1860 Lancaster County Agricultural and Mechanical Society Award Medal. Bronze. 45 mm. Musante GW-239, Baker-339B, Julian AM-27. Specimen. Unc Details--Repaired (PCGS).Light reddish-brown surfaces are gently mottled with deep bluish-gray. A small area of brass toning on the obverse near 9 oclock is an impurity in the alloy. This is an unawarded example of this rare medal, though close inspection of the reverse shows the fine engravers guidelines and a lightly applied inscription. If the award engraving had been completed, it would simply have been deepened and the faint guidelines removed. For some reason, this was abandoned on this piece. We cant quite make out the inscription, but we can see that it was for 1860. An intriguing piece that shows something of the engravers process. A few light hairlines are also seen through the central reverse. As there is no damage, we assume that the partial engraving was believed to have been remnants of a removed inscription, resulting in the PCGS qualifier, although this piece has not been repaired. Quite scarce and desired by collectors of award medals, Washington medals and U.S. Mint medals, alike. According to Robert W. Julian, 130 examples were struck at the United States Mint between 1859 and 1860, we have never seen any that might be considered a restrike, and this one certainly could not be with its partial inscription. Most are probably lost as they are rarely offered.
