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General Eleazer Ripley Medal, MS63 NGC

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General Eleazer Ripley Medal, MS63 NGC
<B>Brigadier General Eleazer Ripley Medal, Julian-MI-19, MS63 NGC.</B></I> Bronzed copper, 65 mm, 132.5 gm. Dies by Moritz Furst. Obverse bust right, legend around BRIG. GEN. ELEAZER W. RIPLEY, FURST.F. below. Reverse Fame hangs a shield on a palm tree, legend RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS NOVEMB. 3. 1814. / CHIPPEWA NIAGARA ERIE / BATTLES OF CHIPPEWA JULY 5. 1814. NIAGARA JULY 25. 1814. (dividing line in exergue before this last) ERIE AUG. 15. SEP. 17. 1814., FURST.F. to lower right.<BR> Julian points out that this medal was delayed many times. First Ripley refused to furnish a profile portrait for the obverse, which was not completed until 1826. At that time a dispute arose over the part Ripley had played in the two battles of Erie. Finally it was determined that Ripley had indeed played a significant role, and the third battle was added to the exergue (and presumably the shield).<BR> This nice, glossy walnut-brown piece, from a copper mintage of 97 examples, offers few distractions and generous eye appeal, with semiprooflike surfaces. From the original dies, with the R in FURST broken on the obverse. Comes with NGC Photo Certificate. An example in the Ford sale (Stack's, Sale VII, 1/2005), lot 380, sold for $525.<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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