United States. Six Coastal Artillery Insignia Badges

South Atlantic Forces (bronze gilt with red, green and blue enamels, unmarked, 19.5 mm (w) x 24.2 mm (h), vertical pinback); 72nd Coast Artillery Corps (silvered bronze with black enamels, maker marked "N.S. MEYER INC. NEW YORK" on the reverse, 24.7 mm (w) x 28.7 mm (h), screwback); two 92nd Coast Artillery Regiment (two-piece construction, bronze gilt with red enamels, one is maker marked "NS MEYER INC NEW YORK" with the company's insignia on the reverse, the other is unmarked, 32.5 mm (w) x 37.5 mm (h) each, screwbacks); 102nd Coastal Artillery Regiment (bronze gilt with red and yellow enamels, maker marked "ROBBINS CO ATTLEBORO" on the reverse, 24.7 mm (w) x 30.2 mm (h), screwback); and 213th Anti-Aircraft Coastal Artillery, Pennsylvania (two-piece construction, bronze gilt with red and blue enamels, maker marked "A.H. DONDERO INC WASHINGTON, D.C." and hand inscribed "213 CA PENN OBS" on the reverse, 27 mm x 29.2 mm, screwback). Intact enamels, extremely fine.

This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.