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Captain Charles Stewart Naval Medal, Mint State

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:280.00 - 420.00 USD
Captain Charles Stewart Naval Medal, Mint State
<B>Captain Charles Stewart Naval Medal, Julian-NA-22, Mint State Uncertified.</B></I> Bronzed copper, 65 mm, 125.5 gm. Dies by Moritz Furst. Obverse bust right, CAROLUS STEWART NAVIS AMER. CONSTITUTION DUX ("Charles Stewart captain of the American ship <I>Constitution), </B></I>FURST.F. below. Reverse naval battle scene, legend around and in exergue UNA VICTORIAM ERIPUIT RATIBUS BINIS / INTER CONSTITU. NAV. AMERI. ET LEVANT ET CYANE NAV. ANG. DIE XX FEBR. MDCCCXV ("He snatched victory from two vessels with one / Between the American warship <I>Constitution</B></I> and the British warships <I>Cyane</B></I> and <I>Levant,</B></I> February 20, 1815.), FURST.F. below.<BR> This is an attractive mahogany-brown, lustrous piece with cherry-red accents and prooflike surfaces, but there are a few noticeable carbon spots as well, the largest on the obverse rim at 8 o'clock. Both sides are struck from the original dies, diagnosed by a bar across the bottom of the T in FURST on the reverse, and broken rims on both sides (obverse from 12 to 3, reverse from 1 to 3 o'clock). One of 80 copper pieces minted. A specimen in the landmark Kessler-Spangenberger sale (NASCA, 4/1981, lot 1715) brought $210 against a presale estimate of $75.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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