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1796 Castorland (Carthage, New York) Medal ORIGINAL in Silver Breen-1058 AU50

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1796 Castorland (Carthage, New York) Medal ORIGINAL in Silver Breen-1058 AU50
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1796 Castorland (Carthage, New York) Medal ORIGINAL in Silver Breen-1058 AU50

Frosty light silvery gray with darker steel gray in protected areas on the obverse and lustrous bright silver in protected areas on the reverse. The fields are slightly reflective and the only notable marks are a light scratch above the sap bucket at the base of the tree and faint hairlines in the fields. Looks mint state to the unaided eye but there is very light friction on the highpoints. Struck from the early state of the dies, before any trace of die rust over the sap bucket or swelling at the S in PARENS. Much rarer than the originals struck with a reverse die that is rusted and failing at the S in PARENS, and this difference is noted in the "Redbook" pricing for this issue. An important piece. Weight 232.1 grains.

Ex Joseph V. Dooley, 1997 C-4 Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 11/8/1997:490-Sam Nacol Collection