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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BUncirculated, post: 1531081, member: 29581&quot;]That&#039;s a medal that commemorates the Battle of the Thames, or Moraviantown, which occured Oct. 5, 1813 during the War of 1812. A decisive victory for the U.S. against the British, and was near what is now known as Chatham, Ontario, Upper Canada. This battle resulted in the death of the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, and the Native American coalition he led.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a link for one that sold for $230, in choice uncirculated condition, raw:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://legacy.stacks.com/Lot/ItemDetail/192104" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://legacy.stacks.com/Lot/ItemDetail/192104" rel="nofollow">http://legacy.stacks.com/Lot/ItemDetail/192104</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another link for Military Medals where I found the OPs:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rhbantiques.com/MedalsMilitary.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rhbantiques.com/MedalsMilitary.html" rel="nofollow">http://rhbantiques.com/MedalsMilitary.html</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>According to the second website I linked, the originals were 65mm, bronzed copper. The first linked website has the specs at 65.4mm in diameter and 6.5mm thick.</p><p><br /></p><p>After looking at the OPs, and the images from rhbantiques.com, it does appear that the OPs is a copy and not an original.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are noticeable differences on the image of Harrison between the two. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]202365.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>From rhbantiques.com. Compare these to the OPs and you can see the differences in the designs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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