American coin silver cup Circa 1824 an urn-form body decorated with fruit and vine motif, raised on pedestal base and fitted with scrolling handle; the body inscribed " A prize, Awarded Dec. 13th, 1824 by the Medical Society of So. Ca. to S H Dickson, MD and professor of the practice of Phyfic(sic) of the Medical College of So Ca. for the best dissertation of Dropsy." H 6in, approximately 9 troy oz.