constanius Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 JOHN TRUMBULL AMERICAN ART-UNION 1849. Bronze 65mm by Charles Cushing Wright (1796-1854) modeled from a portrait by Robert Ball Hughes (1806-1868). This was the 3rd & last medal in the First American Medal Series to be struck in America by the U.S. Mint. The medals were designed by Peter Paul Duggan (c1800-1861). Being issued as part of a lottery the anti-lottery laws put an end to this series of medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Wow, that is a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Wow, that is a beauty! What he said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 What a lovely design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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