RARE - McCLELLAN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN MEDAL - SILVER - D - GMcC - 1864 - 14 - NR
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:648462 |
....SILVER !.....NGC HAS ONLY SLABBED THREE IN SILVER......THEIR CENSUS SAYS THIS IS THE FINEST, BUT THE JOHN FORD PIECE WAS A MS - 66 AND FOR SOME REASON NOT SHOWN IN CENSUS ......SECOND FINEST KNOWN.......ANY POLITICAL STRUCK IN SILVER IS RARE....AND THESE DIES WERE BY LOVETT !
..................................1864 George McClellan Medal. DeWitt-GMcC 1864-14. Silver. 31 mm. MS-65 (NGC).
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Lovely toning in a blend of olive-gray and salmon pink greets the viewer from both sides of this wonderfully original Gem. Prooflike in finish with a razor sharp strike and expertly preserved surfaces. This type is rare in silver, especially when not pierced for suspension, as here.
Provenance: Ex Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritage's sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, June 2016 Long Beach Sale, lot 98595......
.....THIS PIECE SOLD FOR THE PRICING ON THE SLAB OF $840.00 AT THE HERITAGE AUCTION......I " STOLE " THEIR LISTING INFORMATION.......GREAT PROVENANCE.........VERY REFLECTIVE MAKING IMAGING DIFFICULT, , , , , , , , , ...................................A NO RESERVE AUCTION....................................Usually ships within 24 hrs of cleared payment...........30 Day NO HASSLE RETURN POLICY............
..................................1864 George McClellan Medal. DeWitt-GMcC 1864-14. Silver. 31 mm. MS-65 (NGC).
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Lovely toning in a blend of olive-gray and salmon pink greets the viewer from both sides of this wonderfully original Gem. Prooflike in finish with a razor sharp strike and expertly preserved surfaces. This type is rare in silver, especially when not pierced for suspension, as here.
Provenance: Ex Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritage's sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, June 2016 Long Beach Sale, lot 98595......
.....THIS PIECE SOLD FOR THE PRICING ON THE SLAB OF $840.00 AT THE HERITAGE AUCTION......I " STOLE " THEIR LISTING INFORMATION.......GREAT PROVENANCE.........VERY REFLECTIVE MAKING IMAGING DIFFICULT, , , , , , , , , ...................................A NO RESERVE AUCTION....................................Usually ships within 24 hrs of cleared payment...........30 Day NO HASSLE RETURN POLICY............