 Major General Jesse L. Reno. Copper. 34.1 mm. Gem Uncirculated. Prooflike. By George H. Lovett. Unawarded. Beautiful, bright fiery orange copper color with iridescent rose and pale blue overtones. Surfaces are bright and somewhat reflective, those on the reverse being partially prooflike. The obverse shows Reno's bust left while the reverse is unawarded. General Reno was a West Point graduate (1846) and professor of mathematics there. He was killed at the battle of South Mountain in the Antietam campaign September 14, 1862.
Ex Ed Rice on August 20, 1966.
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