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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25819104, member: 101855&quot;]Here is a 19th century stike of the medal which inspired the modern silver mint medal. Julian, who wrote the book on 19th century U.S. mint medals, thought this piece was unusually attractive. He had photo of it on the fly leaf of his book. </p><p><br /></p><p>This piece was issued starting in 1886. Like most all mint medals, this piece was issued for many years after that in various sizes. This one 75 mm in the 19th century mahogany finish. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1646859[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This medal is by Victor D. Brenner. He showed an example of it to Theordore Roosevelt. That led to the Lincoln Cent. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1646860[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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