1834 Whig Victory. HT-15, Low-7, DeWitt-CE 1834-2, W-10-20a. Rarity-6. Copper. Reeded Edge. 27 mm. VF-25 BN (NGC).Medal alignment, with a slight counterclockwise rotation. Undoubtedly copper, but with more zinc than usual. John Ford thought that this piece might have been issued gilt. Reverse center a bit lightly struck with an edge defect (as made) at 8 oclock relative to that side. This is a scarce variety in an absolute sense that is also conditionally rare in grades above Extremely Fine. The Ford provenance adds further appeal for this handsome mid grade example.From our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part IV, June 2004, lot 28; our (Coin Galleries) Mail and Internet Bid Sale of December 2008, lot 1828; our Baltimore Auction of June 2012, lot 499.
