RARE "OFFICIAL SOUVENIR" BUTTON AND MEDALLION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT BETWEEN DEMPSEY AND GIBBONS.
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Auction #195 - Part I > Item 611
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Auction #195 - Part I
Auction #195 - Part I Item numbers 1-993 in auction 195
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Item Description
.75" "Official Souvenir" button with die-cut celluloid rwb ribbon accent which combines with pink cord to hold 1.25" brass medallion showing the boxers in a ring with oil derricks in the bkg. and above the boxers' head are the words "Oil City." Rim edge reads "Championship Dempsey-Gibbons Shelby, Mont. July 4, 1923." Reverse is blank. Tiniest loss of luster. Rare and Exc. Only example we've seen. In the recently-issued boxing collectibles book by Paul Muchinsky with a value of $400-$700.
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