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For sale: Merriam's Massachusetts For Justice medal of 1856, $150

DCWDCW Posts: 7,646 ✭✭✭✭✭
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This is the first political medal of Boston die sinker Joseph H Merriam, struck in 1856 after the caning of Senator Charles Sumner in Congress. This example is slabbed by PCGS as AU details-scratched, but that is rather harsh. It is attractive in hand, an affordable example of Merriam's first issue. $150, shipped.


For years, this was misattributed by DeWitt as a product of 1859, but my research confirms it was struck 3 years prior for the aforementioned assault on Sumner.
I wrote an article for the Civil War Token Journal about this historic medal and have attached it to this thread if you would like to read it.
Thanks for looking!

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,283 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Excellent article and diagnostic info. Thanks. Peace Roy

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