424.0 grains. Overstruck on a 1797 British Cartwheel twopence. Both sides exhibit deep steel-brown patina, the reverse lustrous, modestly reflective and also revealing subtle blue and violet highlights in the field. The obverse shows some very shallow granularity that gives that side of the medal a somewhat matte-like appearance. The eye appeal is strong in all regards, and few significant flaws are seen. The dies were almost perfectly aligned with the George III twopence, the regal numeral III and the letter D that follows it in the design of the undertype located above OB:14 at the upper obverse border. A trace of the 1797 date remains, as well.This is an intriguing and scarce variant of the Hero of Freedom medal with only four distinct specimens identified in the Ford catalog. The present example is a fifth, and we suspect that a few other pieces are extant. A thoroughly interesting way to include this type in an advanced Washingtoniana cabinet.，，，From our (Stacks) sale of the Norweb Collection of Washingtonia, November 2006, lot 2080.
