Lot 403
1792 Lyon (France) Convention Medal Maz-318 PCGS graded MS63. Frosty medium olive brown and steel. Sharply struck and void of defects other than the normal microscopic granularity that is always found on these bell medal planchets. The obverse design was inspired by Dupre's Libertas Americana Medal struck nearly 10 years earlier and the "LIBERTE FRANCOISE" recognizes the end of the French monarchy and freedom for France. A perfect companion for the preceding lot. Weight 636.8 grains; diameter 39.1 millimeters. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 64. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Charles McSorley Collection, Presidential Coin and Antique Co., 7/1998:653-Stack's sale of the Norweb Collection Medals 11/7/2006:2243 (Stack's lot ticket included).
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