1777 General Horatio Gates, Battle of Saratoga Medal. Original Dies. Bronze. 55.4 mm. By Nicolas Maris Gatteaux. Betts-557, Julian MI-2. Choice About Uncirculated.;Choice mahogany brown surfaces exhibit a reflective, glossy finish. There is only the lightest cabinet friction on the highest points of both obverse and reverse, but virtually no contact marks in the fields or on the rims. Produced sometime after the original dies were transferred to the Philadelphia Mint in 1801, this specimen illustrates Adams-Bentley Die State 2 with detached coat and the rim break at 7 to 8 oclock still present. With only three impressions known in silver and the gold example unique (located at the New York Historical Society), an example of the original dies in bronze is what most specialists in this early medal series hope to obtain for a Horatio Gates.;