"1880" (1880-1904) Francois-Louis Teissedre de Fleury, Assault on

"1880" (1880-1904) Francois-Louis Teissedre de Fleury, Assault on Stony Point Medal. U.S. Mint Copy Dies. Betts-566, Julian MI-4. Copper. Mint State. 46.0 mm, 4.3 to 4.4 mm thick. Plain square edge. Lustrous and lightly reflective, with light brown surfaces highlighted with rose and gold. Double struck to bring up the exacting relief, with some doubling seen among the reverse legends. Very attractive, though a few trivial marks are noted, including a couple on the raised rim above the letter MI in PRAEMIUM. A spot of corrosion is hidden on the edge below 3 o'clock, relative to the obverse, but invisible from either side. One of the most elusive Philadelphia Mint medals of the Comitia Americana series, with a mintage of just 45 between 1882 and 1904. Provenance: From the Henry Mitchell Collection. Earlier ex Dr. Paul Patterson, June 1986; John W. Adams; our sale of the John W. Adams Collection, November 2019 Baltimore Auction, lot 2027.

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