拍品描述： 1862 Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac Medalet. Copper. 31 mm. Dies by George H. Lovett. Schenkman-MM4. MS-63 BN (NGC).A fascinating and intricately engraved piece depicting the "First Battle of the Ironclads", pitting the U.S.S. <em>Monitor</em> against the Confederate <em>Merrimac</em> in Hampton Roads, Virginia on March 9, 1862. Well struck with slight traces of the original reddish-rose color now being overtaken by darker copper tones and areas of electric blue iridescence. One of the more popular Lovett pieces.