1917 Woodrow Wilson Second Inauguration Medal. Bronze. 51 mm. By Darrell C. Crain. Dusterberg OIM-6B51 Unfinished, MacNeil WW-1913-3. MS-64 RB (PCGS).<strong>Obv: </strong>Civil bust left on Italianate shield supported by figures of Preparedness and Prosperity, legend includes SECOND INAVGVRATION. MARCH. 4. 1917. <strong>Rev:</strong> fasces flank eagle-topped shield bearing Wilsons name and that of Vice President Thomas Riley Marshal. Fiery tangerine iridescence glows from behind the steel blue patina on this gorgeous Near-Gem example. The surfaces are impressively preserved and free from notable abrasions, leaving just a few scattered carbon spots to be noted under scrutiny. <p><p><p>The exact mintage of this unfinished version is unknown but the total mintage is estimated at 200 to 300 for both varieties combined. Inaugural researcher Joseph Levine believes that die making and striking were actually done by Keller Mechanical Engraving Co. of Brooklyn. This Unfinished variety does not have the makers name on the edge and has a visible late stage die crack from 4 to 6 oclock on the obverse. <p><p>Wilsons campaign manager, former U.S. Mint Director Robert W. Woolley, had coined the slogan, "He kept us out of war." This medal was then distributed about a month before America entered the First World War.From the Edmund W. Dreyfuss Collection.
