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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinrealm, post: 2257261, member: 76025&quot;]Hello again. Thanks for all the helpful information. When I purchased this medal I knew it was probably just a more modern copy but it was very intriguing because of the different variety of devices. The only reason I stumbled across this medal was because I found a lead copy of Barbers version. I didn&#039;t even know I had it until I found it going through some random stuff I purchased over the last couple years, any way I quickly debunked it as a poor lead copy courtesy of an article on coin quest with great pictures of new and old side by side (note: the article seems to have some incorrect info about the size, weights and history, but great comparison pics!) Once I was equipped with the information of the real medals versus the old ones, and saw for myself what people were saying and that there was much confusion over real vs. fake, I started searching for medals for sale and quickly purchased two more(besides the one missing the pipe and fire) One I know is a copper or bronze modern but was in good shape so i grabbed it for reference purposes, and one I was really excited about that was cast or struck from the original dies. The latter of the two arrived this morning and it was everything I hoped for and more...I had to do some digging to find this one...with that being said I will send pics and measurements of said coin this evening. ANS is listing this one as a &quot;lead cast&quot; original dies with no hole and that it is &quot;most likely a pattern coin&quot; they have at least one example in their cabinet and an article on coin quest says pewter restrikes late 1700&#039;s early 1800&#039;s about $20,000, I don&#039;t know where they came up with this price but it&#039;s a good start. Pics and info coming soon...thanks again![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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