JonL Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 Well this is fantastic. Can you tell us more about it? Do you have a collection of these? Welcome to CoinPeople! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted October 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 This is a former John Ford Jr Silver Medal...7 of these were made. I can send you a ton more info on it if you like, and it is for sale. Send me your email and I will send you all the info on it:) Jon L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted October 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 1868 Ulysses S. Grant Presidential campaign medalet. Silver, 34 mm. DeWitt USG 1868-7. Dies by George H. Lovett. MS-63 (NGC). With a total mintage of just six pieces in silver, how many chances will you get to own one? Exceptionally attractive, with rich deep blue toning over the highly reflective reverse and pastel blue toning on the reverse framing mottled gray, gold, and pastel rose coloration. Boldly reflective on both sides (it's puzzling this wasn't graded with a Proof prefix, as a proof medal was clearly the intent), double struck (like a proof would be), and fully detailed from centers to the wire rim. The hairlines visible in the images are on the slab, while the surfaces are close to pristine, with just some wispy lines and the trace of an old fingerprint in the lower left field. Some raised lines from die polish remain visible. The collectors who formed what would come to be called the John J. Ford Jr. Collection (mostly F.C.C. Boyd, Ramsey McCoy, and others) clearly loved silver strikes of political medalets, as more were in the Ford cabinet than seemingly everywhere else combined. Most brought gaudy prices, as essentially every one is a great rarity. This one is no exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 Incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted October 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 Its for sale too:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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