1883 Maris Family Bicentennial Medal. Julian CM-27. Bronze. MS-64 (PCGS).
38 mm. According to the Mint records cited by Julian, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia struck two gold and one aluminum medal from these dies in October 1883, but bronze examples like this were apparently struck by a private minter in the Philadelphia area. Several hundred were issued at a cost of 75 cents each for a large family reunion in August 1883. More information about the reunion and this medal is included in Roger Moore's excellent article about Maris in Colonial Newsletter 106, December 1997.
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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection.

Estimate: $325