 1826 Erie Canal Completion Medal. Silver. HK 1000. 43.7 mm. 1.7 mm. thick. 443.9 gns. By C.C. Wright. Very Choice Uncirculated. Both sides are beautifully toned in rich coin silver gray with iridescent blue, rose and gold overtones. The fields are satiny smooth and brightly reflective around the protected areas. A small stain in the right reverse field is noted. The types are essentially the same as those seen on Thomason's medal: the obverse shows Pan and Neptune while the reverse has New York state's arms superimposed on a distant view of the canal. This specimen is accompanied by the lid of its original rosewood box with the paper label still attached inside.
Ex George Bauer Collection via C.H. Subak on February 1, 1962.
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