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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25300780, member: 101855&quot;]Whenever someone asks if you have any regrets about the purchases you didn&#039;t make, my answer for the last decade has been that I passed on an 1801 Thomas Jefferson inaugural medal. I purchased this one in the last group of Stacks&#039; auctions. It&#039;s not perfect. There are a couple toning spots on the obverse which I wish were not there, but I have &quot;filled the hole&quot;, which makes me very happy.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1616213[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece was John Reich&#039;s first medal that he produced after he came to America in 1800. The obverse commemorates Thomas Jefferson&#039;s inauguration as President on March 4, 1801. The reverse commemorates the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was the prime author of that document.</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is made of silver. There are an estimated 12 known examples. In addition there might be four or five examples in white metal. PCGS graded this piece SP-62. I am a bit more conservative at SP-58. When there are only 12 known, you can&#039;t be overly choosey. I think that the finest known example is the piece in the Massachusetts Historical Society collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I done some Google searches and found pictures of 9 other examples in silver. I grade my piece the fifth best among that group. A tenth piece was stolen from the University of Virginia in 1973 and has never been recovered. It belonged to one of Jefferson&#039;s daughters, Maria. It was said to be polished with a rim bruise at 11 k.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found four white metal pieces on line.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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