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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25759208, member: 101855&quot;][ATTACH=full]1644964[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a mint medal from 1861. Of course, like almost all medals, the mint continued to issue them for years after the initial date. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one celebrated the Oath of Allegiance that all mint employee took which stated they supported the North. That was something to celebrate, I suppose, but the real reason for issuing this piece was to get a Washington profile on another medal that the mint could sell. During this time, anything was Washington&#039;s image on it became a collectable. There were collectors who specialized in that area. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mint struck 808 of these medals in copper in the 19th century with the mahogany finish. That is actually a high mintage for a 19th U.S. medal. Many pieces have mintages of between 100 and 200. This medal is 31 mm in diameter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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