LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Long Beach, CA Tokens & Medals #462  / 

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Maj Gen Winfield Scott Medal, Uncirculated

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:520.00 - 780.00 USD
Maj Gen Winfield Scott Medal, Uncirculated
<B>Major General Winfield Scott Military Medal, Original Dies, Mint State Uncertified.</B></I> Bronzed copper, 65 mm. Dies by Moritz Furst. Obverse bust right, legend around MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT, FURST.F. below truncation of bust. Reverse wreath intertwined with a serpent biting its own tail, RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS NOVEMBER 3. 1814. BATTLES OF CHIPPEWA JULY 5 (punched over a 4). 1814. NIAGARA JULY 25. 1814.<BR> This medal comes with an NGC nongrade sticker attesting "Corrosion" which is noted almost exclusively on the obverse, and the reverse is choice, with a bit of rim breaking at 2 o'clock. Julian notes that "Furst was paid only $450 for these dies, which do poor homage to Scott. He deserved at least as fine a medal as received by the other military men. ... The original reverse may be identified by noting that the 5 of JULY 5 is over a 4. This was seen on a medal in the John Ford, Jr. collection." That Ford medal, Uncirculated, brought $650 (Stack's, Sale VII, 1/2005, lot 381), although it does not show the rim break of the present piece, which is further advanced in die state. This is a similar piece otherwise, also clearly from the original dies. Another example, Choice AU, in the famous Kessler-Spangenberger sale (NASCA, 4/1981, lot 1673) brought $110.<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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