1914 Dedication of the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Medal. Bronze. MS-64 (NGC). 51 mm. <strong>Obv:</strong> <em>U.S.S. Maine</em> sailing right with allegorical figure at right, inscriptions V.S.S. MAINE / DESTROYED IN / HAVANA HARBOR, CUBA, / FEBRVARY 15TH 1898 above and THIS MEDAL MADE / FROM BRONZE RECOVERED / FROM THE MAINE below. <strong>Rev: </strong>Memorial scene with multi-line inscriptions ISSVED BY THE / GENERAL COMMITTEE / OF THE FIFTEENTH ANNVAL / REVNION OF THE ARMY OF / THE PHILIPPINES, CVBA AND / PORTO RICO, IN MEMORY OF OVR / DECEASED COMRADES AND / THE DEDICATION OF / THE MAINE / MEMORIAL above and PITTSBVRGH, PA. / SEPTEMBER 16TH / 1914 / FORTITUDE - LOYATLY below. Gorgeous golden-bronze surfaces are virtually blemish-free. Our online archives include on a single example of this type, a medal we graded as simply "Mint State" that realized $1,320 in our December 2021 Tokens & Medals Collectors Choice Online Auction.
