Copy 1779 Anthony Wayne Assault on Stony Point Medal. Obverse Shell. After Betts-565, Adams-Bentley 5. Copper. About Uncirculated.43 mm. Rich copper-brown patina with some dark, ancient surface build up along the left periphery. The in-hand appearance is pleasingly smooth, however, and the detail is sharp. Given that the sum total of original Anthony Wayne medals known could be safely cupped in your hands, it is little wonder that Franklin Peale began making electrotype copies in 1842. They are of extremely high quality and, though nowhere near as rare as the originals, are scarce today. Although the U.S. Mint struck specimens from copy dies after 1889, it is likely that this shell is attributed to Peale.
