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Bell metal. 636.8 grains. 39.1 mm. Plain edge. One of the nicest examples of this medal we
have seen. Glossy deep golden olive with nearly smooth surfaces, just the very finest
granularity. Most specimens of this medal show significant granularity, as struck, but
this piece was made on a particularly choice planchet. Well centered and nicely struck, no
significant problems. The obverse portrait is a early copy of Dupre's Libertas Americana
medal, designed by Galle less than a decade after the production of that masterpiece. This
medal shows Liberty with her cap and pole with the legend LIBERTE FRANCOISE. A very
popular addition to an early American medal collection.From Presidential Coin and Antique
Co.'s sale of the Charles McSorley Collection, Part II, July 1998, Lot 653. The original
lot ticket accompanies this lot.
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