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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 2053454, member: 41863&quot;]This is an interesting piece I am expecting to arrive in the next few days. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]377581[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]377582[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]377583[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears to be a decent sized copper electroplate of some sort. </p><p><br /></p><p>From what I can see and the description that seems to be originating from Heritage,</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/medals-and-tokens/important-mounted-1859-national-medallion-plaque-by-samu/a/232-5095.s#Photo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/medals-and-tokens/important-mounted-1859-national-medallion-plaque-by-samu/a/232-5095.s#Photo" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/itm/medals-and-tokens/important-mounted-1859-national-medallion-plaque-by-samu/a/232-5095.s#Photo</a></p><p><br /></p><p>this thing has ALOT going on. It has a depiction of the Feuchtwanger eagle in the upper left. Upper right is a reproduction of the Libertas Americana Lady Liberty. Lower left shows a flag as represented around the time of the Civil War. The lower right shows the US Shield beneath an All-seeing eye. </p><p><br /></p><p>The central circles are actually the obverse and reverses from two different medals. The Washington Before Boston Medal (top and bottom) and C. C. Wright&#039;s Declaration of Independence Medal (left and right). </p><p><br /></p><p>Also above the medals in the upper portion is a complete inscription of the Declaration of Independence. </p><p><br /></p><p>The lower portion contains a Roll call of the major battles of the Revolutionary War as well as a listing of all Presidents from Washington thru Buchanan (who was the President at the time of the this piece being made). </p><p><br /></p><p>From what I can gather Samuel Black never had anything to directly do with numismatics other than his Store cards and suspicions of working on a Feuchtwanger encased stamp. I guess this reproduction of his on so many numismatic medals and tokens sort of thrust his work into numismatic Americana. </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have anything to add?</p><p><br /></p><p>Ever seen one? Know how many were made? Have the silver plated version? Info on Sam Black? </p><p><br /></p><p>As a side note. I think I am going to buy one of those reproductions to have framed to go alongside this piece.&nbsp; For $15 I think it would pair up nicely with that electroplate. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]377599[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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