1796 REPUB. AMERI Medal. Bronze. 33 mm. Baker-68, Musante GW-61. Rarity-5. Plain Edge. MS-63 BN (PCGS).;Pleasing deep russet brown with some pale iridescent blue highlights. Both sides are brightly reflective, the reverse quite mirror-like in appearance. Some trivial rim marks are noted, which always seem to plague examples of this issue. Struck from dies by either Thomas or Peter Wyon and coined at Kempsons facilities during the height of the English merchant token collecting fervor. This is an especially attractive survivor with much to offer the seasoned Washingtoniana collector.;From the Antony Bettencourt Collection. Earlier ex Dr. Thomas Hall; Carl Wurtzbach, 1918; Virgil Brand Collection; New Netherlands Coin Company, circa 1951-1958; Jack Collins, purchased privately, June 1988; our (Stacks) sale of the Jack Collins Collection of Washington Coins and Medals, April-May 1996, lot 69. Lot tag included.