1897 "GREAT FIGHT - CORBETT & FITZSIMMIONS - CARSON CITY" BRASS BADGE.
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Winning Bid:
$83.78 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
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Session I January 2023 Sports
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Item Description
2.25" tall brass badge marked on back by maker Schwaab/Milwaukee. Hanger bar reads "Souvenir" and suspension is titled "Great Fight" above names, March 17, 1897 date and "Carson City, Nev." location and image of James Corbett and Robert Fitzsimmons in the boxing ring. This match would see Corbett lose his heavyweight championship to Fitzsimmons. Luster is bright and near complete. Rare. Exc. Paul Muchinsky Collection; book photo example #23.
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