1840 William Henry Harrison Medal. Restrike. DeWitt-WHH 1840-7, HT-K25. Copper. 40 mm. AU-58 (NGC).This otherwise autumn-brown example reveals flashes of original rose-orange color in the protected areas toward the upper obverse border and at the upper and lower reverse borders. Pretty golden-blue undertones also exist to further tempt the viewer at direct lighting angles. A satiny and sharply defined example with only trivial carbon spots and wispy handling marks that we mention solely for accuracy. According to Sullivan, originals of this type were in white metal, with a limited series of restrikes produced circa 1860, in silver, copper, copper-nickel, brass and white metal.
