1812 Captain Isaac Hull / USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere Naval Medal. Bronze. 65.3 mm. Julian NA-12. Mint State.Deep, rich antique copper brown patina blankets both sides of this satin to modestly semi-reflective example. Fully struck throughout, a touch of cabinet friction to the obverse high points are noted for accuracy. The in hand appearance is quite smooth overall, but there is a tiny edge nick at 11 oclock on the reverse, several wispy pin scratches in the left and right obverse field areas, small carbon deposits behind Hulls head and between the words ISAACUS and PERITOS. An earlier striking, there is no trace of the rim cud on the reverse at 10 oclock associated with impressions from the 1880s.
