RARE 1914 AGA/PGA BRONZE GOLF MEDALLION PINEHURST,NC

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You are bidding on a Ultra Rare Bronze/Copper Medallion/Coin presented to George Washington Watts from the Advertising Golf Association(AGA) in Pinehurst,North Carolina.This medallion/coin came from a estate sale in chapel hill.After doing hours of research I found that Mr. Watts played and was a fifth division winner in 1914 at Pinehurst.The PGA was started in 1916.This item is in very nice shape for its age.No damage and has the original patina.The fronts shows a Ram and reads ADVERTISING GOLF ASSOCIATION PINEHURST,N.C. The back has G.W. WATTS engraved.Measures 1 1/2" wide and tall. George Washington Watts (18 August 1851 - 7 March 1921) was an American manufacturer, financier and philanthropist. Alongside James B. Duke, he co-founded the American Tobacco Company , as well as Watts Hospital , the first hospital in Durham , North Carolina , which prompted the establishment of Duke University . Born in Cumberland , Maryland George W. Watts was the son of Gerard Snowden Watts and Ann Elizabeth Wolvington. He received his early education in private schools in Baltimore and graduated from the University of Maryland in 1871 with a degree in civil engineering. After graduation, Watts joined his father's tobacco commission business in Baltimore. Becoming associated with Washington Duke of Durham, North Carolina in 1878, he helped organize and incorporate W. Duke Sons and Company , a tobacco business in which he became a stockholder and secretary and treasurer. In 1890 Watts helped to organize the American Tobacco Co. and in 1892 the Erwin Cotton Mills Company . Watts became on of the largest textile mills in the US Interested in the total welfare of his employees, Watts built libraries, parks, and playgrounds for them. He also built and endowed Watts Hospital in Durham , North Carolina. Among his other business involvement, Watts was president of the Pearl Cotton Mill at Durham, North Carolina, the Home Savings Bank and Trust , vice-president of the Locke Cotton Mills of Concord, North Carolina , a director of the Seaboard Air Line , the Durham and Southern Railway Company , the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company , the Southern Cotton Oil Company , and the Fidelity Bank and Durham Loan and Trust Company , which he co-founded with his son-in-law, John Sprunt Hill . Watts was elected the first president of the Commonwealth Club of Durham, which made possible the transportation facilities required to make that city a prosperous and commercial center. Watts married twice: in 1875 to Laura V. Beall, who bore him one child, Annie Louise Watts ; and in 1917 to Sara Virginia Ecker. This would make a great addition to anyone's collection. Check out my other auctions! We try to describe everything to the best of our ability and if you have questions as to the condition or quality of an item please email them prior to bidding, all items are sold as described.Please wait for me to invoice you,because of different shipping charges and insurance. Please do not bid if you do not intend to buy! Winning bidder to add $4.95 for shipping.Insurance is required on items sold for $50.00 or more. Insurance is suggested for all purchases, as we will not be responsible for lost packages or damages due to shipping! We appreciate your bids, thanks for looking and Please leave feedback after transaction. If t is a problem with an item or shipment please contact me and give me a chance to straighten it out before leaving negative feedback. I am proud of my feedback record, I got it by giving personal attention to each order from start to finish.Payments not received within 7 days are subject to forfeit of sale and items may be relisted! We accept the following forms of payment: Paypal only. This is E-bays new rule.Sorry! read more

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