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1856 Buchanan, Breckinridge Campaign Medal. Musante GW-155, Baker-380A, Dewitt-JB 1856-2. Silvered White Metal. Unc Details--Tooled (NGC).

46.5 mm. An unlisted silvered example of this type in white metal format, both sides are richly toned in dominant steel-olive. More vivid olive-gold and rose-russet undertones are evident as the medal dips into a light, especially on the reverse. Lightly worn at the high points with some loss of silvering along the buck's body, although we stress that the overall detail is bold to sharp. Faint scratches in the field around the buck are the most obvious explanation for the NGC qualifier. This is a genuinely scarce issue, known in both white metal and copper, and this is the first silvered example that we can recall handling in recent years.

Estimate: 600