Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era

"1781" (ca. 1840) Daniel Morgan at Cowpens Military Medal. Barre Dies, after Dupre. Adams-Bentley 10, Julian MI-7. Copper. MS-65 RB (NGC).

56 mm. A distinctive and attractive striking of this famous medal, one of Augustin Dupre's signal contributions to the Comitia Americana medal corpus from the decade after the American Revolution. Struck, as usually seen, from the copy dies faithfully produced at the Paris Mint in 1839, this example does not have the usual and often drab bronzed finish, but instead shows the lively reddish shades of unbronzed copper. Abundant mint color remains, barely faded and richly lustrous, with just a few little specks here and there. While we sell examples of this popular medal regularly, this is the only one designated RB by either grading service that we have ever offered. A spectacular production from the US Mint of one of the greatest of all American medals.

Estimate: $ 3000