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OH MY,,1776 medal

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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    It's an 1876 medal commemorating the hundredth anniversary of 1776:

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  • rhound1977rhound1977 Posts: 2,504
    I know nothing of it, but it looks great, nice colors too!!
  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    If it is what it seems to be, you're probably not too close to the reserve at this point. A beautiful piece-too bad the toning hasn't enveloped the full figure of Liberty-what a wowser it's going to be.

    Is this a significant piece of numismatic American memorabilia do you suppose? I would imagine the Centennial medal of American independence from the Philadelphia mint (of all historic places) would be well known...
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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    That looks like an awesome medal.
    Bill

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  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭


    << <i>Is this a significant piece of numismatic American memorabilia do you suppose? I would imagine the Centennial medal of American independence from the Philadelphia mint (of all historic places) would be well known... >>


    Don't count on that. The field of medals is not a widely collected field. The US Mint has turned out a great number of medals during its 200+ years and I seriously doubt that any of us here known of more than a tiny handful of them. I only know of one book written on the official US Mint medals and it ends at 1892. I know of at least one medal that isn't in that book. Then there are the "unofficial" ones. The US Mint at times has struck medals for private citizens or groups as well. And then there are all the medals issued by other government mints and the ones issued by private mints or medalists. In the case of the 1876 event there are probably at least a couple dozen different medals issued to mark the anniversary.
  • AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    There are several varieties of this "so-called dollar". I have one with a different reverse. I've got this on my watchlist too since it's the nicest example of any of them I've seen, much less in the original box. I understand there are some later restrikes, but this doesn't appear to be one of them.

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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This gold one's pretty cool...

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  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    Andy, is that a restrike or an original? It looks awfully good for 1876. image
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Andy, is that a restrike or an original? It looks awfully good for 1876.

    It's from the most recent Ford sale and is (or at least should be) an original.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    That is Awesome Andy.image

    Thanks for the input guys.image
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