| Description: |
A unique and highly important coin-sized rendering of the reverse design submitted by
Anthony DeFrancisci, the designer of the Peace dollar, to the 1938 Jefferson nickel design
competition. Even medium brown with glossy surfaces. A uniface piece, produced by the
electrotype method and termed an "electrotrial" today, this piece was made by
creating a thin copper shell from a larger sculptural plaster then backing it with lead
for durability. The term electrotrial, according to Dick Johnson, former historian of
Medallic Art Company, is a modern creation by Breen and notes that these pieces are simply
called galvanos in the die-producing trade. A raised spot is seen among the rays near the
right side of the "obverse," a few hairlines, generally a very nice state of
preservation. |
