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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4492518, member: 101855&quot;]The Daniel Morgan Medal is generally thought to be the most beautiful. It was designed and executed by Augustin Dupre, who also did the Libertas Americana Medal.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original gold medal that was awarded to Morgan was stolen and lost. The family asked for a replacement. Since the original dies were no longer available, the silver piece that is in the Massachusetts Historical Society set was sent to Paris where copy dies were made. The gold medal plus some pieces in bronze were made there and shipped to America. This is one of the Paris &quot;restrikes&quot; which was made in the late 1830s.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1114633[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1114634[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one was struck at the Philadelphia Mint from the same die pair, circa 1860.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1114635[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1114636[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason that I have two is these medals is that I saw the Philadelphia Mint piece at an Early American Coppers convention many years ago. It was offered to be at &quot;a price I couldn&#039;t refuse.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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