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Lot #3056
St. Louis 1904 Olympics Silver Association Football Championship Silver Winner's Medal

Extremely rare silver US winner’s medal for the 1904 St. Louis Olympics soccer championship

 

Estimate: $75000+

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Description

Extremely rare silver US winner’s medal for the 1904 St. Louis Olympics soccer championship

Uncommon winner’s medal issued for the association football (soccer) championship of the St. Louis 1904 Exposition and Olympics. Silver, 30mm in diameter and suspended from a 37 mm x 11 mm bar, 18 gm, by Mermod & Jaccard. The medal features scalloped edges with a football raised in high relief, encircled "Association Football Championship," suspended from a bar that reads: "1904, Universal Exhibition, Olympic Games, St. Louis." Both are marked on the reverse: "Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co., St. Louis." Complete with the original hinged leather presentation box by Mermod & Jaccard.

Soccer finals were held on November 23, 1904, in a tournament with just three participants: two teams representing the United States, both from the host city of St. Louis; and one from Canada, hailing from Galt, Ontario. Canada’s Galt Football Club defeated the American Christian Brothers College by a score of 3 to 2. An extremely rare, early soccer winner's medal—the first ever won by a United States team at the Olympics.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Olympics
  • Dates: December 12, 2024 - January 16, 2025