. LOUIS, MO 12TH RAILWAY ENGINEERS, WWI $40.00
SAINT JAMES CHURCH, WWI, NAMED. $200.00
SAINT VERONICA'S CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA, WWI $35.00
S. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CAMPELLO, MASS. WWI (NAMED) $65.00
SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL WAR, WWI, NUMBERED ATTRIBUTED. $300.00
SAME: Numbered but not attributed. $200.00
SOCIETY OF THE THIRD DIVISION, WWI. $75.00
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION SAW SERVICE $85.00
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WWI SERVICE $35.00
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WWII SERVICE $35.00
STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH BROOKLYN NEW YORK, WWI, NAMED $85.00
TANK CORPS ASSOCIATION, WWI “Treat ‘em Rough”. $150.00
THE BOYS OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, JERSEY CITY, N.J., WWI $60.00
THE GENERAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY, WWI $60.00
THE GENERAL WARTIME COMMISSION OF THE CHURCHES, WWI $200.00
THE MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON, WWI Named 85.00
THE OVERSEAS MASONIC CLUB OF PARIS, WWI Named $$45.00
UNITED DAUGHTER'S OF THE CONFEDERACY CROSS OF MILITARY SERVICE
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR: RARE. $750.00, attributed $1,000.00
PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION: VERY RARE! $1,250.00, attributed $1,500.00
WWI $125.00 / attributed $200.00+ The U.D.C. Cross of Military Service is numbered on the reverse base of the planchet. A number of these, about 2,500 of the first 4,000 are traceable by records recorded in a U.D.C. book published in 1927 and a publication by OMSA.
WWII $125.00, solidly attributed $250.00
KOREA $300.00, solidly attributed $500.00
VIETNAM $300.00, solidly attributed $500.00
U.D.C. Crosses exist for Desert Storm service as well; the Desert Storm medals are very scarce as they are closely held by the UDC.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA war service token, WWI Named $45.00
U.S.S. BROOKLYN, SPAN AM WAR. Named. $500.00
SAME: Named to a Marine. $1,250.00
WOMEN’S CLUB OF VALLEY FALLS, WWI $125.00
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, CONNECTICUT, WWI $35.00
WILLIAMS COLLEGE, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. WWI Named $95.00
WISCONSIN RETAIL LUMBERMENS ASSOCIATION, WWI $45.00
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