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1796 Gold Castorland Medal, Ex: Norweb

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1796 Gold Castorland Medal, Ex: Norweb
<B>1796 Gold Castorland Medal MS60 Prooflike, Lightly Cleaned, Rim Filed--Uncertified.</B></I> Rulau-E-NY, R.8. 364 gnu, 32 mm. Cornucopia and OR on plain edge. A Paris Mint restrike, circa 1880 to 1900, using the original obverse die, which now has die rust near the F in FRANCO and on the ground above the C in CASTORLAND. The reverse is from a copy die with added initials D.C. (for Duvalier) near 5 o'clock. Well struck and flashy with light honey-gold toning. The edge is inconspicuously filed at 8 o'clock, and the fields are moderately hairlined.<BR><I>Ex: Numismatic Gallery (Abe Kosoff), 5/53; Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 10/87), lot 1404, which realized $1,760.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)