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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8277095, member: 101855&quot;]Here is one of the Bronze pieces that were made in France after the dies were re-created for the replacement gold medal. These pieces are scarce in their own right. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461382[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1461383[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This one was struck from the dies at the Philadelphia Mint, probably in the 1860s. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461384[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1461385[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Most collectors and art critics think that this is the most attractive of all of the Comitia American medals. </p><p><br /></p><p>The original medal was made from dies by Augustin Dupre. His best known work among American collectors is the Libertas Americana medal. There are about 200 of these known, but their great popularity as made them quite expensive. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461386[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1461387[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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